Label: MCA Records (Japan), UICY-94495
Style: Hard Rock, Soft Rock
Country: Torquay, Devon, England
Time: 38:02
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 284 Mb
After the Wisefield-dominated No Smoke Without Fire, Martin bounces back with an impressive output on this one, which I rate just a shade behind New England. His spooky triad of "Haunting Me", "Insomnia", and "Lifeline" is outstanding, and the subject matter - haunting memory, sleeplessness, and the deathbed visitation are ironically fitting, knowing that he was soon to be nudged out of the group. Andy comes up with a latter-day gem in "Master of Disguise". "Living Proof" and "Helpless" (that rarest of things - a non-WA composition on a WA album) are solid pop songs that I enjoy in spite of their poppiness. "Pay the Price" and "New Rising Star" offer little to my ears, but the rest of the material is good enough to make up for them.
(wishboneash.co.uk/albumfrontpage) Review by Bindu
I love this album; to me it now has a bittersweet feel as the last of the classic series of albums from Martin, Andy, Steve and Laurie; plus it bookends - along with the debut album - the period of Wishbone Ash being a critically acclaimed and major English rock band. After this there would be good songs here and there from the assorted line-ups which followed but no really powerful or commercial albums would be forthcoming. The era of the band as a major draw on the UK concert hall circuit effectively ended after this - although the reunion line-up managed to salvage matters somewhat and pull in decent crowds. As a swansong to the classic Wishbone Ash period this album is important and immense. "Lifeline" is up with anything the band ever produced.
(wishboneash.co.uk/albumfrontpage) Review by Keith Stoddart
Now here's an album that has the MT influence stamped all over it, so much so that it could have been a solo album. "Living Proof" is a great opener. "Haunting Me" is another great track followed by "Insomnia" which I think is very different and outstanding. "Helpless" is another underated little rocker. I don't care much for "Pay The Price" or "New Rising Star" myself. "Master Of Disguise" is a lovely Andy Powell-penned track. "Lifeline" is simply stunning and played with aplomb by MTWA. Again this was yet another excellent album overall and it turned out to be the last WA tour for me for a very long time. I don't think WA were ever the same following MT's departure after this release. They just seemed to miss his song writing talents, melodic inspiring bass lines, his vocal work and harmonies.
(wishboneash.co.uk/albumfrontpage) Review by Tony Clark
01. Living Proof (05:44)
02. Haunting Me (04:34)
03. Insomnia (05:09)
04. Helpless (04:05)
05. Pay The Price (03:33)
06. New Rising Star (03:59)
07. Master Of Disguise (04:25)
08. Life Line (06:30)
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