A record not to be thrown away, it's a disaster on one half but the other half is good. "Still" is somewhat the little sibling of "We Can't Dance," both for the year of release and for the knack of mixing horrible songs with ones that are decidedly more dignified. We see Totonno on the cover, sitting in pose, in his best imitation of Baglioni, thinking of a way to climb the charts even without Phil. He tries everything, like releasing it the same year as the album with Genesis, but nothing works. Hence the disastrous collaboration with Nik Kershaw on three tracks, all of which are strictly bad, one ("I Wanna Change the Score") is simply awful. Then there's the other collaboration with Fish. I have to say it feels strange to see Banks playing with Gabriel's cosplay, but anyway, from this come two tracks, one nice ("Angel Face") and the other, the most elaborate and progressive of the lot ("Another Murder"), which is a pretty good piece. I also like "Hero for an Hour," which Totonno sings solo. But my favorite is "Water out of Wine," with the soothing voice of Jayney Klimek and Banks' fluted keyboards; it's the jewel of the album. Oh, it's a song I've always been in love with; I find it beautiful. Klimek, for fairness, also sings in that piece of garbage "Back to Back," an awful chart-climbing track (or so it was intended...). In short, half-crap and half-good, it's a decent record, the best after the debut.
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