Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart

Between The Wars - Al Stewart

Between the Wars is based around a single concept - what the world was like between the two world wars. From his whole work, you can tell that Al Stewart is fascinated with history. In this album, he takes this interest one step further, combining historical themes with music in styles that evoke that era perfectly. The inlay photo is a scene from central Paris of the era. ==== STYLE AND CONTENT ==== For me, the defining features of those songs of Al Stewart that I have particularly liked were interesting and intelligent lyrics and great guitar playing. There is plenty of both on this album. Indeed, the album opens with a wonderful guitar solo setting the scene ...