Dan Fogelberg managed to retain listeners' attention even after nearly 20 years of music-making.
The Wild Places is a calm collection of originals and wisely chosen covers.
Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is done
Fogelberg style, with
Dan playing all the instruments himself. The old
Cascades hit "Rhythm of the Rain" has a dreamy style applied to it, and
Fogelberg adds a portion of
the Beatles' "Rain" as well. Originals "The Spirit Trail" and the title cut are more solid efforts from
Fogelberg's pen. Pastoral, if a bit laid-back,
The Wild Places showed that
Dan Fogelberg could still shine in a mellow style that suited his material well. ~ James Chrispell