PRIVATE PARTS & PIECES VI: IVORY MOON

• Which way the wind Blows The Geese And The Ghost, 1977

Anthony Phillips is well-known as an acoustic guitar player. On Rutherford's first solo effort, he used to play keyboards and played them very well. On PP&PVI, he plays exclusively the piano. Unlike John B, I am rather enthusiastic about the solo compositions compiled on this record and find them very enjoyable. Anthony Philipps focuses on the melody rather than on the virtuosity and the result is phenomenal for an artist who used to play the guitar in his previous solo works. The music proposed by Anthony is brilliant and never boring and should appeal to fans of romantic music à la Debussy.

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Posted Monday, April 05, 2004

This is Anthony Phillips' first solo piano album (he made a second one a few years ago, called Soiree), and it is one of his best solo albums. Maybe Genesis fans, and even Anthony Phillips fans, don't buy easily an all piano album, but the record consists of strong compositions. The style I ... (read more)

Report this review (#188594) | Posted by Moogtron III | Monday, November 10, 2008 | Review Permanlink

While being a top shelf 12 string acoustic guitarist, Ant's piano playing is not nearly as accomplished and interesting, and while he uses keyboards to excellent effect on many of his recordings, this solo piano effort is easily lost among his works, perhaps his least noteworthy effort. For Ant fans ... (read more)

Report this review (#25974) | Posted by Gonghobbit | Sunday, January 25, 2004 | Review Permanlink

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