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Vigrass And Osborne - 1974 Steppin' Out
Background A few of you will remember Jeff Wayne's 'War of The Worlds' musical extravaganza from 1978 and the hit single 'Forever Autumn' sung by The Moody Blues Justin Hayward. That song was originally written by Wayne and the duo of Paul Vigrass and Gary Osborne for their 1972 album 'Queues'. It was released as a single then, but failed to chart which pretty much sums up Vigrass and Osborne less than stellar career together. Sometimes it's best to break it off and cut your losses and two albums it seems were enough. Former actor Vigrass slipped out of sight after 'Steppin' Out' and Osborne went on to chart success as a writer for Elton John well into the 80's. The Songs 'Steppin' Out' is fairly typical early 70's pop rock sprinkled with stunningly gorgeous orchestrations from producer Jeff Wayne. I am serious when I say I wouldn't give this album a toss if it wasn't without Wayne's influence which gives certain tracks like 'Engine Driver' and 'Wild And Windy Sea' an ethereal, at times folkie progressive rock flavor reminiscent of Al Stewart and The Strawbs. Still, most of this material is second rate that no one, not even Wayne could save including the big band/ glam rock embarrassment of the title track. Same goes for 'Haystacks' and 'Sunshine Cake' which are just too dreadful to bother with. In Summary This record was released in the U.S. and I believe there was a tour stateside to support it. I have been told, their first album is far better but I have yet to track down a copy cheap enough where I won't need to take out a loan on my house! Related Articles N/A Copying of material without permission is not permitted. Posted by Eric
on August 28, 2008 ·
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