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Bill Bruford
Released 1987

Emotional Shirt
04:45
99 plays

It Needn't End in Tears
05:04
98 plays

Bridge of Inhibtion
04:15
78 plays

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songs

- 1
- Thud
- 04:10
- 141 plays

- 2
- Making a Song and Dance
- 05:52
- 160 plays

- 3
- Up North
- 05:19
- 151 plays

- 4
- Pressure
- 07:25
- 126 plays

- 5
- My Heart Declares a Holiday
- 04:35
- 122 plays

- 6
- Emotional Shirt
- 04:45
- 99 plays

- 7
- It Needn't End in Tears
- 05:04
- 98 plays

- 8
- The Shepherd Is Eternal
- 01:50
- 65 plays

- 9
- Bridge of Inhibtion
- 04:15
- 78 plays

album review

Drummer Bill Bruford made a name for himself in the '70s as a rock & roller of a progressive bent. In the '80s he formed the rather extraordinary jazz/fusion band that became Earthworks -- Bruford, saxophonist Iain Ballamy, keyboard and brass virtuoso Django Bates, and bassist Mick Hutton. This was their first album; an interesting one it was, though a later, live recording of the band presented some of the same material in a more highly developed state, rendering this original somewhat irrelevant. Bruford is a stiff-wristed player -- not a particularly subtle percussionist, though his compositional skills are apparently of a high quality (most of the tunes are co-written with other band members, so it's hard to know how much credit to give Bruford). The best thing about this band is its refreshing ingenuousness; they make intelligent, sophisticated instrumental pop music that doesn't pander in the least. This is their art, and a fine art it is. ~ Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide