![]() The 2001 CD reissue on Voiceprint's imprint Misplaced added the B-side "Scratching at Success" and "Introduction to the Menace," the stage walk-on music Hine used for his shows at the time. Guest musicians include Phil Collins (drums on two tracks), Marianne Faithfull (back vocals on one track), while guitarist Phil Palmer can be heard throughout the album. Highlights include the gloomy "I Think a Man Will Hang Soon," the catchy title track, the delicate "Samsara," and the progressively schizophrenic masterpiece "Make a Wish," although each of the album's original nine tracks is a gem, full of clever ideas and daring artistic choices. Of course, Hine's approach was closer to pop, but he favored disquieting moods, oblique accompaniments, poetic lyrics, and dramatic effects. One finds here an atmosphere similar to the latter's LP Sides, but also to Peter Hammill's solo albums from the same period. As a producer, Hine's vision had been sharpened by his work with, among others, Anthony Phillips. Early-'80s synth-pop did not age very well as a genre, but this album (like maybe Jon Anderson's Animation) is a stellar exception. Immunity marked a return to solo work for Rupert Hine after a few years with Quantum Jump. ![]()
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