Customer Reviews:
 Melancholy Good October 19, 2005
PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Church always seemed to sound a bit "Spooky", and in the 1980's that was not a bad thing in the Music Industry.
Marty Willson-Piper was the Guitarist that helped to texture the overall sound of that band greatly. But "Rhyme" proves he had much more to say and it's a overlooked gem of a CD.
This 1989 release features 12 finely crafted tunes that owe much to the man's musical roots. Marty can be much more upbeat than The Church and he does know his way around a Pop Song quite well. A liitle bit jangly (The Byrds), as Melancholy as Ray Davies or Brian Wilson. The Production of Rhyme sounds larger than the People involved, listening to a tune such as "Say" is quite moving.
This is a timeless music and I feel lucky to have stumbled on to it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Songs That Don't Make It On To Church Albums August 27, 2002
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As the guitarist for the Church, Marty Willson-Piper has been in and around the fringe of music since the early eighties. What is different about his solo records is how quiet they are. This is by far his strongest solo release. His last two efforts seemed a little too much like Church outtakes. The songs on this record are intimate and you can luxuriate in his guitar work. He sucessively creates an atmosphere in songs such as Whisper and you can picture him sequestered somewhere in a studio in Stockholm. I'm not even sure if this is still in print but it is definitely worth seeking our in a used record store if you like the Church, or more specifically if you like Marty Willson-Piper songs on the Church's albums.
 Timeless recording of excellent music September 30, 2001
3 out of 7 found this review helpful
This album is one of my all time favorites from my High School days. But don't get me wrong, this is not "high school" music. It is more truly appreciated by an adult audience. The recording on this is timeless. Unlike most albums that I purchased in High School, this one never sounds dated. If you like the Church, you'll like this album. If you like elegant, beautiful lyrics and music, you'll like this album.
 Lovely intelligent guitar pop, but his other stuff is better August 23, 1998
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
Away from the twin-guitar shimmering new-wave guitar pop of his main band The Chuch, Marty Willson-Piper has done several beautiful, reflective solo albums. Rhyme is the third.Marty's solo stuff rocks and kicks less than the Church, and is more introspective, delicate and pretty, with some gorgeous guitar work. Moving on from the other solo albums home demos of In Reflection, and the acoustic richness of Art Attack (arguably his best), Rhyme taps a rich vein of jangling, accomplished 60s-influenced poppiness. That said, there are a wealth of textures here, most notably on the strange East-European spiralling of Idiots, the ethereal floating of Forever. If you don't have any of Marty's solo stuff, start with the inventive acousticness of Art Attack, or the more accomplished lusciousnees of his fourth album Spirit Level. But if those are difficult to track down, you can do a lot worse than this. And by the way, if you haven't got any of his stuff with The Church, get some now (top tips: Starfish, Priest=Aura, The Blurred Crusade). And two of the other Churchies, Steve kilbey and Peter Koppes, have done excelent solo stuff too. But that's another story. Also, a Marty-less Church album, Pharmakoi by Refo:Mation is available from amazon.com
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