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Peter Banks Instinct Release Date: 1994 Label: Wild Cat/Uni Emerging from a two-decade exile from recording, Banks released this album of rock instrumentals. It's clearly a personal production for him; the liner notes give the biographical context of each song, which lends them a resonance that they might otherwise lack. The songs themselves, though not always especially compelling given the apparent lack of live drums, show Banks's chops still in fine form. Often they're shot through with odd little voice and broadcast samples. The pointedly titled "Shortcomings," for example, combines Oliver North testifying that Iran-Contra was "a neat idea" with a caller to a Yes radio interview asking why Banks hadn't been invited to a reunion concert. (Ouch.) The series of over-the-top hammer-ons that run through the song musically beg that question: "Surely I'm as good as Trevor Rabin?" Ah well. At least Banks has kept his sense of humor, for as his liner notes muse, "If you enjoy listening to it half as much as the enjoyment had recording it, then I have had twice as much fun as you!" Paul Collins, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 No Place Like Home Banks 1:40 2 All Points South Goff, Banks 6:38 3 Fogbound Banks 2:14 4 Stikcy Wicket Banks 6:57 5 Shortcomings Banks 8:11 6 Code Blue Banks, Goff 4:55 7 Angels Banks 5:33 8 Swamp Resort Banks 1:16 9 Instinctive Behavior Goff, Banks 6:21 10 Dominating Factor Banks :44 11 Never the Same Forth, Banks 5:28 Releases: Year Type Label 1994 CS Wild Cat/Uni 2006 CD Castle Music Ltd. CD Transatlantic Records 1994 CD Wild Cat/Uni CD 1993 CD HTD 1993 CD ZYX Music

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