A Fireworks Magazine / Rocktopia album review by Phil Ashcroft: Two years after the release of his self-titled first solo album, label Chrysalis were pushing him to go back into the studio to record the follow-up. It was worrying that he had no songs written, having used all his surplus up on his 1981 album, but he did at least have a settled band in guitarist Gary Moore, bassist Tristan Margetts, keyboard player Tommy Eyre and drummer Ted McKenna. Also, having toured extensively for a couple of years as a solo artist he was starting to get a handle on what style would work best for him, and as a result his 1983 album 'Manoeuvres' had more of a consistent direction to it than his predecessor, even if the best songs didn't quite match the highlights of 'Greg Lake'. Read the full review on Rocktopia. http://ping.fm/AvkzE
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