Civilized Evil

Civilized Evil
Civilized Evil
Studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty
Released	September 19, 1980
Recorded	June–July 1980
Studio	Village Recorders (West Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	39:40
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Jean-Luc Ponty
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Civilized Evil is an album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1980. It was reissued by Atlantic Records on CD in 1992.

Track listing

All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

"Demagomania" – 6:25
"In Case We Survive" – 4:06
"Forms of Life" – 4:48
"Peace Crusaders" – 5:38
"Happy Robots" – 4:14
"Shape Up Your Mind" – 5:15
"Good Guys, Bad Guys" – 4:41
"Once a Blue Planet" – 4:02

Personnel

Jean-Luc Ponty – acoustic & electric violins; keyboards & synth bass (track 3)
Chris Rhyne – keyboards (tracks 1, 2, 4–8)
Joaquin Lievano – electric rhythm guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–7); acoustic guitar (track 8)
Darryl Stuermer - guitar solo (tracks 5,7)
Randy Jackson – electric bass (tracks 1, 2, 4–7)
Mark Craney – drums (tracks 1, 2, 4–7)

Production

Gary Starr – engineer
Karen Siegel – engineer, assistant engineer
Mark Hanauer – photography
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Claudia Ponty – cover art concept

Chart positions

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Jazz Albums	3
1980	Billboard Pop Albums	73

References

^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

External links

Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album releases & credits at Discogs
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[1] Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

[RSJRG-2] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. US: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 163. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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v t e Jean-Luc Ponty
Studio albums	Jazz Long Playing (1964) Violin Summit (1966) Sunday Walk (1967) Humair, Louiss, Ponty: Trio HLP (1968) Electric Connection (1969) More Than Meets the Ear (1968) King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa (1970) Open Strings (1971) New Violin Summit (1971) Upon the Wings of Music (1975) Aurora (1976) Imaginary Voyage (1976) Enigmatic Ocean (1977) Cosmic Messenger (1978) A Taste for Passion (1979) Civilized Evil (1980) Mystical Adventures (1982) Individual Choice (1983) Open Mind (1984) Fables (1985) The Gift of Time (1987) Storytelling (1989) Tchokola (1991) No Absolute Time (1993) The Rite of Strings (1995) Life Enigma (2001) The Acatama Experience (2007)
Live albums	The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio (1969) Live at Donte's (1969) Astrorama (1970) Live at Montreux 72 (a.k.a. Sonata Erotica) (1972) Waving Memories - Live in Chicago 1975 (1975) Live in Hamburg (1976) Live (1979) Live at Chene Park (1997) Live at Semper Opera (2002) Jean-Luc Ponty in Concert (rec. 1999, rel. 2003) Live in Montreux 1994 (2005)
Compilations	Cantaloupe Island (1976) Le Voyage: The Jean-Luc Ponty Anthology (1996) The Very Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2000) The Best of Jean-Luc Ponty (2002)
with Frank Zappa	Hot Rats (1969) Over-Nite Sensation (1973) Apostrophe (') (1974) Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (1981) Beat the Boots!—Piquantique (1991) Beat the Boots! #2—Disconnected Synapses (1992) You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore Vol. 6 (1992) The Lost Episodes (1996) One Shot Deal (2008) Understanding America (2012) Road Tapes, Venue #2 (2013)
with Mahavishnu Orchestra	Apocalypse (1974) Visions of the Emerald Beyond (1975)
Anderson Ponty Band	Better Late Than Never (2015)
Related articles	Frank Zappa Mahavishnu Orchestra Clara Ponty

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