Civilized Evil

1980 studio album by Jean-Luc Ponty

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 Records
Producer| Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty chronology
| A Taste for Passion
(1979)  | Civilized Evil
(1980)  | Mystical Adventures
(1982)

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Professional ratingsReview 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 that was released in 1980. It was reissued by Atlantic on CD in 1992.

## Track listing

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All songs by Jean-Luc Ponty.

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

## Personnel

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* 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

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Year  | Chart  | Position

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1980  | Billboard Jazz Albums  | 3
Billboard Pop Albums  | 73

## References

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

## External links

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* Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
* Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album releases & credits at Discogs
* Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album credits & user reviews at ProgArchives.com
* Jean-Luc Ponty - Civilized Evil (1980) album to be listened as stream on Spotify

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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

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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