SKY
2
(1980)
Encouraged by the response to their album and tours, this double album was far more representative
of a SKY concert, including studio recordings of several pieces which were already apart
of their repertoire.
Existing fans were not disappointed, and the huge success of the Toccata single got them many more.
Anyone buying the album having heard the single was in for a surprise,
though. The sheer energy of "Hotta", the descriptive power of "Sahara",
not to mention the silliness of "Dance Of The Little Fairies" and "Tuba Smarties",
showed that this was a band capable of a lot more than making noise to a (in my opinion)
badly arranged piece of one of the most famous classical pieces ever.
And then there's the sheer majesty and complexity of "FIFO",
probably the pinnacle of SKY's output before or since.
1. Hotta 7'47
(Kevin Peek / Herbie Flowers)
2. Dance Of The Little Fairi 3'32
(Herbie Flowers)
3. Sahara 6'56
(Kevin Peek)
4. FIFO (1st - 4th Movement) 17'11
(Francis Monkman)
(Recorded live) 3'22
(Herbie Flowers)
6. Ballet-Volta 2'47
(Michael Praetorius, Arr. John Williams)
7. Tristan's Magic Garden 4'11
(Tristan Fry)
8. El Cielo 4'24
(John Williams)
9. Vivaldi 4'04
(Darryl Way)
10. Scipio (Parts I and II) 12'09
(Herbie Flowers)
11. Toccata 4'42
(J.S. Bach, Arr. Kevin Peek / Leroy Holmes)
Total Time: 71:05
John Williams - Guitars
Herbie Flowers - Bass, Tuba
Kevin Peek - Guitars
Francis Monkman - Keyboards
Tristan Fry - Percussion
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