An album that I've always liked quite a bit, although here the heights of the early '70s are as far away as the best things from the last 15 years. The standout track of this album for me is "Madness," by far the best of the bunch and one of his last great songs before the many, too many years of garbage, ominously foreshadowed by something as dreadful as "Part-Time Love." Sure, "Ego" would also be among the gems, unfortunately only released as a single and then relegated to the bonus tracks of the CD. I've always liked "It Ain't Gonna Be Easy," "Shooting Star," and the lullaby-like melody/epitaph of "Song for Guy." The others are all good/average songs, although none leave a particularly strong impression. A good album, but the cascade of crap was lurking just around the corner.
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