You can tell the music of Cat Stevens, the origin of the parents of the British songwriter, who is now known as a Muslim by the name Yusuf Islam and withdrew from the music scene, clearly at (his father was Greek and his mother Swedish): Nordland serenity and melancholy paired with southern Temeperament; Both properties can be assigned to certain songs and / or passages clear. At "Tea for the Tillerman" as such: Any reasonably interested in music man is already recognized by the title list, that this is a singer / songwriter album of the highest quality: The sensitive, profound, beautiful "Father & Son" and of both sadness and optimism mediating Evergreen "Wild World" are the most famous hits of this album. Even the dreamy, soothing "Into White", the Stevens-typical opener "Where do the Children Play?" and passionately put forward "Hard Headed Woman" are recognized and very very nice numbers. My favorite on "Tillerman" is, however, clearly indicated by the buttery and surrealistic sounds "Sad Lisa", which tells the melancholy way of an always deeply sad girl. The now still remaining, less-known songs are nice to listen, but not convincing. In the same way as the more successful rightly numbers that belong to "Tea for the Tillerman" Although "Miles from Nowhere" provided with Hall complete surprise convincingly rocking sounds and "Longer Boats" a Caribbean atmosphere is produced without additionally introduced instruments (such effects draw large compositions and arrangements from), I would have, as for example in Paul Simon has always been the case / is desired that every song on the album is to settle on equivalent high level. While this is successful only about 2/3 of the album, but it is part of the wider circle of the most beautiful albums in popular music at all.
