- Audio CD (24 Oct 1988)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Charisma
- ASIN: B000026XXF
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 266,604 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Format:Audio CD
1974 seems so long ago and I've bought hundreds of albums since then. Yet I still come back to 'Silent Corner...' regularly and it remains my favourite record. Why? Above anything else, 'A Louse is Not a Home' still remains the best song I've ever heard. The vocals are simply stunning and there's something totally unique and captivating about the way the slightly out of sync voices compliment each other (all Hammill's). The song builds to the most dramatic ending ever recorded and it still gets me everytime. The music is complex and is by far the finest example of 70's prog rock, and yet still sounds as fresh and invigorating today as it did in '74. This alone makes it unique in prog rock, most of which sounds so naff on reflection. I listened to Nursery Cryme recently and felt a little emarassed that it was once my favourite album (any old Genesis fans should definately check out Hammill).
'Modern' and 'Red Shift' are also complex (yet unkown) rock classics while 'The Lie', an angry blast at the church, is a solo piano song of emmensly dramatic proportios that all catholics should listen to. Plenty of tender moments too make 'Silent Corner' the perfect album and the best starting point for anyone planning to check out Hammill for the first time. If you get hooked then a whole new musical adventure (50ish albums inc. VDGG) will be open to you.
Format:Audio CD
A good album, the best tracks are A louse is not a home - absolutely brilliant lyrics and delivery, followed by Foreasken Gardens the lie and Red Shift. Remaining tracks in my opinion are average.
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