Al Stewart - Past, Present And Future - Import 3CD+Blu-ray Bonus Track

Credits:

Al Stewart

Description:

As good as portions of it were, Orange was essentially a transitional effort, the necessary bridge to Past, Present & Future, the record where Al Stewart truly begins to discover his voice. This is largely through his decision to indulge his fascination with history and construct a concept album that begins with "Old Admirals" and ends with "Nostradamus" and his predictions for the future. A concept like this undoubtedly will strike prog warning bells in the minds of most listeners but, ironically, he has stripped back most of the prog trappings from Orange, settling into a haunting folk bed for these long, winding tales. If anything, this results in an album that is a bit too subdued, but even so, it's apparent that Stewart has finally found his muse, focusing his songwriting and intent to a greater extent than ever before. Now, the key was to find the same sense of purpose in record-making -- he didn't quite get it here, but he would the next time around. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracklisting:

1.Old Admirals
2.Warren Harding
3.Soho (Needless to Say)
4.The Last Day of June 1934
5.Post World War Two Blues
6.Roads to Moscow
7.Terminal Eyes
8.Nostradamus
9.Terminal Eyes (single version) (Bonus Track)
10.Swallow Wind (Bonus Track)
11.Nostradamus (single version) (Bonus Track)