The Point - NILSSON***

Everything's Got 'Em/Me & My Arrow/Poli High/Think About Your Troubles/Life Line/POV Waltz/Are You Sleeping

The Point was the soundtrack to a children’s animation sung, composed and narrated by Harry Nilsson. He would later bring it to the Mermaid Theatre in London as a stage show. (US:25 UK:46)

“Three or four of these tracks are certified Harry classics, while the remainder are a pleasure due to the high flying vocal and orchestrations. When listened to this way, The Point demonstrates that Nilsson possessed an assured artistic touch at this point in his career.”

“I remember watching The Point in cartoon format with Ringo narrating the story in between Nilsson's carefully crafted songs which show that he can sing and write creatively.”

“While I love the originals dearly there's a price to pay. Half the album serves its purpose as a soundtrack, but the other half is narrations of what is happening in the film. While it's nice they got Harry to do these narrations it does somewhat ruin the flow of the album given they form every other track.”

“A cute record with Harry writing some good tunes and delivering some nice narration for this children's story that has a sweet lesson and some universal laughs.”

“This record features probably Nilsson's best side - he's just genius when he gets to mesh his sly, winking sense of humour with his unabashed love for pure pop. That said, I had to dock the album a point or so because of the narrations.”

“This is a soundtrack to a children's animation that still holds up to this day, about a little boy without a point born into a town of pointy headed people. Very psychedelic and brave in its crazy composition.”

“The story and the characters are a lot of fun and will appeal to kids and adults alike. The narration between songs is engaging and entertaining and does more than just tell a story. Although this album is mostly geared towards children, there seems to be a deeper wisdom under the surface that people of all ages can learn from.” “A really brilliant idea and a great listening experience, but not great music. Only two songs are truly above the average.”