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Oct 21, 2011There are times when Wilson's meandering style emphasis on ambiance turns on a twilight sound.
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Aug 8, 2011His debut album (a previous finished collection was never released) skates dangerously close to self indulgent pastiche yet contains some immaculately played gems that possess the definitive crackle of old school analogue tape sessions.
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Nov 3, 2011The zeal in presenting a glut of music like this is commendably refreshing actually, but in the end Gentle Spirit may be too big for its own good.
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Q MagazineSep 22, 2011He never sounds hurried, but Gentle Spirit overflows with ideas, albeit ones mostly from circa 1972. [Oct 2011, p.131]
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Aug 8, 2011Gentle Spirit is one of those group effort records where musicians' edges smudge and no one showboats – except, perhaps, Wilson, who occasionally reels off the kind of distant, contemplative guitar solos so lacking in aggression that they sound like they were recorded the next canyon over.
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Oct 6, 2011It's engaging stuff. It just outstays its welcome a bit.
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