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Peter Hammill: Past Go - Collected

Artist:	Peter Hammill: Past Go
Title:	Collected
Label:	FIE! 9112
Length(s):	69 minutes
Year(s) of release:	1996
Month of review:	10/1996

Line up

Peter Hammill, and Manny Elias, Nic Potter, David Jackson, David Lord,
John Ellis, Stuart Gordon, Guy Evans, Simon Clarke.

Tracks

1)	A Kick To Kill The Kiss	4.10
2)	I Will Find You	4.43
3)	Accidents	4.35
4)	His Best Girl	5.00
5)	Sharply Unclear	5.40
6)	Patient	6.14
7)	Planet Conventry	4.00
8)	A Ritual Mask	3.51
9)	The Noise	6.09
10)	The Gift Of Fire	8.30
11)	Traintime	4.25
12)	Gaia	5.32
13)	Your Tall Ship	5.00

Summary

Well, everyone should know him by now and if you didn't then this is your chance to get to know him well. This compilation of just about every Fie CD available I heard is very cheap, so that shuold not be a problem and moreover it gives you the chance to buy any Fie CD for only 7 Pounds Sterling including postage and all that. This is very cheap. So if you ever had the mind to get any of his albums (they have to have been released on Fie of course then get to it and don't even bother to finish this review). You can even for this price order the double live CD Roomtemperaturelive.

The music

Well, not much to tell here, or is there? Hmm, well, since everybody's now off to get their hands on this thing, I might as well mumble to myself a little. Striking isn't it, that from Fireships he has selected both the two best and also the weakest (most commercial) track. Also from The Noise, which wasn't too strong an album he selected both two good and one weak track (Kick to Kill the Kiss). I'm missing Primo on the Parapet here, but that track is also kind of long. From Roaring Forties the selection is not that good, because Sharply Unclear is a good song, but the other songs are certainly not as good. Gift of Fire is a little tiring and Your Tall Ship is too soft. What is left are two of the best tracks of the best eighties album, Patience. Also interesting is A Ritual Mask, the only track not known to me, when I got this. It's from Loops and Reels. Made me decide to try and get my hands on, using that inlay card. I'm still wondering whether I will also order There Goes the Daylight. Unfortunate is the fact that this album is a companion to the noise, which makes it less desirable. The only track I missed on this album is Accidents which is from Enter K. You might have noticed that the album does not contain any X My Heart stuff, but you can order it, so don't worry.

Conclusion

don't pass up on this one. I'm not saying it is good, because hey this is a compilation, but if you've never heard this guy, then this is your chance and a means to get your hands on some of his CDs which might not be easily found in your neighbourhood.