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This is a pleasing Cat Stevens album although, admittedly not one of his best.If you are a die hard fan, you will enjoy it all.If you are a fan, you will enjoy most of it.If you just want to hear some Cat then go for Teaser and the Firecat, Tea for the Tillerman or Catch Bull at Four. Even Mona Bone Jackon is better than this.I like it to enjoy it and I am a rather die hard fan.
Bought the Buddah CD to add to my Cat Stevens collection. Good Music for nostalgia and general upbeat listening.
Thank you - Buddha And The Chocolate Box safely received in good condition. Lovely to hear it again.
Stevens also understood that a discerning combination of upbeat tunes (especially "Ready" and "C/79") along with his more calm characteristic melodic ones can be vital to an album's power. It is hard to believe that one would not think this is Cat Stevens' best album. (tea for the tillerman is close) Inspirationally it is Stevens at his apex. I think Mr. It is incomprehensible how underrated this album is. Mr.
It is that affecting. It is his finest. Listen to this album for the first time and you will not be able to let it rest for a long while. Stevens understood here that brevity and succinctness was or is the better part of valor in recording. Nine luscious and ravishing songs to lift the spirit. Stevens' album teaser and the firecat, for example, has more "hits": Ironically, that is exactly why it does not stand the test of time as well as "Buddha" does.
If one believes in a more cooperative human purpose; if ones loves pop music's art at its highest exhilarating level; and if one wishes to dance even, "Buddha and the Chocolate Box" is irresistible.----------Michael Haley
So Cat Stevens was never quite the same after Foreigner, but this was an attempt to return to the old-school styles that he started with. It is still good as are all of his albums, but not the greatest. I recommend this to Cat (Yusef) fans, but also if you just like some easy-listening folk music.
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