It is widely recognized in all religious worlds that nothing is more important than prayer, since prayer involves a direct relationship between the Divine and the human. Nothing can be deemed more spiritually necessary than prayer since among all possible actions none engages as direct a communication with the Great Mystery. A work of charity, for example, could be considered prima facie as important as prayer, or it could be viewed as an extension and a consequence of prayer inasmuch as it is centered on a consciousness of the Divine; but it is nevertheless contingent upon circumstances and particular needs, whereas prayer as such is totally unconditioned since it expresses the very essence of the human station before the One.

It is widely recognized in all religious worlds that nothing is more important than prayer, since prayer involves a direct relationship between the Divine and the human. Nothing can be deemed more spiritually necessary than prayer since among all possible actions none engages as direct a communication with the Great Mystery. A work of charity, for example, could be considered prima facie as important as prayer, or it could be viewed as an extension and a consequence of prayer inasmuch as it is centered on a consciousness of the Divine; but it is nevertheless contingent upon circumstances and particular needs, whereas prayer as such is totally unconditioned since it expresses the very essence of the human station before the One.

Andrew Whiteside's recent review was right on the money. "A wing and a Prayer" is a magnificent album, and a cruelly overlooked gem. The quality of the songs, the arrangements and the production are simply phenomenal. This album is probably number one in my personal desert island disks, as I can't imagine life without it. Gerry Rafferty's husky voice gives a uniquely emotional pull to these songs. The album is clearly based around his marriage break-up, and as others have said, songwriters often produce great music from such traumatic events.

Andrew Whiteside's recent review was right on the money. "A wing and a Prayer" is a magnificent album, and a cruelly overlooked gem. The quality of the songs, the arrangements and the production are simply phenomenal. This album is probably number one in my personal desert island disks, as I can't imagine life without it. Gerry Rafferty's husky voice gives a uniquely emotional pull to these songs. The album is clearly based around his marriage break-up, and as others have said, songwriters often produce great music from such traumatic events.

The "Vinyl To The Core" project was originally a mail tree in 1999. I was afforded an opportunity to go over the files first, and the Remastered Edition came out of that. It coexisted in circulation with the non-remastered version. These three discs were traded by mail, and then posted on Usenet once, no later than 2002. Unless it lives on someone's blog, this is one of those issues that a lot of people may have heard of, but never have seen.

The "Vinyl To The Core" project was originally a mail tree in 1999. I was afforded an opportunity to go over the files first, and the Remastered Edition came out of that. It coexisted in circulation with the non-remastered version. These three discs were traded by mail, and then posted on Usenet once, no later than 2002. Unless it lives on someone's blog, this is one of those issues that a lot of people may have heard of, but never have seen.