Title: Trying hard to like this one
Product review: I am a long-time Al Stewart fan, and have seen him in concert many times. I have most of his CD's (except for some of his earliest works), but I have to say that"Beach Full of Shells" is my least favorite. With the exception of a few songs, I am having a tough time liking this one. The music is OK, but some of the lyrics are so obscure that I feel "left out" by Al's story-telling. At least with his previous CD's I know what he's referring to. (Who the heck are Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon?)Musically this CD is inconsistent. Some of the songs leave you with a melody that stays around ("Immelman Turn" and "Gina in the King's Road) but others like "Beacon Street" and "Anniversary" are quite forgettable and just left me uninspired. I hear that Al is supposed to be releasing a new CD in early '08 with Laurence Juber. I always look forward to new material from Al, and hope this one coming up is better than "Beach".
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