WORLD RECORD

World Record would prove to be the last VdGG release with the classic lineup until their 2005 reunion. To be fair my reaction towards this album was mixed. Side one is absolutely brilliant, I was particular fond of "A Place to Survive". These songs aren't too different from their previous two albums, and in fact "When She Comes" sounds like a Godbluff leftover. Side two kind of falls apart at the end. "Meurglys III, The Songwriter's Guild" is the lengthy epic, while true never reaches the heights of ""A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" is, for the most part, still very good, until Hugh Banton decides to go all reggae on his organ, which goes on for far too long. "Wondering" is a calm piece but not a favorite of mine. To me an uneven album, but there is still some brilliant material to make it worth having.