Due to extreme laziness I'm virtually retired from Ciao, although I'll still read and post the odd o...
Due to extreme laziness I'm virtually retired from Ciao, although I'll still read and post the odd op every now and then......
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This was once described as on of the top ten rock albums of all time. Unusual for an album that contains no electric instrumentation at all. The reviewer went on to say that Moondance, it's successor, was even better.
I sort of agree , but then my top ten albums of all time will probably contain about a hundred discs.
This was his debut album proper, after leaving Them.
Every track on this album is absolutely brilliant. Yes its laid back, and yes it has jazz instrumentation and phrasings, but it is a wonderful collection of songs. There are no weak links, from the opening title track to the closing Slim Slow Slider, but I dont think anything was released as a single, though it is an album that should be heard in its entirity.
Absolutely wonderful.
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