The lyrics deal with isolation and unrequited.something. The piano and vocal structure before breaking into the first real rhythmic section on theĪlbum.
Not sculpture- against a dramatic piano and organ score. Theresa)" is Hammill's examination of religious ecstasy. Peter for a while (relatively- it's about what "Willy" means to "Peter", and stop The way "Man-Erg" fans will recognize, but notably focuses on something other than "Wilhelmina" softly caresses and then gets harsher in Synthetic textures upon which he speaks, sings, mumbles and screams- much of his Rhythm in songs like the jazzy "Red Shift". The songs mainly move when the lyrics move, only rarely finding a steady MAIDEN) with a hint of "Frankenfurter" Tim Curry in some of the less credible dramatic Vocally I find him somewhere between early Bowie and Bruce Dickenson (IRON Oh well, that being said, if you're a fan of Hammill there is plenty to satisfy you here. Why is it not a VDGG album? Maybe it's the addition of the suspiciously named 'RandyĬalifornia'- sounds like an in-joke to me. With VDGG- he led the band, and everyone stays with him on this album anyway. It's difficult to imagine Hammill being constrained or at odds
Style that is at odds with the band or he wants to achieve a measure of success apartįrom the band's recognition.
There's a few reasons an artist will decide to do a solo album he wants to explore a Guy Evans / percussion, drums Releases informationĪrtwork: Bettina Hohls with John Pasche (art direction)ĬD Virgin - CASCDR 1083 (2006, Europe) Remastered by Peter Hammill with 3 bonus tracks David Jackson / alto, tenor & soprano saxophones, flute Hugh Banton / organ, bass & bass pedals (3,4,7), backing vocals (4) Peter Hammill / vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, bass (1,2,6), pianos, Mellotron, Fx (oscillator), harmonium, co-producer * BBC session, Feb 1974 Line-up / Musicians # Recorded at the All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, on 16 Feb.
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