A1. Lovers And Other Strangers 3:09
A2. Glide/Spin 3:30
A3. In My Lifetime 2:20
A4. Cirrus 1:24
A5. A-Train 5:09
A6. New Voice 5:42
B1. Hands 2 Take 4:05
B2. An Age 2:31
B3. Steam Away 4:47
B4. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield 5:27
B5. Another Story 3:08
B6. Lost And Found 2:47
FX, Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Mixing, Perc, Tape, Violin, Vox - David Cunningham
Vocals - Patti Palladin [A1, A2, A5, B1, B4]
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards - Steve Beresford [A1]
Guitar - Robert Fripp [A2, B6]
Drums - J.J. Johnson (3) (tracks: A1, A3, A5)
Keyboards, Vocals - Julian Marshall [A4, A6, B4]
Bass - Val Haller [A3, A5]
Saxophone - Gareth Sager [A5]
Baritone Saxophone - Keith Thompson [B1]
Bass - Ben Grove [B1]
Bass Clarinet - Edward Pillinger , Rory Allam [B1]
Horns - Anne Barnard [B1]
Piano - Michael Nyman [B1]
Rebec - Lucy Skeaping, Nick Hayley [B1]
Trombone - Steve Saunders [B1]
Vocals - Cheryl Lewis [A6]
'Led by pianist David Cunningham, the Flying Lizards started as [and largely continued to be] a novelty group that took classic rock songs and reduced them to parody with neo-Kraftwerk synthesizer minimalism and robotic deadpan vocal readings [as epitomized on the eponymous debut album by 'Summertime Blues' and 'Money']. The serious work shows Cunningham leaning towards the arty high-tech drone of Tangerine Dream, though, and that suffers from comparison with the inspired lunacy of the comedy turns.
Fourth Wall attempts to evolve a happy medium, with helpers including New Yorkers Pat Palladin and Peter Gordon and new-jazz artist Steve Beresford. Cunningham moves uneasily between electro-pop and trance music (as in Steve Reich and Philip Glass). Well-produced and interesting...' ~ Trouser Press
sophomore album from these weirds & what an enduring slab tiz. the only ting that don't still sound fresh is some of the tape hiss, but i can deal. truly one the classics of 'the genre', with Beresford & Fripp lending their skills on a couple tracks. most will need it for the Curtis cover alone but there is much more to be gleaned here. radikal
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