Songs: Wild
Tales, Hey You (Looking at the Moon), Prison Song, You´ll Never Be the Same, And So It Goes, Grave Concern,
Oh Camil (The Winter Soldier), I Miss You, On the Line, Another Sleep Song.
Type of Music: Early
Seventies Country/Folk/Pop
Comments:
Graham´s forgotten album. And that´s a Shame! Wild
Tales was recorded in 1973 with the help from buddies David Crosby and Joni
Mitchell and some members of Neil Young´s “ Harvest “ band. It´s almost a country album with some pop and folk
thrown in for good measure. All songs were written by Graham and usually his
voice fits the songs well like in the heartfelt I Miss You. But just try
to imagine what Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen could have done with the anti War
Song Oh Camil (The Winter Soldier) or say the Eagles with You´ll Never Be The Same. The Album is rather short and there´s some filler but
after all those years it´s still one of the albums that regularly returns to my
CD Player. My favourite songs include the country-pop of Hey You (Looking at
the Moon), Prison Song that deals with the differences in the legal
systems of the various states in the Union and And so it goes.
The Album missed a Hit-single like “ Chicago” on “
Songs for Beginners” and was overlooked. Sometimes life just isn´t fair!
Rating: ******** (8 out of 10)
Black = Good Songs
Green = Great Songs
Red = Could Be Better
Who should buy this Record: Anyone who likes the sound of
Crosby, Stills & Nash in songs like Teach your Children or Our House should
buy this one. May be hard to find though!
