A "retro" sounding album that IMO still sounds very orginal.
932853
Great album. Yes it is clearly inspired (sometimes maybe too much so?) by some 60's music, but still has it's own unique feel. If you enjoy this album check out the album The Past is Dust, Time Sweeps it Away by Lucio Barbarino.
3876896
I gotta say I really enjoy this album. It does have a lot of the early 80's elements to it, but has a fuller sound then anything back then did.
I normally listen to darker, harder hitting stuff, but this just grabbed my attention. Glad it did.
500018
I can't believe its approaching 5 years since this album came out and I don't know whats changed in those five years but this album now sounds phenomenal.  To get this in perspective I'm a massive Pearl Jam fan with over 50hrs of PJ recordings in my collection.  When Binaural was released I remember thinking that it was dissapointing, the return to the softer side after the edginess of Yield in particular not endearing it on first listen.  Over the last 5 years I've listened to the studio mix of this album maybe 4 or 5 times, listening to the songs mostly through various live recordings, but for some reason today I decided to throw on the original.

This album sounds so lush its unbelievable, I'm not sure if its the influence of Tchad , if its just the fact that Jeffs bass is so tight on this album or if its the arrival of Matt that makes the difference.

Maybe I've just got older, maybe its the nice Sony earbuds I'm using nowdays .... but something has clicked and made this one of the best albums in my collection.  If you don't have it - buy it ! If you do have it listen to it on some decent headphones ;)
1649411
Twenty five years after its initial release, this 1986 album - unlike many 80s albums - still feels fresh and alive.  The reconstituted Berlin should make tracks like "Will I Ever Understand You" and the subtly sensational "Hideaway" (barely mentioned by most reviewers, yet one of the album's best songs) a standard part of any live performances they are doing in the 2010s.  (Find the YouTube video for "Will I..." online - at the Montreux Festival, if I remember right - for a visual feast of this band at the top of their game.)  This group should join Blondie, Donna Summer, and other 80s wonders by releasing an album of new material for their fans.  Lead singer Terri Nunn still can belt the highest notes in "Masquerade" and "The Metro," and hearing her these days is like taking a time machine back a quarter-century.  The overplayed "Take My Breath Away" actually takes breath away from the dynamism of this album, where the electric guitars take lead over the synthesizers.  It's well worth the lowest prices here on Amazon.
4705349
Parts of this album I could give or take, but what makes the 4 star rating are the few tracks that get stuck in my head and won't leave.  The overall sound is kind of laid back but also charged with rock/pop energy.  Some of the songs have almost annoying riffs in the background that remind me of the beats generated by a kid's keyboard I had in the late 80's/early 90's.  It's still an interesting, unique sound, so I don't really fault them for it.  I applaud them for being different.
250665
I love Yes. I felt this particular album wasn't quite what I've come to expect from Yes, but considering they are pushing 70+ years old, they still sound great. I think Benoit David did a good job on vocals, although he's still no Jon Anderson. At any rate, What I love most about Fly From Here is that it's a concept album. Additionally, based on what I saw in the short 'behind the scenes' DVD that accompanied the product, Fly From Here is a small body of work that Yes wrote back in the 70's. What I find particularly unique about this album is that 40 years later, we are treated to a bit of a Yes 'time capsule'. Now that they are well into their veteran years as working musicians, we hear more of what Yes was like back then; today :) Musically speaking, I love the technicality of progressive rock and progressive metal. It's music for musicians. That is what I've always loved about Yes, but this album is a bit of a downshift from what the Yes I know and love. That is why I gave it 4-stars. But it's a really great album that any true music lover will appreciate and enjoy.
4107639
Sometimes one generation's vision of what is new and strange seems quaint thirty years on. This music, which is a picture of the strangeness of the modern world of 1980-something, is as vivid now as it was when it was first released.

Part of this is that the sound is so intelligently structured and presented -- the production is a model of clarity. Partly it's the strange palette of tone colors that combine so well with Jim Kerr's rich yet hollow voice.

But most of all, I think, this is because there is something haunting and mysterious about the combined clarity, intelligence, and color that is so perfectly set off by the propulsive bass and drums that drive track after track and that sustain this record over the long haul. The contrast is what makes Sons and Fascination's vision of modernity fresh and evocative even if it is so clearly a thing of its time.

