THE FLAME

Sally Oldfield

Crossover Prog

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Going by Natasha here, SALLY OLDFIELD doubles down on her world music fascinations. If she did invite the world to guest on "The Flame", it appears only half of them showed up. She even tries her hand at reggae again ("No Heart"), and light jazz rock (title track) but doesn't go far enough with each before descending into lower level synth pop territory which was never her forte. While preferable to the attempts to resurrect old glories in glossy format, or the dire version of VAN MORRISON's "Into the Mystic", the real triumph is the earthy new age of "Autumn Prelude" with its festive vocalise. At best a one alarm blaze at 2.5 stars rounded down.

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