Audio CD review:
Dougie MacLean - On a Wing and a Prayer

Dougie MacLean - On a Wing and a Prayer

Band: Dougie MacLean Title: On a Wing and a Prayer Rating: Release Date: 21 June, 2005 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Almost Always Falling 2: On a Wing and a Prayer 3: Cruising 4: Silver and Gold 5: More Fool I 6: The Long Road 7: Sandy Bell;s Broadstreet 8: Let's Rock and Roll 9: You dont have to cry 10: Get Me Out

Customer Reviews An oddity in the Dougie Maclean catalog It was the last of four albums he recorded for the Plant Life label, before he started his own label. This album stands out as being very different from the bulk of Dougie Maclean's recorded work -- and not necessarily in a good way. While there are several very good tracks on this album, there are also several synth-pop dance numbers that just don't sound anything like Dougie Maclean songs. The record label was obviously pushing him to do something more "radio-friendly" for the early '80s, and instead it seems to have pushed him to leave the business of working for another label and start his own, where he would have total creative control. For the casual listener, I would recommend buying albums from his own Dunkeld label before venturing into his early work. But for the Dougie fanatic, this album is a must, if only to hear him doing something outside of his traditional genre. Not at all like his current work But you'd be better off buying "Early". If you are a huge Dougie MacLean fan, you will probably want to buy this just to hear some of his very early work. This is not at all like his current work, it is sounds a lot like Pop music, and in fact was heavily influenced by the record label. If you want to get started on a Dougie MacLean collection, and you are new to his music, you should start with Craigie Dhu. . You can see a complete list of all Dougie MacLean discography, or go back to the Dougie MacLean tabs