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On 'Refugees' the production sound developed by Steve in association with expert mixer Tom Lord-Alge has reached maturity, with all instruments sounding beautifully clear and used to maximum effect. The sound is dominated by the powerful drums and Winwood's silky smooth Hammond organ and soulful vocals, whilst sax and moog contribute effective solos on the first two tracks. It seems that on this recording Steve aimed at creating sound textures and moods, rather than purely commercial songs, and consequently the album requires more careful listening than its two predecessors before its qualities are fully appreciated.
The album gets off to an excellent start with the powerful 'You'll keep on searching', followed by 'Every day' and the urgent, driving 'One and only man' but then, despite the quality of the production, the record seems to falter a little and by the sixth track ('Running on') it has ironically rather run out of steam. The situation is not helped by the seemingly interminable, primarily instrumental, closing track 'In the light of day'. Although this harks back to the lengthy jazz-rock pieces of Steve's Traffic days, it does not have enough melodic development within its 10 minutes to really hold the listener's attention, and after it one is rather relieved to have reached the end of the album. Still, 5 out of 8 isn't bad, and the first 5 songs on this album are certainly worth the price of the CD.
'Roll with it' albums, 'Refugees of the heart' did not prove to be a major
hit album and marked something of a commercial downturn for Steve Winwood.
This is unfortunate as the record contains some excellent material,
particularly in its first half, but the preponderance of slow songs, and
the relatively uniform arrangements, inevitably reduced its 'pop' appeal in
comparison with Steve's two previous albums. Though one of his more
overlooked records, this is nevertheless quality rock music, thoughtful and
reflecting Winwood's maturity, and well worth hearing.
On 'Refugees' the production sound developed by Steve in association with
expert mixer Tom Lord-Alge has reached maturity, with all instruments
sounding beautifully clear and used to maximum effect. The sound is
dominated by the powerful drums and Winwood's silky smooth Hammond organ
and soulful vocals, whilst sax and moog contribute effective solos on the
first two tracks. It seems that on this recording Steve aimed at creating
sound textures and moods, rather than purely commercial songs, and
consequently the album requires more careful listening than its two
predecessors before its qualities are fully appreciated.
The album gets off to an excellent start with the powerful 'You'll keep on
searching', followed by 'Every day' and the urgent, driving 'One and only
man' but then, despite the quality of the production, the record seems to
falter a little and by the sixth track ('Running on') it has ironically
rather run out of steam. The situation is not helped by the seemingly
interminable, primarily instrumental, closing track 'In the light of day'.
Although this harks back to the lengthy jazz-rock pieces of Steve's Traffic
days, it does not have enough melodic development within its 10 minutes to
really hold the listener's attention, and after it one is rather relieved
to have reached the end of the album. Still, 5 out of 8 isn't bad, and the
first 5 songs on this album are certainly worth the price of the CD.
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