Greed
by Ambitious Lovers
- Type: Album
- Released: 1988
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:28
- Community rating: 3.7/5 from 4 ratings
Artists on this release: Bill Frisell, Arto Lindsay, Gail Lou, Armando Marçal, Vernon Reid, Jill Jaffe, Naná Vasconcelos, Luna, Peter Scherer, Bernard Fowler, John Zorn, John Lurie, Joey Baron, Elizeu
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The second installment in Arto Lindsay's thematic trilogy blends avant-garde noise with sleek, Brazilian-influenced synth-funk. The stark contrast between infectious pop rhythms and sudden bursts of dissonant guitar skronk highlights the duo's uniquely subversive approach to dance music.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, complex, satirical, funky, avant-garde, genre-blending, vocal, melodic, sophisticated, dance
Tracklist
- Copy Me (3:45)
- Privacy (3:48)
- Caso (2:40)
- King (4:38)
- Omotesando (1:36)
- Too Far (3:02)
- Love Overlap (4:42)
- Admit It (3:44)
- Steel Wool (1:03)
- Para NĂŁo Contrariar Voce (2:38)
- Quasi You (4:24)
- It Only Has To Happen Once (3:42)
- Dot Stuff (1:00)
Credits
- Ambitious Lovers - primary artist, written-by
- D.K. Dyson - backing vocals
- Gail Lou - backing vocals
- Naná Vasconcelos - percussion, vocals, vocals, written-by
- Vernon Reid - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Arto Lindsay - vocals, guitar
- Bernard Fowler - backing vocals
- John Zorn - saxophone
- Alan Meyerson - Mixed By
- Luna - AgogĂ´, Tamborim, Percussion [Atabaque]
- Trambique - Caixa, Repinique [Repique]
- Paschoal Perrota - Contractor
- Steve Horton - Guitar [Rhythm]
- Elizeu - Pandeiro, Tamborim
- Gordinho - Surdo, Tamborim
- Armando Marçal - Tamborim, Cuica, Agogô
- John Lurie - Saxophone
- Joey Baron - Drums
- Bill Frisell - Guitar
- Paulinho Da Viola - Written-By
- Jill Jaffe - Violin