by Plantman on Sat Dec 09, 2017 7:42 am
by mesopopmania on Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:23 pm
by PJAY on Mon Dec 11, 2017 5:41 pm
by wishbonefoz on Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:51 am
by dayglo on Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:40 pm
by Mallyboy on Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:11 am
by hullmick on Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:55 am
by Stagman on Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:48 pm
by ashhq on Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:49 pm
PJAY wrote:Hello to you all,
I just read your post and then the CR review.My first reaction would be to just not react to the article.Having thought through it,I cannot prevent from making a few comments:
-beeing a very longtime reader of CR,it has always been difficult for me to accept the time and space they have (not) given to the recent music of WA.I do not think that Elegant Stealth was ever reviewed for instance and their review of Blue Horizon was short and really difficult to swallow for me given the quality of the music.It looks at times that beeing Classic Rock,to them,anything recently produced is meant to be inferior and not worth the time.Classic does not mean old.
-to the contrary,for me one of the greatest merits of Andy is (1) to have kept the band alive for close to 50 years and (2) to continue to produce (high quality) new music which is the real beauty of classic rock in my book.CR should be capable of seeing this and I really find Dave Ling a bit short there.
-I am a bit sick and tired of reading ( from people who probably stopped listenning to the music a long time ago) that the post Argus music is not worth it.In my book,the Wisefield period (till Just Testing) is simply fantastic with the notable exception of Locked in.Definitly at par with Argus if not better.I find Blue Horizon outstanding and very well produced with strong vocals.Elegant Stealth is also a beautiful CD.
-yes the voice of MT is (or was) an essential part of the story but WA is primarily about guitars.Accordingly there is life after MT even if he is missed.
-finally,I will say that I have been waiting for a very very long time for an article (of any kind) of CR on WA, a group which has to represent one of the ultimate examples of classic rock groups.To come up with this,after so many years of silence and zillions of words and (repetitive/multiple) articles on obscure/less talented/not productive anymore acts, is disappointing to say the least when you call yourself CR.
I find Record Collector, which I have also been reading for a very long time, a much more balanced,open and informed magazine from that perspective.
I would then concur with Andy refusal to make any comment to CR which certainly frustrated the team and the tone of the article.
PJAY (from France and with close to 50 years of passion and of listenning to all versions of WA).
PS:Andy,logically following this,I will add that I just cannot wait listenning to new music which will include the energy and the input of your new musical guitar partner...This is where you make the difference.
by wishbonefoz on Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:03 pm
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