22-09-2019, 19:18
Al Stewart – Sparks of Ancient Light
A history lesson from Mr Stewart, as always, according to whom these songs deal with certainty and uncertainty. Laurence Juber is brilliant – guitars and production/engineering and it’s always intriguing to see which direction Al’s heading off in - what has piqued his interest and imagination. In this case, the subject matter ranges impossibly widely – from Elvis to a football anti-hero, to the last Shah of Iran!!
Drawn from the incident when Presley saw Stalin’s face in the clouds … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMOJr4MCsrk
The deposing of the Shah of Shahs …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktnu45TFC9c
And I’ve no idea where we are here, but it’s “The Loneliest Place on the Map” …
A history lesson from Mr Stewart, as always, according to whom these songs deal with certainty and uncertainty. Laurence Juber is brilliant – guitars and production/engineering and it’s always intriguing to see which direction Al’s heading off in - what has piqued his interest and imagination. In this case, the subject matter ranges impossibly widely – from Elvis to a football anti-hero, to the last Shah of Iran!!
Drawn from the incident when Presley saw Stalin’s face in the clouds … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMOJr4MCsrk
The deposing of the Shah of Shahs …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktnu45TFC9c
And I’ve no idea where we are here, but it’s “The Loneliest Place on the Map” …
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