The 1976 LP , as interesting as it is, remains one notch below the other albums from that decade by ' project . Recorded at home for the most part, it does not sound as good as the others. Musically, the ideas are thinner and less developed. This is a transitional album: was slowly leaving the -only motto of early to incorporate elements, but he still had to find a clear direction. This LP does not have the force of impact of its follow-up , on which most of the ideas introduced here will crystallize. The album contains four songs penned by and titled ; three of them are between ten and 22 minutes. (Perspective I [Or How Active Nihilism Works]) and are all- affairs, with some nice electric guitar buried in the mix of the latter. introduces drummer (who was about to join the American rock group ) on very limited percussion work. is a short interlude written by guitarist and played as a duet with bassist . does not even play on this one -- a very different touch on the album. The whole thing starts to soar with the 22-minute an extended jam beginning with the usual cycling synthesizers. Seven minutes into the piece joins in, showing the full extent of his talent, along with bassist and on mini-Moog, while picks up his guitar and starts one of his flaming five-minute solos. The piece changes gears again with going back to synths. A frenetic buildup ensues, abruptly and unexpectedly cut short by the end of the track, leaving the listener with the impression that seconds are missing on his copy. is an early example of the goods to come on , but overall lacks substance. Not the best place to start on / . ~ Francois Couture