DEEP CUTS

This album hurtS as much as their poor Nomadness. It follows the same pattern of easy listening FM music. Again, to please some US audiences. I don't know what it brought to the band it terms of sales, but in terms of overall recognition, it was surely not a major breakthrough.

The band is definitively on a dangerous and slippy slope. It is either mellowish to death (Hard Hard Winter) or poorly rocking My Friend Peter.

The opening might well be one of their hit single; but apart of a catchy melody, I can't really be moved with such a radio-oriented music. In their previous and poor album (Nomadness), the band still achieved to release ONE great song (The Promised Land).

On these deep cuts, I am still looking hard to find a song of this calibre. Maybe that The Soldier Tale could do the job...

In terms of press next ones: the choice is immense, and the battle is raging between Charmer and Thinking Of You. Both might well receive the Palme d'Or.

Even if the closing number So Close & Yet So Far Away is by far the best song featured, this work is not any better than their previous release and the same rating prevails. One little star.