John Waite - Figure in a Landscape
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Track List: Figure in a Landscape
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- Keys To Your Heart
- Always Be Your Man
- Thinking 'Bout You
- NYC Girl
- Fly
- New Thing
- Special One
- Whenever You Come Around
- Touch
- Godhead
- Masterpiece Of Loneliness
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Album Details: Figure in a Landscape
- Release Date:
- 08/21/2001
- Label:
- Gold Circle Records
- UPC:
- 609241000529
User Reviews: Figure in a Landscape
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Figure in a Landscape
, November 6, 2004Reviewer: toyotatmr2 - See all toyotatmr2's reviews -
Best album I'v bought in years
, February 8, 2002Reviewer: Viv - See all Viv's reviewsWaited years for this one and is was worth every minute. Wonderful, I think it may be the best he has ever had. To bad such a great singer is so hard to find. John really but his heart into this one and it deserves more airtime and shelf space then it has been given. Vince Gill should be proud of the wonderful job John has done with , Whenever You Come Around it is great. It's hard to pick a favorite on this one. When I first heard it it was Fly that I played over and over now when the tracks Always Be Your Man and Touch come up I find myself starting them over when the song ends. Just can't say enough. Buy it, you wont be sorry. ...
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Pro Reviews: Figure in a Landscape
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Like most singers, John Waite is only as good as the songs he sings (i.e., he still packs prime pipes), but Waite's quest for chart action often leaves him churning out demographically inspired, clinical machinations. Why doesn't anyone ever return to power pop roots? At any rate, Figure in a Landscape goes for a mature, adult contemporary atmosphere, but comes across as competent, countrified ennui. Opener "Keys to Your Heart" gets things going in a decent direction. "NYC Girl" oozes cool urban imagery, and "Thinking About You" isn't bad. "Special One" kicks up a little dust, but never gets dirty. Lone rocker "Godhead" smokes ten years after Chris Cornell embodied the term. Classy torch-closer "Masterpiece of Loneliness" holds some heartfelt sentiment, but the other songs (including a Vince Gill tune) are yawners. Waite's sole smash, "Missing You," is a stigma that will forever haunt the singer, and that's apparent from the excessive amount of mellow numbers here. Like most stars from the '70s, Waite possesses a larger-than-life persona, and his particular style of verbosely turning bulky phrases (à la Meatloaf) remains an engaging trait. But the ever-present professional gloss doesn't make Figure on the Landscape any more distinctive, and, barring a miracle, this album won't make Waite any more of a star. Still, it's always a pleasure to hear that voice. - Doug Stone, All Music Guide |
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As a solo artist and as the lead singer of the Babys and Bad English, John Waite was a fixture album-oriented rock radio stations during the '70s and '80s. Waite had a talent for power ballads and driving arena-rock, occasionally touching on New Wave...Full John Waite Biography
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Finally, I had almost given up. This is a great CD. The pros & cons are the same song, why? The song (Figure in a Landscape)is great, but he pronounces the 'g' in Figure with a hard 'g' sound. He pronounces it 'figer', instead of 'figyur'. It distracts from the song, which is great as I said. The whole album ('CD') is worth buying, no question!