FIELD OF CROWS

A solid effort from Fish but as time has passed my enthusiasm for this album has declined. Compared to '13th Star' or 'Sunsets on Empire' , the decent collection of songs on offer here do sound a little lacking in vitality.

In part this is probably due to functional production which, although better than on 'Fellini Days', does not come close to that achieved on '13th..' or 'Sunsets..'.

'Innocent Party' is a very strong track , while 'Scattering Crows' is the strongest of several decent ballads.

3.5 stars, rounded down this time

With new album 'Feast of Consequences' in line for 2013 release it will be interesting to see how it stands in Fish's solo catalogue.