Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The 1980 Listening Post - John Wetton - Caught in the Crossfire

John Wetton - Caught in the Crossfire


#58
1980 Housekeeping
John Wetton
Caught in the Crossfire
Genre: Power Pop Prog Rock
3.25 out of 5


Highlights:
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I am not an Asia expert, I’ve heard Astra and Alpha and we all know that big big hit. So, I don’t really know Wetton’s past work with Roxy Music or UK. But he was also in Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash and King Crimson and Roxy Music so, either John was a great contributor or he had access to the best drugs. Or he is the Cliff Richard of Prog Rock.
This is so close to being what that first Asia record will sound like. He needs a producer. 
When I hear songs like “Get Away” what I think is that this is what it would have sounded like if the Moody Blues had a producer like Mutt Lange in the 80s. 

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