Gong-2032...thoughts?

**Rand Kelly** · 04-09-2013

I just dl'd this from Amazon and listening for the first time. I really like it so far and the rap stuff is enjoyable. So, I don't hate rap perse' but when it's joyful and filled with positivity the this band is wont to do,it's great. What do you all think? I can't believe I held off for 4 years to get this.

**JKL2000** · 04-09-2013

**polmico** · 04-09-2013

I quite like this one. There's a few awful tunes (the space whisper stuff just doesn't work anymore) and a few great tunes ("How To Stay Alive").

My remembrance is that this one got slagged here on PE, but I quite like it.

**tom unbound** · 04-10-2013

An enjoyable blast-from-the -past reunion album.
And I think they were referring to the 'rap' more as the old-style 'beat poetry'.

Everything is Positive on the planet Gong !

**ViolinCyndee** · 04-10-2013

Love it!

**Adrian** · 04-10-2013

I'm not a big Gong fan, but I thought this was a terrific album.

**Enid** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by tom unbound

An enjoyable blast-from-the -past reunion album.
And I think they were referring to the 'rap' more as the old-style 'beat poetry'.

Everything is Positive on the planet Gong !

With the exception of Zero getting seduced by Yoni the witch.

**progman1975** · 04-10-2013

Hillage's guitar playing is maybe the best he's sounded imo

**Udi Koomran** · 04-10-2013

Pretty good songwriting
Disappointing production
Hillage ? well he is "ok" not more then that

**Rand Kelly** · 04-10-2013

Originally Posted by polmico

I quite like this one. There's a few awful tunes (the space whisper stuff just doesn't work anymore) and a few great tunes ("How To Stay Alive").

My remembrance is that this one got slagged here on PE, but I quite like it.

Why do you think I held off for 4 years?

**Trane** · 04-11-2013

Very disappointing album...

I blame it on Hillage and Giraudy

**spacefreak** · 04-12-2013

I wrote an extensive review on the old PE when the album got out. I was pretty disappointed and it didn't grew on me. Very average album, even compared to their 90s ones...

**Rand Kelly** · 04-12-2013

I like it way better than Shapeshifter and haven't yet heard Zero To Infinitea.

**Rand Kelly** · 04-12-2013

And don't even get me started with Acid Motherhood. Why did I keep that? Because I'm embarrassed to show anyone the front cover. lol

**Cats On Glue** · 04-12-2013

zero to infinitea is superb rand, the best of the lot you mentioned.

**Romerovm** · 04-12-2013

I just played that clip, and I don't know how I feel about the "rap" influence. I don't think I'll grab it since it is supposed to be one of the best songs according to you guys.

**ViolinCyndee** · 04-12-2013

Originally Posted by Cats On Glue

zero to infinitea is superb rand, the best of the lot you mentioned.

Agree 100%!

**polmico** · 04-12-2013

Originally Posted by Udi Koomran

Hillage ? well he is "ok" not more than that

Absolutely agree on this point. He does nothing really distinctive or Hillage-y on this album. I expect more from him.

Travis slays, though.

**Rand Kelly** · 04-13-2013

Originally Posted by Romerovm

I just played that clip, and I don't know how I feel about the "rap" influence. I don't think I'll grab it since it is supposed to be one of the best songs according to you guys.

I'm pretty sure that clip above is the only rap on the album. It was chosen for the single,so naturally it had to have universal appeal. The rest of the album sounds like the Gong of the mid 70's and Hillage is killing on some of his guitar solos. He sure hasn't forgotten how to play that's a given. You have to get Gong Live at UnCon 2006 and the Hillage dvd from there as well. Our own Cindy Lee Rule is iirc,playing with Gong on that.

**polmico** · 04-13-2013

That's not rap and wouldn't appeal to fans of rap.

**strawberrybrick** · 04-15-2013

2032 would be a much better album if it was half as long. Also, it is completely brickwalled mastering.

I prefer Acid Mother Gong to any of the reformation albums, but there's something good on all of them.