Civilized Evil

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.

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)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

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

• 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
	Billboard Pop Albums	73

External links

• 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