THE CITY

Bang in the middle mediocrity ,Vangelis can chuck this stuff out by the gallon load if it suits him.Clearly he was trying to make an 'accessible' album without dumbing down to much.What you get is quite colourfull and 'chirpy' music that lacks any real depth or flow to it.Exceptable and just about listenable but remarkably unremarkable by Vangelis standards.I think part of the problem is that the idea itself ''The City'' is unfocused and lazy.The music largely reflects that although Vangelis has a bit of fun here and there that makes it entertaining at least.