Caught in the Crossfire

Caught in the Crossfire Artist: John Wetton
Label: Renaissance
Category: Music


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


UPC: 630428011625
EAN: 0630428011625
ASIN: B00001OH64


Release Date: 1999-09-14

Caught in the Crossfire


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Tracks:

  1. Turn on the Radio
  2. Baby Come Back
  3. When Will You Realize?
  4. Cold Is the Night
  5. Paper Talk
  6. Get Away
  7. Caught in the Crossfire
  8. Get What You Want - Peter Sinfield, John Wetton
  9. I'll Be There
  10. Woman

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  1. King's Road, 1972-1980
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  3. Live: Chasing the Dragon
  4. Wetton & Downes
  5. Rock of Faith

Album Description

Reissue of the King Crimson/ UK bassist/ vocalist's 1980 solo debut, cut prior to forming Asia. Includes guest appearances from Jethro Tull's Martin Barre, Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera and Bad Company's Simon Kirke. Initial copies come pressed on a gold disc with special packaging. 10 tracks. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars First flame.......2005-01-20

Originally released by E'G/Polydor Records, reissued in the U.S. by Passport/Jem/Caroline and elsewhere by Virgin. Had three other covers. I had heard half the album already on the 1987 compilation "King's Road 1973-80", and a live version of "Woman" on "Arkangel". I have the Australian LP, but another CD reissue has bonus tracks. You know how it is. The album at first got little notice. A year or two later, Asia came to pass. The rest is history. It wouldn't be until after leaving Asia for good in the early '90s that John Wetton would have the full-fledged solo career that continues to this day.

4 out of 5 stars Wetton Caught At The Crossroads.......2003-12-03

This 1980 album was John Wetton's very first solo album and it displays a transitional phase for the ex-king Crimson/U.K. bassist/singer/writer. It sits comfortable, in both timeline and in style, between his short-lived late 70's Roxy Music-meets-ELP fusion-rock band U.K., and the huge success of progressive power-pop combo Asia a year or so later. These are mostly songs of love, relationships, and hurt, and John puts his heart into his singing here, setting the stage for later work like 'Battle Lines'. 'Baby Come back', 'Turn On The Radio' and 'Paper Talk' are dead ringers for Asia, while the title track features Roxy's Phil Manzanera. 'Woman' was actually written for King Crimson in 1974 I beleive, but the band folded before anything was made of it.
Best moments include 'Get What You Want' which features lyrics by Pete Sinfield, 'I'll Be There'(catchy!), and one of the most excellent and emotional songs Wetton has ever written, 'Cold Is The Night'. Cold Is The Night is actually worth the price of the cd alone, powerful vocals, great song overall. You can't go wrong with John Wetton's first solo album, good songs, a somewhat Asia/U.K. hybrid which was a good turning point in his career which up untill this point had consisted of band contributions and session work. The remastered version of Caught In The Crossfire also has two bonus tracks, but they don't sound like they were from these sessiions but rather more like circa 1994-1997. They don't belong here, but they are extra Wetton songs which only add to the overall value of this disc.

2 out of 5 stars Muy pobre.......2003-06-10

Mi interés por John Wetton proviene, exclusivamente, de su participación en King Crimson. Por ese motivo, cuánto más se aleja de lo que hizo con el grupo, y posteriormente en UK, menos me gusta. No obstante, los últimos discos (Rock of Faith, Sinister, etc.) aún siendo comerciales y, un tanto blanditos, tienen buenos momentos y se escuchan con agrado. No así este que nos ocupa que, además de contar con pocas ideas compositivas, se ve lastrado por la horrible producción típica de los años 80. Mucha ampulosidad, mucho teclado para un disco de AOR sin demasiados vuelos.

4 out of 5 stars

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