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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Having just upgraded from a well worn cassette to an expensive and not easy to find CD I felt it time to do a quick review of a superb record.
The Riddle boasts the talents of a very underrated artist.I always found Nik Kershaw to be a cut above some of the mid 80's male solo artists.His music was unfortunately catergorised to a certain extent to only having an appeal to a younger female audience.This should'nt have been the case though as it's genius should have gone much further than that.
Stand out tracks are "Easy" "City Of Angels" "Know How" and "Wild Horses"..this is on top of the tracks released as singles from the album.
Sitting in the middle of his 3 best known albums...'84's Human Racing and '86's Radio Musicola this album showcases an artist at the peak of his talents.It gets my personal 5 stars as it is,in my opinion, a standout album from one of Britain's foremost singer/songwriters.
A Classic!
The Riddle boasts the talents of a very underrated artist.I always found Nik Kershaw to be a cut above some of the mid 80's male solo artists.His music was unfortunately catergorised to a certain extent to only having an appeal to a younger female audience.This should'nt have been the case though as it's genius should have gone much further than that.
Stand out tracks are "Easy" "City Of Angels" "Know How" and "Wild Horses"..this is on top of the tracks released as singles from the album.
Sitting in the middle of his 3 best known albums...'84's Human Racing and '86's Radio Musicola this album showcases an artist at the peak of his talents.It gets my personal 5 stars as it is,in my opinion, a standout album from one of Britain's foremost singer/songwriters.
A Classic!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I remember rating Nik and his music quite highly back in the 80s and coming under flak for it. I stand by my opinion still: despite being marketed (and successful) as a chart topping pop artist his albums always contained more depth than chart success would suggest. Of course, with hindsight the album is let down by excessive 80s' production: gated and reverb heavy drums and drum patterns, fat analog (or analog style) synth patches and so on, but the songs themselves largely stand out in spite of this.
But high points include excellent bass from Mark King (epitome of 80s production values perhaps...) on Easy, the fine melody of City Of Angels, the title track (which acording to Nik has no solution as it was just rambling to fit the music) and the album's closer, Save the Whale.
Worth a listen, and in its context one of the better "pop" albums of the 80s.
But high points include excellent bass from Mark King (epitome of 80s production values perhaps...) on Easy, the fine melody of City Of Angels, the title track (which acording to Nik has no solution as it was just rambling to fit the music) and the album's closer, Save the Whale.
Worth a listen, and in its context one of the better "pop" albums of the 80s.
Format:Vinyl
This was a very good follow-up album to his massive-selling debut 'Human Racing'.
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The Riddle', 'Wide Boy'. and 'Don Quixote'. This is one that might take a little longer to grow on you than his debut - but certainly another great album in my opinion. If any criticisms at all, it would be perhaps to say that the final track 'Save The Whale' seems a little out of place and does not match the standard of the rest of the album - but hey; nine out of ten ain't bad!
Highlights: Don Quixote, Wild Horses, Easy , The Riddle, City Of Angels & Wide Boy.
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The Riddle', 'Wide Boy'. and 'Don Quixote'. This is one that might take a little longer to grow on you than his debut - but certainly another great album in my opinion. If any criticisms at all, it would be perhaps to say that the final track 'Save The Whale' seems a little out of place and does not match the standard of the rest of the album - but hey; nine out of ten ain't bad!
Highlights: Don Quixote, Wild Horses, Easy , The Riddle, City Of Angels & Wide Boy.
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No Riddle at all
This one is, for me, a 4.5 star. So it is a very good album, but not one of the best. But 4 stars is not enough so it gets 5. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. J. Molenaar
Great follow-up!
This was a very good follow-up album to his massive-selling debut 'Human Racing'.
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The... Read more
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
Great follow-up!
This was a very good follow-up album to his massive-selling debut 'Human Racing'.
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The... Read more
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
Great follow-up!
This was a very good follow-up album to his massive-selling debut 'Human Racing'.
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The... Read more
A second successful album for Nik Kershaw here that spawned more it hit singles; 'The... Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
Nostalgia - but for a reason
Sometimes these albums seem good because it's remembering your youth and the first albums you actually chose, rather than borrowing older people's. Read more
Published on 8 May 2006 by Some Bloke
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