His last great album. Funny how talent can evaporate when it smells the pop music money.
deathtokoalas
+OroborusFMA
i don't think he ever made a weak record. and while i'd agree that us and so are near the bottom of his output (i'd argue his second record is his weakest), i'd also place his soundtrack work after this at or near the top of it.
Shioumenato
+OroborusFMA I think that So was meant to be an album that sold well, I mean, something that gave the mainstream public what they wanted, not what Peter himself wanted. Maybe he needed money, more fame, or maybe it was just an experiment to show that he can do that. Its one of the reasons some people think the title album stands for Sell Out
deathtokoalas
+Shioumenato
so is really a very strange record. it had some successful singles, but it stands up well as a record, creatively. us maybe a little less so.
i guess i didn't live through it, so i don't know what that was like. but, looking at it from a distance, it's an entirely rational stepping stone in artistic evolution.
i just challenge the question of integrity. i think he grew into himself, rather than out of himself.