Sinister

Sinister Artist: John Wetton
Label: Inside Out Germany
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 766486811126
EAN: 5026297010299
ASIN: B000058A23


Release Date: 2004-09-09

Sinister


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Tracks:

  1. Heart Of Darkness
  2. Say It Ain't So
  3. No Ordinary Miracle
  4. Where Do We Go From Here?
  5. E-Scape
  6. Another Twist Of The Knife
  7. Silently
  8. Before Your Eyes
  9. Second Best
  10. Real World

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  3. Battle Lines
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Album Description

2001 studio album for the Asia, U.K. vocalist, one of the classic voices of British rock music. Additional artists include Robert Fripp and Ian McDonald (King Crimson), Steve Hackett (Genesis), John Young (Asia/Qango), Martin Orford (IQ/Jadis) and John Mitchell (Arena). Tracks include, 'Heart Of Darkness', 'No Ordinary Miracle' and 'Second Best'. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

2001 studio album for the former Uriah Heep/King Crimson/Roxy Music/UK/Asia (and more) bass player/singer.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars View it as a new beginning.......2005-09-20

Although Wetton suggests that this is the third of a musical trilogy that began with BATTLE LINES and continued with ARkANGEL, I think it is better to view SINISTER as the first part of Wetton's "rebuilding" phase. The production on this album is generally weak, and many of the songs sound like glorified demo recordings, albeit cleaned up nicely. The songwriting, however, is top notch, and this album features some of Wetton's most rousing solo material to date. (I still feel that the Japanese bonus track, "Love Is," was indispensable, but Wetton must have felt otherwise.) Many longtime Wetton collaborators are featured on the album, which is also the first to include John Mitchell and Steve Christie in supporting positions. They returned on Wetton's next solo album (ROCK OF FAITH), and they became essential members of the ICON band in 2005, which reunited Wetton with Geoffrey Downes. From a group of friends on SINISTER, to a core solo band for FAITH, the rebuilding of Wetton's musical vision then culminated with ICON. All three albums are highly recommended to classic ASIA and Wetton fans.

2 out of 5 stars Not even sinister............2004-07-25

1.5 star actually.
I've lost connection with Wetton's music since the second UK release. I saw that there are so many well known guests on this CD so I decided to pick it up. Jim Vallance, John Mitchell, Robert Fripp, Jim Peterik, Martin Orford, Tod Sucherman, Ian McDonald, Dick Wagner, Greg Bisonette, Steve Christey, Gary Chandler, Guy Roche, Ron Komie and Steve Hackett and Wetton himself. You have to admit that's quite an impressive list of guests (even if I don't recognize half of them).

But, well, this recording was for me a very unpleasant surprise. This is pop-rock. I would have nothing against it if the quality of the composition were good. But there is only one tune that saves this album from complete disaster. The beautiful E-SCAPE, played by MacDonald, Wetton and Fripp. The rest of the album means nothing to me and it not even sinister as the title would suggest you.

5 out of 5 stars Moving in the Right direction...........2002-05-15

Wetton brings back some of his early ASIA sounds to this cd. For a moment it seems as though Downes is playing along with Wetton on a few songs! A fresh sound and future classic song co written with Ringo Starr, with Steve Hacket on harmonica!!, "Real World" is a wonderful ending to this CD, the last of 3 of his latest releases. "Twist of the Knife" is really good too! The instumental sounds wonderful with the help from a King Crimson legacy. :)

3 out of 5 stars disappointing pop.......2002-05-14

After reading some of the above reviews I looked forward to hearing John Wetton's latest effort. Unfortunately it did sound like forgetable 80s pop, NOT like anything from his Asia days. only one song, Real World, is worthwhile. The inclusion of Steve Hackett is on harmonica,NOT guitar, wasting his considerable talent. Most of the songs on the album could have used the guitar playing of Hackett, or David Kilminster, his recent bandmate. It has been a patern of Wetton to start out with fantastic groups that feature a great guitarist in addition to his wonderful voice but to fade into keyboard-dominated oblivion (eg UK and Asia). His voice so enlivened Hackett's Japan tour (listen to Steve Hackett and Friends), also the Jethro Tull tribute " To Cry You A Song". Please put John Wetton with a great guitarist and songwriter. The results will amaze you (remember King Crimson?). Or else, progessive rock may be a memory.

5 out of 5 stars

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