SOPHISTICATED BEGGAR

Unfortunately I just lost my entire review of SB! How frustrating. Needless to say this album is Harper doing his debut and what is noticeable is how good he sounds from the offset. From the quirky ' Goldfish', the trendy ' China Girl'. The selfless ( joke) self titled 'Sophisticated Beggar' to the uneasy ' Committed'. Delusions of grandeur? I think not! Harper manages to sound as fresh 42 years ago as he does even in 1998's Dream Society. What stands out here is that this is a strong beginning for Harper and yet there was such an abundance of great collaborative work ahead with the likes of Peter Jenner, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour and Ian Anderson just to name a few. A solid three stars for Roy Harper's first studio release.