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Classic Album Review: Tal Bachman | Staring Down The Sun

The long-overdue set from Randy's boy is more about Beatles & Bowie than BTO.

This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Randy’s boy finally follows up his promising 1999 debut.

And does so it fine style — with an impeccably crafted set of soaringly melodic, lightly gritty and emotionally mature pop-rock that owes more to The Beatles and David Bowie than BTO. With luck, we won’t have to wait another five years for the threequel.