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- Number of Discs: 1
- ASIN: B000000I0C
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- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Crying Wolf |
| 2. Autumn |
| 3. Time Heals |
| 4. Alice (Letting Go) |
| 5. This Side Of The Looking Glass |
| 6. Betrayed |
| 7. (On Tuesdays She Used To Do) Yoga |
| 8. Lost And Found |
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The latest batch of Hammill remasters starts with what in essence was to be the end of a certain musical period in Hammills life. VdGG were soon to become VdG and after "Over" Hammill would become truly a solo artist. "Over" is steeped in what was before. The musical landscape was changing and Hammills subsequent work would fully endorse the indie ethic that was proliferating throughout the country. Though "Over" is well known to document the end of a personal relationship, the title may in hindsight reflect the end of an almost 10 year musical journey.
The album is rightfully regarded as one of Hammill's best, encapsulating styles he has mastered on previous solo and VDGG albums. We have rockers like "Crying Wolf" and "Lost and Found" together with typically introspective acoustic numbers like "Autumn" and "Betrayed", the latter featuring beautifully searing violin from Graham Smith who would be part of the VdG line-up. A highlight is the lengthy "Time Heals", which twists and turns through different tempos and features lots of string synths. But the absolute centre-piece of the album is "This Side Of The Looking Glass", simply just Hammills voice backed with full orchestra. This is raw cinematic emotion where Hammill's choir boy vocal delivery perfectly suits the classical arrangement. I wish he would have done more in this medium. With "Alice (Letting Go)", just listen to Hammill attack the strings on his acoustic guitar as he rages through this bitter song of loss.
In some ways "Over" was a recapitulation of what had gone before and sounds like Hammill not only closing a chapter on his personal life but also on his musical achievements to date. After this the Future beckons!
This re-release and the others in the series show that Hammill has developed a deft hand when it comes to remastering his back catalogue, really bringing out all the sonic details from the original recordings. The accompanying booklet has all the lyrics, recording credits and succinct but informative notes from Hammill himself. I do hope the series does well and we see more of his later Virgin catalogue re-released at a future date.
The album is rightfully regarded as one of Hammill's best, encapsulating styles he has mastered on previous solo and VDGG albums. We have rockers like "Crying Wolf" and "Lost and Found" together with typically introspective acoustic numbers like "Autumn" and "Betrayed", the latter featuring beautifully searing violin from Graham Smith who would be part of the VdG line-up. A highlight is the lengthy "Time Heals", which twists and turns through different tempos and features lots of string synths. But the absolute centre-piece of the album is "This Side Of The Looking Glass", simply just Hammills voice backed with full orchestra. This is raw cinematic emotion where Hammill's choir boy vocal delivery perfectly suits the classical arrangement. I wish he would have done more in this medium. With "Alice (Letting Go)", just listen to Hammill attack the strings on his acoustic guitar as he rages through this bitter song of loss.
In some ways "Over" was a recapitulation of what had gone before and sounds like Hammill not only closing a chapter on his personal life but also on his musical achievements to date. After this the Future beckons!
This re-release and the others in the series show that Hammill has developed a deft hand when it comes to remastering his back catalogue, really bringing out all the sonic details from the original recordings. The accompanying booklet has all the lyrics, recording credits and succinct but informative notes from Hammill himself. I do hope the series does well and we see more of his later Virgin catalogue re-released at a future date.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Hammill's solo output is surely unrivalled, averaging an album of new songs every year throughout the 70s Van der Graff group years and right up to now and, hopefully, beyond. This leaves the newcomer wishing to sample his catalogue with a vast and varied array of releases from which to choose.
Although it pains me to say it as a devout Hammill fan, he is rather inconsistent and there are probably only around half a dozen records which would be reliably recommended as have-to-buy additions to the music fans' CD collection.
Over is one of these undoubtedly. In fact, I would without reservation regard this as one of the very greatest albums of all time.
It's lyrically intensely personal and with exceptional tunes and musical performances to match.
It starts uncharacteristically with Crying Wolf, lyrically wrenching but with a rock arrangement out of synch with the remainder of the album. There then follows Autumn which is more typically pared down but is not directly related to his own experiences.
We then get down to the core with the complex and heartfelt Time Heals and the acoustic guitar-based Alice. This Side Of The Looking Glass is a masterpiece, showcasing the violin of late period Van der Graff member Graham Smith. Betrayed, again with Smith, is a violent portrait of soured love while On Tuesdays She Used To Do Yoga takes a gentler view of the same situation. The album closes with Lost And Found which ends with some vague hope lyrically of future happiness arising from the lost love theme of the preceeding material.
There are many artists who convey the disappointment of love and life. There is no better example than this momumental album. If you think this may appeal, take the time to experience the Hammill view; you will empathise and be enthalled by these songs.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Every human on this good earth has experinced at one time on their life a broken heart. No one has ever documented it so artistically as Peter hammill. In 1976 after the termination of the Banton/ Jackson VDGG ''OVER' was realesed to a stunned world. Never has any one ever put down on paper the pain of a brohen heart so vividly than this record. Remastered in 2006 , track for track no one has ever written more pain in one lp than this!
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