Shapeshifter | 
 enlarge | Artist: Gong
Label: Lightyear
Category: Music
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 245836
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 085365420021
EAN: 0085365420021
ASIN: B000003TQM
Release Date: July 15, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Shapeshifter - Gong, Allen, Daevid | | • | Hymnalayas - Gong, Allen, Daevid | | • | Dog-O-Matic - Gong, Watkin | | • | Spirit With Me - Gong, Allen, Daevid | | • | Give My Mother a Soul Call - Gong, Yogananda | | • | Heaven's Gate - Gong, Allen, Daevid | | • | Snake Tablas - Gong, Maitra, Shyamal "Ba | | • | Loli - Gong, Allen, Daevid | | • | Can You: You Can - Gong, Malherbe, Didier | | • | Confiture de Rhubarbier - Gong, Pyle, Pip | | • | Elephant la Tete - Gong, Malherbe, Didier | | • | Mother's Gone - Gong, Allen, Daevid | | • | Elephant la Cuisse - Gong, Malherbe, Didier | | • | White Doves - Gong, Viraj | | • | Goddess Invocation Om Riff - Gong, Allen, Daevid |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
 Wonderful! Take a bow Daevid... July 23, 2006
Carl Kottmeier (Canada)
Oh yes, I absolutely love this album. Although it has a different feel than the earlier 70s albums, it is fresh, clean sounding, (and less zany yet very involved musically) and it still feels really, really good. The musicianship is first rate and Daevid's voice is still happy and mellow, and his accent is so damn cool too! :-)
The transition between some of the songs is a bit strong and so I re-arranged the songs onto a CD-R that I listen to in the car. For example, Loli sounds much better following right after Hymnalayas IMO. Hymnalayas by the way is my favourite track on the album. The drumming is superb and the sax solo is s-w-e-e-t!
The tracks that are stand-outs for me are: Hymnalayas, Loli, Elephant la Tete, Heaven's Gate (could have been used in Miami Vice), Shapeshifter, Give My Mother a Soul Call and White Doves. Although I don't mind it, Dog-O-Matic seems out of place on this album.
As others have stated, this too is an album I would take if I was banished to an island...! This along with a few other albums including Gong's "You". :-)
Cheers,
Carl
 Hey! This is actually pretty good! March 2, 2006
M. Hiraldo (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Except for track 4 (which is a techno based track...I HATE TECHNO) this is actually a very good rock 'n' psychedelic styled Gong album. The songs (mostly written by Daevid Allen) are excellent and still have that gong aura from 25 years ago. Great listen and recommended to fans of the band and prog rock fans in general.
Gong - 'Shapeshifter' October 3, 2004
Mike Reed (USA)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Hard to believe this 21-track CD by Gong is of mostly new/er material with the exception of "OM Riff",which is a live remix.I was somewhat stunned to hear just how fresh and lively these veteran cosmic rockers STILL sound.I truly believe that the formula for a good Gong album requires the combined efforts of vocalist/guitarist/founder/zany frontman Daevid Allen and woodwind instrumentalist Didier Malherbe.Tunes that I liked best were the title track "Shape Shifter","Dog-O-Matic","Give My Mother A Soul Call","Elephant La Tete" and the live snippet performance of Malberbe's "Can You:You Can".On the previously mentioned "OM Riff",there's a twelve-minute jam with the entire 'classic' Gong line-up of Allen,Gilli Smyth,Malherbe,Tim Blake,Mike Howlett and long-missed guitarist Steve Hillage.Trippin'!!A great reunion effort.
Gong shapeshifts again! January 16, 2004
Peter Williams (Pasadena, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A really nice piece of work, and proof that Daevid Allen and Gong have continued to evolve and grow while remaining true to their musical vision. As others have said, it does have a somewhat inconsistent quality, but this is partly because it utilizes so many diverse musical idioms. Let's face it: some albums we approach as if to a meal, and others we approach as if it were the appetizer table. This album is the latter. And appetizers abound here! Gong shifts shape from one song to the other, and as far as I'm concerned, that's its main strength.But what really strikes me about the album is its sense of whimsy , and its lighthearted --yet serious-- outlook on life. And there are space jams a-plenty to satisfy fans of Teapot-era Gong, like myself. And I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to Gong newcomers as a first taste of this great, always-evolving band.
DIVINE November 4, 2002
Noel Pratt (Washington, D.C., and better places)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Not to mention sublime.
I truly don't understand why you can see this used for [X] in some stores. It's become one of my Desert Island 10 and my favorite Gong album. And by the way, "Gongmaison" should be rereleased (sort of barely was). Or is that the "New York Gong" album?
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