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Bankstatement is the Tony Banks' fifth album(considering A Curious Feeling, The Wicked Lady, The Fugitive and Soundtracks to be his previous albums). The album sees Tony attempt to replicate the success of Mike and the Mechanics by getting additional singers. The first singer is Alistair Gordon, known for producing Russell Watson records; the second singer is Jayney Klimek, vocalist for The Other Ones. Tony himself sings on Big Man, one of the few songs his voice is attributed to that is by any degree listenable. I feel that Bankstatement is not a proper band album given that Banks holds writing credit for all songs with no co-writing credits. The album is still one of his best efforts, of the few good things of his career. I feel that Tony's recurring mistake - the ambiguity and incomprehensibility of his songs' lyrics - is as relevant here as ever, keeping it level with his other albums. I do like the instrumentation and musical skill on his songs, especially determinable on the song Thursday the Twelfth(some pun on Friday the Thirteenth). I feel that if there is one Banks effort to investigate, this is one of the most considerable but not one of his most successful.