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Critics unofficially dubbed Translator's fourth and final effort their "arena rock" album when it landed, which is fair, but that it's much more Rumours than Love Gun should also be noted. Big production by Ed Stasium and ambitious songs from Steve Barton (the Paul Westerberg of the group) and Robert Darlington (the George Harrison) plus a sense that solo careers are itching to get out all add up to a sprawling, overwhelming effort from bandmembers who haven't quite figured out how to reconcile their college radio upbringing and the Fleetwood Mac-sized world they are entering. Guitar solos feel more like machismo than mayhem with Stasium at the controls, songwriting has dipped a little overall, and there is less of a "band" feeling than ever. Still, "Standing in Line" and "I Need You to Love" are both top-shelf, and the title track suggests that this bigger Translator would have worked had they held on for another album. Since the handful of highlights have appeared on the well-chosen comps Everywhere That I'm Not and Everywhere That We Were, only the hardcore fan need worry about this interesting misstep. ~ David Jeffries
Translator: Robert Darlington, Steve Barton (vocals, guitar); Larry Dekker (bass guitar); David Scheff (drums).
Evening Of The Harvest Music Translator Evening Of The Harvest Songs Evening Of The Harvest Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Translator Go Out On A High Note
On Translator's final album, the band records songs w/a more "live" feel and create an album that rocks harder than anything since their debut "Heartbeats and Triggers". Although there are a couple of mediocre songs the high points ("Need You To Love", "Evening of the Harvest", "Winter Crying" etc) are pretty damn amazing.
Steve Barton's vocals are sublime throughout, moving from a whisper to a scream sometimes in one line, delivering the lyrics with an authentic sense of urgency.
Good, good stuff.
Submitted by davidcrouse (Fairbanks, AK, USA) 
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Translator's final album is alot like their debut in that it's a mixture of standout songs and average ones, while the 2nd & 3rd records are strong all the way thru. The biggest difference with this album is the topical nature of the songs, which is logical extension of the more mature songs found on the 3rd record ("Translator"). The most interesting bonus track (on all four records) is "Ronnie Raygun Blues," which they often played in concert.
My advice is the order this quickly, as it is likely to go out of print after the first pressing.
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