Ganz große Kompositions- und Spielkunst eines wunderbaren Gitarristen, hervorragend aufgenommen und produziert noch dazu. Ralph Towner zeigt, was auf Zwölfsaitiger und Konzertgitarre möglich ist.
One of the most beautiful and haunting records ever. Although known more for his 12-string playing, "Anthem" features Ralph Towner on mostly nylon string guitar. It must be one of the most difficult things, playing solo nylon string guitar! The material is gorgeous, especially the title track and 'Simone.' Also, I love the opening track, 'Solitary Woman,' which almost sounds like Weather Report to me, it is such a complete solo performance. I will never get tired of this record.
I was looking for more of the remarkable 12-string guitar playing found on "I sing the body electric" (Weather Report), and there is a bit (although I suspect helped along with some post-editing with Melodyne or equivalent), so good; but other things are a little too new-agey for me. So, worthwhile but not uniform to my taste.