KLAUS DOLDINGER/PASSPORT — Looking Thru

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3.33 | 9 ratings | 2 reviews
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Album · 1973

Tracklist

A1 Eternal Spiral 3:59
A2 Looking Thru 7:58
A3 Zwischenspiel 1:31
A4 Rockport 3:31
B1 Tarantula 4:48
B2 Ready For Takeoff 4:47
B3 Eloquence 5:12
B4 Things To Come 2:45

Total Time: 35:03

Line-up/Musicians

Bass, Guitar – Wolfgang Schmid
Drums, Percussion [Electronic Perc] – Curt Cress
Electric Piano [Fender], Organ – Kristian Schultze
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Synthesizer [Moog], Electric Piano, Mellotron, Composed By – Klaus Doldinger

About this release

Atlantic ‎– ATL 50 024(Germany)

Recorded in October 1973 at Studio Dierks

Thanks to M.Neumann, EZ Money, snobb for the updates

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seyo
The 4th Passport album is a "lite" fusion music dominated by keyboards. It is not much progressive or essential in any way but jazz-rock fans should not mind having this title in their collection. Agressive keyboards work in "Eternal Spiral", nice jazz tune "Eloquence" and some excellent synth and electric piano parts of the title track are worthy checking out. On the other hand there are many dull and inoffensive "Muzak" moments along with a catchy but too simple R'n'B dance rhythm in "Rockport".

"Looking Thru" was released by Suzy label in Yugoslavia as a commercial and popular item licensed from Atlantic Records. Therefore, "Rockport" was a staple dance floor track across many discotheques in the former Yugoslavia in late 1970s, while "Eternal Spiral" was frequently radio-aired as a background music/jingle.

Doldinger's sax is somehow subdued on this album while keyboards are dominant. That alone should not be a problem, but arrangements are too pedestrian without enough harder edge or courage in playing.
Warthur
Of the tracks on Looking Thru, the most intriguing one is probably the opening Eternal Spiral, which sees bandleader Klaus Doldinger incorporate synthesisers into the group's music to a greater extent than seen previously. Whilst much of the rest of the material on here is competently performed middle-of-the-road fusion, the synthesisers come back here and there, adding a texture to the group's music not to be found in the likes of, say, Weather Report - who appear to be their primary fusion inspiration this time around. This results in an interesting album which should provide an entertaining listen to fusion fans, but at the same time it doesn't quite manage to be memorable enough to be widely recommended.

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