Stamping Ground (album)

Not to be confused with Stamping Ground (music festival) or Stamping Ground (dance festival).

This article is about the live album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks. For the British groove metal band, see Stampin' Ground.

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Stamping Ground is a live album by Bill Bruford's Earthworks, released on EG Records in 1994.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Bill Meredith awards this album with 4.5 stars and states: "Bruford's chordal patterns sound practically symphonic amid his epic starts and stops — further proof of the originality of one of the most musical drummers of all-time. Like all great live releases, Stamping Ground makes you wish you had been there."

Track listing

1. "Nerve" (Iain Ballamy) – 6:07
2. "Up North" (Ballamy, Bill Bruford) – 5:20
3. "A Stones Throw" (Ballamy, Django Bates, Bruford) – 8:26
4. "Pilgrim's Way" (Bruford) – 8:45
5. "Emotional Shirt" (Bates) – 6:01
6. "It Needn't End in Tears" (Ballamy) – 8:02
7. "All Heaven Broke Loose: I Psalm; II Old Song" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 7:46
8. "Candles Still Flicker in Romania's Dark" (Bates) – 6:41
9. "Bridge of Inhibition" (Ballamy, Bates, Bruford) – 10:58

Personnel

• Bill Bruford – acoustic and electronic drums, percussion
• Tim Harries – acoustic and fretless bass
• Iain Ballamy – soprano, alto and tenor saxophones
• Django Bates – keyboards, tenor horn, trumpet