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JOHN WETTON - caught in the crossfire - Amazon.com Music
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Ah! A hidden gem. Why this Album never got more radio play I will never know. Johns voice and incredible bass playing along with Simon Kirke of Bad company and Martin Barre of Jethro Tull create a talented and powerful band. The tracks are very commercial sounding, but that does not detract from the fact that the music is solid.
John Wetton is a funny guy. He possesses impeccable progressive rock credentials obtained from membership in both UK and King Crimson. In the early 80's, he soared to world-wide stardom as frontman for the band Asia -- a band that included the equally luminous prog-rockers Steve Howe, Carl Palmer and Geoff Downes. An unlikely rock star, Wetton's overtly commercial pop songs drenched with thick, romantic lyrics stood in stark contrast to his days with Robert Fripp's King Crimson. While the masses bought Asia albums by the millions, die-hard prog-rock fans wondered how a band that consisted of so much talent could actually be so bad. Don't get me wrong. I loved Asia -- and still do to this day. Why? There was a sincerity ("devout honesty" may be a better term) that Wetton unflinchingly emanated. That is to say, when he was singing about a break-up or lost love, you really believed that he experienced it. Through subsequent solo efforts, Wetton has maintained and even augmented this style. "Caught in the Crossfire" is a good example of Wetton beginning to move in this direction. "Turn on the Radio" is an airwave friendly pop tune that kicks off the disc. However, "Cold is the Night Without You" is a real harbinger of future work: soaring vocals, themes of loss and loneliness, etc. Very powerful stuff, to say the least. By the time the first Asia album was released, this solo album was already out of print. At the time, I searched many used record shops in several cities before I finally found the original vinyl recording. In recent years, I had occassion to witness Wetton perform live acousticly. His inclusion of one of the songs off this disc melded well with the Asia and post-Asia material performed that night. For Wetton fans, this disc is valuable part of his lexicon.
I really enjoyed Asia music for years. Wetton has a gifted voice. The music was definitely retro, but after playing it a few timers, I liked it. I'm not jumping up and down about it, but I liked it.
Originally released by E'G/Polydor Records, reissued in the U.S. by Passport/Jem/Caroline and elsewhere by Virgin. Had three other covers. I had heard half the album already on the 1987 compilation "King's Road 1973-80", and a live version of "Woman" on "Arkangel". I have the Australian LP, but another CD reissue has bonus tracks. You know how it is. The album at first got little notice. A year or two later, Asia came to pass. The rest is history. It wouldn't be until after leaving Asia in the early '90s that John Wetton would the full-fledged solo career that once again takes a back seat to Asia.
This 1980 album was John Wetton's very first solo album and it displays a transitional phase for the ex-king Crimson/U.K. bassist/singer/writer. It sits comfortable, in both timeline and in style, between his short-lived late 70's Roxy Music-meets-ELP fusion-rock band U.K., and the huge success of progressive power-pop combo Asia a year or so later. These are mostly songs of love, relationships, and hurt, and John puts his heart into his singing here, setting the stage for later work like 'Battle Lines'. 'Baby Come back', 'Turn On The Radio' and 'Paper Talk' are dead ringers for Asia, while the title track features Roxy's Phil Manzanera. 'Woman' was actually written for King Crimson in 1974 I beleive, but the band folded before anything was made of it. Best moments include 'Get What You Want' which features lyrics by Pete Sinfield, 'I'll Be There'(catchy!), and one of the most excellent and emotional songs Wetton has ever written, 'Cold Is The Night'. Cold Is The Night is actually worth the price of the cd alone, powerful vocals, great song overall. You can't go wrong with John Wetton's first solo album, good songs, a somewhat Asia/U.K. hybrid which was a good turning point in his career which up untill this point had consisted of band contributions and session work. The remastered version of Caught In The Crossfire also has two bonus tracks, but they don't sound like they were from these sessiions but rather more like circa 1994-1997. They don't belong here, but they are extra Wetton songs which only add to the overall value of this disc.
Mi interés por John Wetton proviene, exclusivamente, de su participación en King Crimson. Por ese motivo, cuánto más se aleja de lo que hizo con el grupo, y posteriormente en UK, menos me gusta. No obstante, los últimos discos (Rock of Faith, Sinister, etc.) aún siendo comerciales y, un tanto blanditos, tienen buenos momentos y se escuchan con agrado. No así este que nos ocupa que, además de contar con pocas ideas compositivas, se ve lastrado por la horrible producción típica de los años 80. Mucha ampulosidad, mucho teclado para un disco de AOR sin demasiados vuelos.
Mr.Wetton is undoubtedly one of best bass-players in seventies rock (and beyond). Lending his capable hands to many significant musicians, the one that stands out professionally is, but of course, his brief but exceptionally good tenure with Mr.Fripp's second incarnation of the mighty King Crimson. Not to forget he also sang with King Crimson and so he did with the band that gave him the big money, ASIA. Less known the first band where he wasn't a session player or simple member and that was UK. Roxy Music and Uriah Heep are among others that used his skills and this only goes to show how he was regarded and estimed. After a long time I was puzzled to discover what he had done solo. This is his first and chronologically comes after the first UK and the first ASIA, but the similarities are all towards ASIA, no progressive leanings on this album, no intricate instrumental parts or anything that could make you think of what he had done previously. This is a sort more intimate, less bombastic ASIA, much care devoted to the craft of writing songs, the will to find a less contrived vocal style and a general inclination towards the large public of the so-called Arena Rock that would later develop with ASIA. Frankly speaking, I much prefer the "progressive" Wetton, but this is not say Caught in the crossfire is not a good album, quite the contrary, it is a surprisingly good album in its own kind of radio-friendly rock, well-crafted, well-played (with a little help from some friends) and well-sung. I have no idea how the album charted if at all, but in Italy passed virtually unknown and this is a shame, also I can't quite understand why he didn't carry on with his name, one can only surmise that he preferred to share the pressure or simply he liked better to make music in a band. I'd recommend this album to people who like his voice a lot, because here is the main thing, and to whoever likes some lighter stuff in between their difficult progressive bands. Cold is the night is to me the standout track, a darkish soul ballad full of atmosphere that one could mistake for a Daryl Hall track and this is no mean feat (no joke).
ＪＯＨＮ ＷＥＴＴＯＮの８０年発表の１ＳＴソロアルバムと同一タイトルですが， 内容はＡＳＩＡ以降のソロも含めたＢＥＳＴ盤で別物です。お間違えなく。 1.CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE 2.HAVE YOU SEEN HER TONIGHT 3.BATTLE LINE 4.JANE 5.THE CIRCLE OF ST,GILES 6.THE LAST THING ON MY MIND 7.DESPERRATE TIMES 8.COLD IS THE NIGHT 9,PAPER TALK 10.SUZANNE 11.ROUND IN THE CIRCLES 12.CRIME OF PASSION 13.THIRTEEN 14.I'LL BE THERE 15.EMMA 16.SPACE & TIME 17.AFTER ALL ＣＲＩＭＳＯＮ，ＵＫ，ＡＳＩＡ以外の作品を一気に聞くには最適なお買い得な一枚です。 ブリティッシュロックのいぶし銀のヴォーカルを堪能できます。
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