Artist:  Jean-Luc Ponty

Title:  Civilized Evil

Date:  1980

Label:  Atlantic Records   SD 16020

Cover Concept:  Claudia Ponty

Cover Painting:  Daved Levitan    1978

Back Cover Photograph:  Mark Hanauer

Notes:  An excellent range of material on this record. A bit of funk, some Mahavishnu-like moments and an overall balance of tone and timbre from both the violin and the guitar. Ponty is able to transition from lead to support and do both positions justice with his talented fiddle work. And an interesting cover painting as well. A good piece of wax from the early eighties.

Line Up:

Jean-Luc Ponty: violin
Joaquin Lievano: guitar
Chris Rhyne: keyboards
Randy Jackson: bass
Mark Craney: drums
Daryl Sturmer: guitar solos on Happy Robots, Good Guys Bad Guys

Track Listing

Side 1

Demagomania
In Case We Survive
Forms of Life
Peace Crusaders

Side 2

Happy Robots
Shape up Your Mind
Good Guys, Bad Guys
Once a Blue Planet