It's a fantastic lineup: If you throw in Andy Mackay (who played on this album but not on this track), this combo is what would have been left of Roxy Music, had they replaced Bryan Ferry with Eddie Jobson, rather than replacing Eno with Jobson. In other words, it's a hint of mind-boggling possibilities that never came to fruition.
But other possibilities did present themselves, such as the "801 Live" concert and album, from which we'll hear Phil and Eno again, this time with Francis Monkman on electric piano, Lloyd Watson on slide guitar, Bill MacCormick on bass, and Simon Phillips on drums.
Of course with a different rhythm section, the groove has a slightly different feel. And if you listen to Simon's parts very carefully, you might notice that some of them are unplayable. They're possible, though, not only because Simon is an awesome drummer, but also because on this occasion he was playing a drum machine as well as a kit. (Paul Thompson is also an awesome drummer, but he plays his unplayable parts all by himself.)
When my countrymen say "Never forget!" I cannot help wishing they were talking about the lyrics to this song. I know they're talking about 9/11, but it makes no sense to me because most of them don't know anything about 9/11. So how could they "never forget"? On the other hand, they all know the words to "Duamond Head", so how could they fail to remember?
[oops! it's an instrumental!]
