Arkangel [Import]

John Wetton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Renaissance
• ASIN: B0000087IG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,286 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Circle of St. Giles

2. The Last Thing on My Mind

3. Desperate Times

4. I Can't Lie Anymore

5. Arkangel

6. You Against the World

7. Be Careful What You Wish For

8. Emma

9. Nothing Happens for Nothing

10. All Grown Up

11. After All

12. The Celtie Cross

13. Magazines

14. Woman [Live]

Editorial Reviews

1998 solo album from the legendary veteran rocker, a diverse14 track collection featuring stirring orchestral work, emotional acoustic material & hard hitting rock cuts, all featuring his trademark vocals & songwriting talents. Mixed by Pete Schwier (Trevor Horn), it features contributions by Robert Fripp and Steve Hackett, plus the unmarked bonus tracks 'Magazines' & 'Woman' (neither of which is on the Japanese edition). An Eagle Records release.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice piece of work, November 4, 2004

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sauerkraut - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arkangel (Audio CD)

Arkangel is a pleasing solo album from John Wetton. It was released in 1999. Of the 14 tracks, the last two--"Magazines" and the live "Woman"--are bonus cuts. Also, the album contains two instrumentals, the album-opening "The Circle of St. Giles," which is attractive and atmospheric, and the nicely crafted, dramatic "The Celtic Cross." The material is in a pop rock musical direction. Overall, I find the songwriting to be solid, the musicianship to be skilled, and the sound quality to be impressive. Wetton's meat-and-potatoes singing is distinctive, smooth, and magnetic. The compositions are organic in quality. The songs that I consider to be favorites are "Desperate Times," "You Against the World," and "Magazines." The pretty-sounding "Desperate Times" displays expressive, industrious vocals from Wetton and nice saxophone playing. "You Against the World" is a warm composition with a captivating guitar melody and remarkable singing from Wetton. The regal "Magazines" has engaging keyboard work and a beautiful, melodious guitar solo. Other pieces that I enjoy are "I Can't Lie Anymore," "Arkangel," "Emma," and "Nothing Happens for Nothing." The jaunty "I Can't Lie Anymore" features a catchy chorus and ambitious vocals from Wetton. The plaintive "Arkangel" exhibits a pleasant guitar solo, while the solemn "Emma" sports charming guitar playing, and the fun, bouncy "Nothing Happens for Nothing" features infectious, layered harmony vocals during the refrain and a harmonica solo. The CD booklet includes the song lyrics and an illustration of Wetton; also, there is an illustration of him on the back of the CD jewel case. The disc is almost 58 minutes. Arkangel is a recommendable piece of work.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good musical effort, if not his best CD, March 30, 2010

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Padraic (East Lansing, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Arkangel (Mlps) (Audio CD)

This CD has an interesting vibe to it. I tend to like it's more experimental, less commercial vibe than that of Battle Lines/Voice Mail. John Young, who is a good music composer helps out on some of the tracks, and there's some tasty guitar work on the record from Billy Liesegang. A couple songs, like "Desperate Times" are uneven and don't sound well suited to John's voice. Actually his voice is all around stronger on his Rock Of Faith release, 6 years later, than on this album. "The Last Thing On My Mind" is a great song, along with "You Against the World" and "I Can't Lie Anymore" ... the latter and some of the songs having a kind of melancholic feel to them. The instrumental "The Celtic Cross" has some nice orchestra sounds, and real nice acoustic guitar in the 2nd half. An overall strong release

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album from a great musician, August 10, 2001

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ricardo mendoza (El Salvador) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Arkangel (Audio CD)

I am a great fan of this maestro, since the earliest year in ASIA when I was very young, this is a fine work from this guy and the perfomance of the tracks is excellent, if you like ASIA on Wetton era you love this album