- Audio CD (9 Jun 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Hillside
- ASIN: B00009PBYX
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 414,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Atkin and James - still a potent partnership,
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This review is from: Winter Spring (Audio CD)
This is the first full album of 'new' Atkin/James material - the Hillside Sessions being 'forgotten songs' from their 70s collaboration. As such, I was expecting it to be somehow different in tone to earlier work - but the timelessness of Pete's music and Clive's words means that it sounds very much as before. Clive's lyrics are occasionally a little more playful, Pete's voice splendidly mellowed.About half of the album seems to be a tale of loss, separation and sorrow, with some miscellaneous songs breaking up what feels like the story of the decline of a relationship and the struggle to cope afterwards. 'Thought of You' is a typical wistful love song, a gentle introduction to the album. 'So Loud I Couldn't Hear it' is slightly jokey, a little thin - a tale of a deaf rock star with rather annoying female backing vocals. 'Dancing Master' is quiet, sombre, and introspective, leading into the dark and expansive 'Daughter of the Sun' - this is particularly reminiscent of the more rock-oriented material on Driving Through Mythical America or A King At Nightfall. 'An Empty Table' compliments 'Thought of You' musically and lyrically, and reminds me of 'Between Us There Is Nothing'. 'I Have To Learn' again fits into the mood of loss and transition; this mood is rapidly relieved by the upbeat and playful 'Fat Cat' in which a lot of James/Atkin tricks reappear - rhymes in the middle of lines, and the bestavoidance of the f-word I've heard for a long time. We're back into loss and survival with 'Winter Spring'; short, poignant and poetic, and possibly the highlight of the album. James' fascination with trying to describe Arendt's banality of evil resurfaces in 'A Hill of Little Shoes'. a disconcerting and profoundly uncomfortable view of the holocaust seen through the eyes of a parent. Sobering stuff indeed. 'Prayers against the Hitman' closes the album - a simple plea for sanity and peace. Pete's vocals, keyboards and acoustic guitar are all superb on this album, subtle, precise and delightful; the electric guitar and bass are fine too, but the slightly bland drums and the overdone backing vocals and really cost the album its fifth star. Excellent stuff and a fine companion to Pete's other works.
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