Sunday, December 16, 2007

Duncan Browne

"The Wild Places" 1978





















Following his stint in the group Metro with Sean Lyons and Peter Godwin, Duncan Browne turned up in 1978 with his first solo album since the dawn of the '70s. The Wild Places isn't much like his Immediate album Give Me, Take You -- indeed, it's more like a lost Roxy Music album, or perhaps a lost Bryan Ferry record. It's electric, and the music has a sense of drama as well as beautiful melodies that were even better realized, with lush contributions on the synthesizer and related keyboards by Tony Hymas and a fierce guitar sound courtesy of Browne himself, aided by the upfront presence of John Giblin and Simon Phillips on bass and drums, respectively. The music runs the gamut from edgy progressive rock to straight-ahead rock & roll (the latter highlighted by "The Crash"), though Browne was at the top of his game, as both a singer and composer, working in an introspective, romantic vein, as on the killer title cut and numbers like "Roman Vecu" and "Kisarazu." Long out of print in the United States, The Wild Places was reissued on CD during late 2000 in Japan. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

4 Comments:

Blogger dixieh01200 said...

Thank you for another excellent post. This Duncan Browne release was / is one of the greatest "buried treasures".
I discovered your blog 2 weeks ago and must say you have made my year by providing some of my must wanted albums available.
Cheers!

16 December, 2007 23:28  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, you are so kind and really quick. Thank you very much. My vinyl will now get a place of honour.

17 December, 2007 01:29  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi,
Thanks very much for making this album available, I've been looking forward to this a long time; however Rapidshare is frozen for me, could you please post the album in an alternative file sharing program?? Please!! Thnx GJ

04 July, 2008 06:16  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi. Just discovered your blog, very interesting. Thanx

14 October, 2008 17:13  

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