Released on January 31, 1995.
\nOne Way Records OW 30339 [USA]<\/p>\n
TRACKS
\n1. Radio Foreplay (Banks) \u2013 0:55
\n2. Endless Journey (Banks) \u2013 1:47
\n3. More Foreplay (Banks) \u2013 1:09
\n4. Massive Trouser Clearance (Banks, Goff) \u2013 7:27
\n5. Lost Days (Banks) \u2013 2:34
\n6. Away Days (Banks) \u2013 2:42
\n7. Two-Rides (Banks) \u2013 1:14
\n8. Self-Contained (Banks) \u2013 2:21
\n9. Clues (Banks) \u2013 7:56
\n10. The Three Realms (Banks) \u2013 5:17
\n11. Tell Me When (Banks) \u2013 7:38
\n12. Funkin\u2019 Profundity (Banks) \u2013 6:15
\n13. It\u2019s All Greek to Me (Banks) \u2013 24:06
\n14. Thinking of You (Banks) \u2013 4:11<\/p>\n
Recorded at Basically Portable, London, England.<\/p>\n
Personnel:
\nPeter Banks: Various Instruments.
\nGerald Goff: Keyboards.<\/p>\n
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\nThe third solo release from this former Yes guitarist will most certainly please guitar buffs, but the 21 tracks from Self-Contained can grow a little tedious as Banks\u2019 six string athletics take their course. Much more intricate than his work with Flash or Empire, Self-Contained is made up of full-fledged guitar manipulation and techniques, and although there are periodic smatterings of keyboard work from Gerald Goff, they\u2019re only present to add a little bit of texture to Banks\u2019 guitar playing. But even through the electric grind of bent chords and distorted notes, some appeal finds its way into the light. There\u2019s a solid progressive rock feel on the eight different segments of \u201cIt\u2019s All Greek to Me,\u201d which is the best example of both fluctuation and melody, while shorter pieces like \u201cAway Days\u201d and \u201cClues\u201d are easier to listen to when singled out, that is without listening to the album from beginning to end. Self-Contained is even more expressive (and more experimental) than both The Two Sides of Peter Banks and 1993\u2032s Instinct, as Banks opts to reveal his proficiency as a guitarist first, putting any signs of musical fluency on the back burner.<\/p>\n