Anthony Phillips - Private Parts & Pieces CD (album) cover
Anthony Phillips   Symphonic Prog  3.40 | 75 ratings  From
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stars And with this album an artist finds his niche. Earlier
works by Anthony were excellent explorations of acoustic
soundscaping, clever and intricate songwriting, and more
simplistic and to the point pop songwriting. Phillips did excell
in all three albums before this, but he just couldn't seem to
find a mass audience. I believe that after the commercial
failure of Sides, he simply gave up trying to be a big pop star.
Except for a transparent 80's pop album with Invisible Men,
Anthony stuck to his own insular, individualistic instrumental
work. And that started with this album, a collection of demos,
leftovers, experiments, and work recorded simply for his own
entertainment. It was a bold album to release: an artist who had
cult success, at best, releasing a collection of stuff he had
only intended for his own listening expe