Post Description

This album has become a landmark in my collection. Each and every track on here is drenched with passion and emotion. The tracks are almost incomprehensibly good, some of which may make you cry a bit. This album almost tops "Geese" for me, but I can never really pick a favorite. Pay close attention to the New England Suite, Unheard Cry and Pieces of Eight. These songs along with the rest of the album have such an incredible mood to them that it is hard to listen to this on any old day. This album WILL change your mood, you may forget about your worries and drift away into a peice of Ant"s thoughts. This album is pretty far removed from the album just before, "Slow Dance", and I much prefer the choice of any synth on this album. Both fantastic, but Ant returns to his true mastery here.

This album is incredible, buy it as soon as possible, sit back and relax to the sound of perfect music.

Review from Progarchives
Poster Digitalrika


Track Listing

1: Aubade (1:00)
2: Infra Dig (1:44)
3: Sanctuary (4:02)  Lyrics
4: La Dolorosa (3:58)
5: New England Suite (i) (1:46)
6: New England Suite (ii) (4:12)
7: New England Suite (iii) (3:41)
8: Last Goodbyes (2:17)
9: Sunrise and Sea Monsters (10:25)
10: Iona (1:04)
11: Cathedral Woods (4:16)
12: If I Could Tell You (1:57)
13: Jaunty Roads (1:04)
14: Spirals (0:51)
15: Pieces of Eight (i) Pressgang (2:22)
16: Pieces of Eight (ii) Sargasso (3:12)
17: Pieces of Eight (iii) Sea-Shanty (4:53)
18: In The Maze (0:54)
19: Unheard Cry (4:00) Lyrics
20: Now They’ve All Gone (6:59)

Line up/Musicians:

Anthony Phillips: Guitars, Mandolin, Charanga, Keyboards & Vocals,
Martin Robertson: Soprano Saxophone, African Drums,
Simon Morris: Cello,
Paul Clarvis: Rainstick, Cymbals, Shakers, Darbouka, Tabla on Sunrise And Sea Monsters,
Joji Hirota: Rolled Cymbals, Prayer-Bell, Mark Tree, Gong on Sunrise And Sea Monsters, Shakers, Japanese Drum on Pressgang.