THE1TRUEMOG wrote:Speaking of albums, haven't had a chance to talk to you about Steve Wilson's latest. What do you think? I was a bit disappointed. It isn't bad....I mean it is Steven Fucking Wilson...but.....Compared to his other albums it is significantly weaker in my opinion.
I tend to agree with you judging purely on the record itself. I dig a lot of it, but other songs didn't hit the same heights as his past work.
The two factors that come to mind:
1) SW is extremely prolific and unwilling to compromise his artistic vision for what others might want to hear. He takes risks and follows his muse. Eventually, you're going to have some of your loyal fans not dig a particular direction that takes you. Perfectly valid, and I hope he doesn't alter this.
2) This is the only one of his solo efforts I wasn't able to see supported live, and I'm sure that would influence my opinion. He is one of the best live acts I've ever seen, and that's coming from someone who has been seeing live shows consistently for 4 decades now. (or if you ask RP, it's been more like 6 decades).
Whether or not this was a lull in his output, or I just didn't get where he was going, I have nothing but respect for what he does, and can't wait to A) see him live again and B) see what comes next.