Audio CD review:
Peter Lang - The Thing at the Nursery Room Window

Peter Lang - The Thing at the Nursery Room Window

Band: Peter Lang Title: The Thing at the Nursery Room Window Rating: Release Date: 29 August, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Snow Toad 2: Muggy Friday 3: Last Days at the Lodge 4: Turnpike Terror 5: R.C. Rag 6: Adair's Song 7: Bituminous Nightmare 8: Wide Oval Rip-Off 9: Young Man, Young Man, Look at Your Shoes 10: Quetico Reel 11: Red Meat on the Road 12: Future Shot at the Rainbow 13: Flames Along the Monongahela (Bonus Track) 14: Medley: V/The Connecticut Promissory Rag (Bonus Track) 15: Going Down the China Road (Bonus Track)

Editoral Review On The Thing at the Nursery Room Window, Lang's 1973 solo debut, some of his original compositions such as "Turnpike Terror" and "Bituminous Nightmare" show a bit of the Fahey influence, particularly in the use of dissonance and unusual chord progressions. Although Peter Lang never achieved the public recognition of Takoma Records labelmates Leo Kottke and John Fahey, his fingerstyle guitar playing has long been an inspiration to other guitarists. But overall his playing has an elegant simplicity that is wholly his own. Although Lang is a master at composing short pieces--five of the selections clock in at less than two minutes--the most successful track is the nine-minute "Future Shot at the Rainbow. " On this track Lang runs through a set of variations on a theme that skillfully blends elements of ragtime and classical music with folk and blues. The Thing at the Nursery Room Window, which includes three bonus tracks not on the original LP, is a long overdue reissue from an unjustly neglected guitarist. --Michael Simmons .. You can see a complete list of all Peter Lang discography, or go back to the Peter Lang tabs