Illegal continues the move away from symphonic progressive rock that began on the previous Merry-Go-Round. Yet whereas Merry-Go-Round featured a simplified take on the band's trademark sound, Illegal is simply all over the place stylistically. There are still a few straightforward symph prog tracks here ("Mary Green", "Simple Dimple") that should keep the record from being a complete waste of time for diehard progheads, with "Mary Green" in particular standing out as the band's best track released post-Solar Music Live.
01 The Sniffer 5:26 02 Space-rider 4:49 03 Mary Green 8:21 04 Silent Movie 3:14 05 Joker 4:54 06 Illegal 8:14 07 Simple Dimple 4:42 08 Raintime 4:15 09 Bonus Tracks 10 Silent Movie (alt. Mix) 3:45 11 Joker (alternate Mix) 4:52 12 Mary Green (live At Quartier Latin
13 Berlin / 1981) 10:55 14 The Sniffer (live At Quartier Latin 15 Berlin / 1981) 5:03 16 Du Schaffst Das Nicht (live At Grugahalle 17 Essen / 1981) 9:37