"A Criminal Mind" showed off Gowan's uniqueness. "Strange Animal" proof he could rock. "Cosmetics" was groovy.
But "Moonlight Desires" is...spiritual.
Mayans. Mullets. Battlestar Galactica.
But "Moonlight Desires" is...spiritual.
Mayans. Mullets. Battlestar Galactica.
Full disclosure: I lifted that last bit from the You Tube comments but it's a fitting summary.
"Moonlight Desires" may as well been created on another planet, a verse from another universe: it touches the soul and makes the goosebumps.
The arrangement impeccable, the lyrics magical, the vocals haunting, the setting majestic. It's everything I love about the 80s, a reminder how fortunate to have grown up during this era.
The collaboration with Jon Anderson (YES) is a perfect harmony, a sort of Obi-Wan Kenobi character dropping in from another dimension to connect with Luke (Gowan).
great song, saw him in concert with Supertramp, blew them away
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gig! Year?
Deleteseptember 27, 1985
DeleteSo before Moonlight Desires. I can see Gowan outperforming Supertramp live (as crazy as that sounds) due to his epic charisma.
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