Bruce Cockburn - Night Vision (1973)

Night Vision is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn released domestically on True North Records. The album's artwork is an adaptation of a painting by Alex Colville entitled "Horse and Train".

Night Vision is Bruce Cockburn's fourth album - released in 1973, it's mostly pretty good. It has Cockburn turning away from the brighter, more optimistic songs that filled his first three albums, and more towards the seriousness of his later works. "You Don't Have to Play the Horses" and the shorter piece "The Blues Got the World..." point this up effectively, along with one of his very best instrumental tracks, the minor-key "Islands in a Black Sky."
Some of the earlier sprightliness remains - the short opening instrumental "Foxglove" plays like a hornpipe, and is certain to set any listener's toes to tapping. Some of the material doesn't work quite as well - "When the Sun Goes Nova" sounds a little silly for a concept (the eventual death of the sun as a red giant) that's sort of dark and serious - but as long Cockburn continues to remind us that there is life to be lived ("Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" is a good indication of that), a decent balance is kept with this album.
Overall, Night Vision is a good album; Cockburn was still finding his voice at this point, but for an artist who's had a career as long as his (43 years at this point, if one counts the fact that his 1970 eponymous debut album was recorded in the late fall of 1969), that's allowed. He hasn't made a bad album yet, even if they weren't all perfectly memorable. Night Vision is definitely one of the better ones nonetheless.

A little darker this time out (hence the title), Bruce Cockburn's fourth album find even greater rewards. Backed by a complete band, many of the songs hold up better through time. Sure, there's still the light-hearted folksy bits like "The Blues Got the World...," but there's also a gutsier sound exemplified in "You Don't Have to Play the Horses" and even a trick out of the Tom Waits song-style on "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long." No matter what type of music you're looking for, there's something here that will tickle your fancy.

1.   Foxglove - 1:29

2 .  You Don't Have to Play the Horses - 3:49

3 .  The Blues Got the World... - 1:52

4.    Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long - 4:14

5.   Islands in a Black Sky - 7:40

6.   Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow - Knives Don't Bring Good News - 6:49

7.   When the Sun Goes Nova - 2:42

8.   Déjà Vu - 5:36

9.   Light Storm - 2:33

10.   God Bless the Children - 4:17

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