''Unguided Tour'' is the sixth studio album by Australian singer-songwriter

Stephen Cummings Stephen Donald Cummings (born 13 September 1954) is an Australian rock singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band the Sports from 1976 to 1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but ha ...

. The album was released in August 1992 and peaked at number 76 on the Australian

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Mike Daly from

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said "Stephen Cummings plays the melancholia game more convincingly than any other Australian singer/songwriter. On ''Unguided Tour'' he is at it again, full of recriminations and regrets, addressing lost loves and shadowy memories. But his is a dry-eyed perspective in which, however gloomy the emotional landscape, a flicker of ironic humor illuminates the horizon." Greg Taylor from

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gave the album 4 out of 5 calling it "One of the best recent outings, any weight, any distance." adding "''Unguided Tour'' sees Cummings returning to a sparser style than his recent, more funkier, albums. The songs range from sardonic views of the world ... and complicated joy, but all the time it is the voice and the impeccable delivery that makes a Stephen Cummings album so special – and ''Unguided Tour'' is a very special album"

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