Their later music tends, I think, to sound like Chicken Soup for the New Wave Soul, and their older music seems almost to document Simple Minds groping their way towards this record. If you are a fan of the later stuff for the sake of the allusive qualities that remain in it, you may just find there is more of that here, and better.
1244600
A testament to the quality of this album is how refreshing it sounds juxtaposed with a lot of current bands on the radio that listeners claim  carry the torch of punk rock. The abrasive guitars still sound aggressive and Johnny Rotten still sounds confrontational when played alongside your friends' library of contemporary shock rock.

If you need an album that outdoes any bands your friends listen to that try to intimidate or rebel against your parents and peers, this is still it.
3943511
As the other review notes, it is an homage to the classic first 4 Mike Oldfield albums from the early 1970's. And in fact, it's such a close simulation that it's fairly indistinguishable: I really think that Mike Oldfield could have released this album under his own name when he was making Tubular Bells II and nobody would have been able to say otherwise. It's that close.

I've read naysayers online, but it's really quite a lovely album and is the same type of accomplishment as Tubular Bells II: in other words, a reworking of an older style, with new instruments and new melodies. But in this case, Robert Reed is additionally aping the instruments and playing style of Mike Oldfield (down to the third party made-up-words vocals).

I just can't fault this, since my ears tell me it's a "lost Oldfield album." I'm really enjoying it.
1089739
Seems as this album combines their old and new and perfects it!
4226971
OK I might just be imagining that it sounds better on vinyl as I have listened to it for years on vinyl.  I go back to this album and it always pleases.  This album is musically all over the place from Pop to Hard Rock to some Folksy country stuff.  That's what keeps this album relevant after so many years.  And I will still break out the vinyl version on occasion.
351876
One of my favorite all-time albums, this new reissue sounds great, if a tad different than the vinyl. I don't much care for digital, but this baby has presence and feel. Nice job. As for the music - every song is classic melodic pop/rock with superb instrumentation. I love the fact John's voice is buried somewhat in the sound. It provides an homogeneous feel that causes me to turn up the volume and surround myself with memorable music. The original collection of songs are quality, only diminished slightly by the new bonus tracks. Like another reviewer stated, this album will last a long, long time. It's a prime candidate for the Repeat button. A no-brainer.
3125043
Long story short, I love the sound.  I think maybe it's that, despite the band being small, their music is layered, with a lot of interplay between parts, although it's not overproduced.  Even though they blend well, you can hear the individual "voices".  The mix of keyboard (organ? synth??) and guitar is excellent.  Great pop hooks, catchy melodies, and tasty vocal harmonies.  Major key tonalities predominate, but still the songs are often poignant and thoughtful.  Lots of vamping.  Somehow the sound has an acoustic feel from the electric guitars.

A Facebook pal who is a musician posted a link to "Not Every Song From the Sixties is a Classic", with the simple comment "I am smitten!!!"

Me, too.
2092490
I had this album back when it was current and now, as then, this album really captures the feel of those times. It says 'remastered' but I don't think it really is because you hear pops and clicks so I think this was captured digitally from a record. So it seems to be original but not remastered. Sound quality is good.
3802870
while eno's best works sound as if they could have been made today, or even 20 years from now, a majority of this album has a definite 80s electronica sound. i understand electronica is now somewhat a derogatory term, and pulling from this genre does not help the albums cause. however, there are some good songs on here, and 1 or 2 gems that no Eno fan should miss out on. also, i find this album a good diversion from the majority of music in my library.

Recommended.
451097
I had this record when it came out.
At that time I liked it ok, but it
was not up to what the Beatles had
done as a whole. Today I like it
much more, possibly due to the
sound quality and the fact that it
has stood the test of time. Compared
to what's coming out today it's a great
album. The sound quality is excellent.
The packaging states that this title was
remastered but to me it sounds like it
had been remixed also. If only the
remastered Beatles that came out a few
years ago were this good. I got the
remastered Sgt. Pepper and compared it
to my 1987 release that was pressed in
W.Germany and it was a slightly better.
The identical tracks from Sgt. Pepper that
were included in the Yellow Submarine Song-
track cd blows away the remasterd Sgt Pepper
by a large degree. IMO.
Elliot Burstein
2587551
I like it a lot. Reminds me of late 80s new way a bit, including the guitars. The female (or tween?) voices are high and a bit twangy, but I think I might get their full album.