The album opens well with the relatively upbeat, yet moody, More Than I Was, and the remarkably similar No Horizon, but from there the pace stagnates a bit too much, before hitting the quirky, even bizarre, Little Known Facts and jingle-jangle album closer Half Way Through.
The Feelers are said to have sold more albums in this country than any other New Zealand band, and a lot of that is off the strength of Reid's ballads. But this solo album is missing a certain something, and maybe bringing the noise up a notch or two could have been the answer. Nevertheless, listen out for this in a Sunday morning cafe near you sometime soon.
