It also helps to have some of the best session players in the game behind you as well, with Steve Gadd's incredible timing behind the drums going down incredibly smooth on every track. Compared to the South African beats that you heard on some of his more celebrated work, Simon brings on Brian Eno to add some different textures to his sound, making for a unique blend of soft rock and almost electronic ambience in the mix.įor the most part, Eno basically becomes a full member of Paul's creative team, with most of these tracks sounding like an absolute shell of themselves outside of the amazing production skills from one song to the next. As the years go by, the world music turned out to be just the jumping off point for Simon, with Surprise showing him getting even more experimental in his older age.
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