- art rock, rock
- 48 min
- 13 tracks
- Fie! Records
Roaring Forties is the 21st studio album by Peter Hammill, released on his own Fie! label in 1994. It, and the following album, X My Heart, are Hammill's most recent albums that primarily contain an organic, full-band rock style.
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Grave, spare, intimate and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- 1Sharply Unclear5:43
- 2The Gift of Fire (Precursed)1:44
- 3The Gift of Fire (Talk Turkey)6:47
- 4You Can't Want What You Always Get...5:57
- 5... If You Haven't Got It Yet3:34
- 6Headlong Stretch I) Up Ahead3:30
- 7Headlong Stretch II) Continental Drift3:09
- 8Headlong Stretch III) The Twelve1:35
- 9Headlong Stretch IV) Long Light3:01
- 10Headlong Stretch V) Backwards Man4:06
- 11Headlong Stretch VI) As You Were1:59
- 12Headlong Stretch VII) Or So I Said2:04
- 13Your Tall Ship5:03
13 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Peter Hammill
- Label
- Fie! Records
- Released
- 1994
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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