Steven Lindsay's songwriting, like his singing, is tasteful, cultured (two references to painter Andrew Wyeth in the first five songs, including one titled after his masterpiece, "Christina's World"), and a bit dull. The guitars chime, the machine-made beats burble, and
Lindsay contemplates existence, from dead-end "Prospect Street" to a "Big New Beginning" in what sounds suspiciously like L.A. But there is a difference between swimming and treading water that he doesn't seem to recognize. [Virgin's 1986 edition included two bonus tracks.] ~ William Ruhlmann