My partner very rarely buys complete turkeys (OK she's stuck with me) but this has got to be one. If you are a fan of inoffensive male vocalists in the Phil Collins/Chris Rea mould (and I use the word advidely) then you'll get off on this. The tracks are all competently produced and Sail Away grows on you (but then so does gangrene) but overall the effect is soporific, music to get stuck in a lift to. there is no passion, individuality or even purpose to this album and if you live with a devotee of this aural torture then it really grates by about the third listening. Its not the worst album ever made but it does contain a truly grim cover of Soft Cell's 'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye'. Owners of the 12" original of this classic should not listen to this in the presence of sharpened cutlery - it really is that bad. If I had no need of my reproductive organs I'd find the receipt and change the CD for something more bearable - as it is am developing a selective deafness. Not Good
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following throughout the rest of the world. Since his 1994 debut albumA Century Ends, he has consistently produced quality, folk-tinged songs which showcase his one major...
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Advantages: Wide range of music; some truly great tracks; consistently high quality Disadvantages: Very few, perhaps only that it is very slighty shorter than previous albums
Aug 17th, 2001
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