2002 remastered reissue of the German progressive rock act's 1978 album.
CD Reviews
Sophisticated Prog Pop!!!!
ThrEaD NUGENT | Newport Beach, CA United States | 06/03/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This cd got panned but it's full of great songs, melody and complex arrangements....If you're a fan of Supertramp or Camel this cd works for you....Great stuff, full of heart, integrity, and passion...Well recommended!!!"
Dont listen to to the others
john | now on | 05/17/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"-Waterfall-KILLER song, about too much rain. Good melodies
-(Oh Im) Late Again-Nice tune man. Complex in arrangement, as far as pop is concerned. Who do you think does the best pop? Ex proggers.
-Jo Ann Walker-Might be my fav on the album. Tight pro quality playing, and not to mention mature professional composition. Even a hint of Disco on the bridge.
-For You-Awesome long sappy song. Im such a romantic.
-I Dont Even Know Your Name- I think Triumvirat (jurgen) tackled disco quite well. I like disco anyway, becuase it has awesome sound quality if its 70s, it usually has jazzy hints, and its usually funky as hell. They did a good job on this one.
-A Bavarian in New York- Who the hell couldnt like this song? "triumvirat goes pop and fails". Please. Try and write a song comperable to this!
-Original Soundtrack Frome the movie OCSID-Another Awesome attempt at the new hip disco sound. Weird mastering job, someone should have backed off on the compression and threw a little noise reduction in here. Tight song anyway.
-Darlin-I dont know why, but this song kinda grew on me. Because im such a barry palmer fan. But I dont really care, because its not a Jurgen Fritz song anyway.
-Good Bye- Awesome rhodes, attempt at slow groovy disco jam.
Basically, if you want nice concise prog/pop/rock with pro studio musicians and second to none sound quality (not to mention amazing yamaha analog synthesizers) buy this CD really quickly.
(...) (another 5 star album)"
Horrible
Joseph M. Mason Jr. | Hamilton Square, NJ | 03/11/2010
(1 out of 5 stars)
"This is not the Triumvirat I grew up with. No original members. Disco at it's worse. SUCKS!!!"
Follow the brick road to commercial abbandon...
Pauly Paranthropus | Phoenix, AZ | 10/11/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"I'm a fledgling Triumvirat fan who was turned on to them through "Spartacus". After hearing the useless crys that Triumvirat were ELP clones, I had to get "Spartacus" myself. The the Triumvirat seduction was complete. Just the prog I was looking for.
Flash forward a couple of weeks to my local indie store and I found "A La Carte" assuming that it was in the same prog vein. Oh, how wrong I was. I was ready to snap the disc in half as the feel-good Supertramp meets Elton John assaulted my ears. As I stepped away and came back to it, "A La Carte" started to grow. After all, "Spartacus" has plent of groovy and catchy moments so this wasn't much of a streatch.
Now, after digging it for about a week, "A La Carte" it ok by me though it won't be up there with "Spartacus" or even "Pompeii" it's a good pop-post-prog album in it it's own right."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1