aperiodoftimewhen someone, such as apolitician, nolongerhas apositionofauthority,fame, orsuccessand is not in thenews:
Hiswildernessyearsin the Eighties werespentmainlyin Los Angeles.
Nixon wasdefeatedin hisbidfor thepresidencyby theevenyoungerJohnF. Kennedy, alosswhichledhim into the "wildernessyears."
Thealbumwaspraisedbycriticsbut itheraldedthestartof the band'swildernessyears.