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The First Day

~ David Sylvian, Robert Fripp
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  • Audio CD (5 Jul 1993)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B000000WJT
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,113 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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The pooling of Sylvian's silken vocals--not to mention his multi-instrumental talents--with the fiery dexterity of Fripp gave all indications of a marriage made in progressive heaven. THE FIRST DAY takes some time to gel, but it's worth the wait. Fripp lays down some of his most scorching licks in ages, running through a broad synopsis of his guitar phrasings--burning RED-era blast-offs, contrapuntal DISCIPLINE-era inclinations, and stormy tides of distortion, tension, and release--sometimes all in the space of a single track (witness the 17-minute progressive funk of "Darshan").
Furthermore, Sylvian and Fripp chose to cover a wide range of styles--from the aforementioned "Darshan" to intergalactic space music ("Bringing Down the Light") and aggressive, Rain Tree Crow-inspired exotic-pop ("God's Monkey"). Supporting the dynamics of the duo are drummer Jerry Marotta, doing his best Bruford imitation, filling vacant holes within the sonic perimeter and spinning out diametrically opposed time signatures at will; stick bassist Trey Gunn, providing a solid, if cushiony, bottom end; and synth programmer David Bottrill. THE FIRST DAY could very well take its place amongst Sylvian and Fripp's best work, and, like a fine wine, the album only improves with age.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!, 29 Oct 2006
By Kevin Mcclure "kevin21549" - See all my reviews
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This is absolutley wonderful stuff. Much much more than the sum of it's parts. Darshan is hypnotically beautiful and although it is quite long I would be happy for it to go on much longer. Brightness falls is a classic.
Fripp wanted Sylvian to be part of a re-envisaged King Crimson but the latter was not keen to step into those shoes so this became and improvisation based band with fantastic results.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Raw synchopated Frippery but no hook from Sylvian, 17 Jun 2001
By Alistair Dabbs - See all my reviews
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We can only guess what was going through David Sylvian's mind when putting The First Day together in 1993. Probably something along the lines of 'it seemed like a good idea at the time'. After all, Brilliant Trees had been innovative and compelling; Songs from the Beehive was a tear-jerking collection of wickedly incisive poems set to folksy melodies; and Gone To Earth was simply a masterpiece of mind-bending songs and beautiful instrumentals. This time round, it's as if Sylvian thought he'd get back together with Robert Fripp 'for another go' but with a harder edge. The result is some great Fripp fretwork but lacklustre songs from Sylvian that often border on the boring. All credit to Fripp, the reason Gone To Earth had been so good was because so many other musicians had contributed, including the likes of Bill Nelson. Strip them all away, and you have a raunchy but ugly mess of experimentation as Sylvian tries to warble and rattle percussion instruments along to Fripp's evil but aimless riffing.
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4 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Not my favourite, 10 Oct 2003
When I got this CD I was very disappointed, I couldn't get to like it even though I'm a fan of King crimnson/Fripp and Sylvian.
The performances are very mechanic and passionless.
Get the live version instead called Damage.
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