More like A Ghost, than Licking Asses, I will assess and reminisce of a time in the 80s and 90s when I had an indie phase. This would have really appealed to me and my cohorts then, but friends change over time, as does musical preferences. What am I talking about, my musical tastes can change within the hour, as for friends I only have so much time in the day and patience in my life. To be fair, this is nice enough, kind of a blending of many bands I could think of that I listened to, a lot of them live gigs, which were great fun for the most part. So, I Try Again, and find that It's (not) Bad at all. Sad pop, like The Dylans or Top or Northside, I could go on, sometimes a flicker of Swervedriver, all of which remain dear to my musical heart, so this does grow on me, though it is not a genre I would really go out of my way to listen to now. I am in a process of re-educating myself musically, to go into teaching, so I'm looking to the classics in a deep way and, with an eye to the future, in what is truly avant garde. This is neither, but that doesn't mean I can't like it.
In actual fact, the Instrumental I swings it for me. True sign of a decent indie band was in their instrumentality, i.e. without the personality of a lyricist/vocalist. Stands up well, and definitely reminds me of Swervedriver, who had such inimitable skill. My Hands are directly connected to my brain, being a touch typist means I can produce a fairly formidable amount of text on something topical. Nice track. Woyzek, does this bear any relation to the play? Anyway, onto Instrumental II. Good output of positive energy. I'm Stupid, is just false modesty surely. There is an intelligence of some sort in all of us, so I won't stand for such negativity amidst such a generally optimistic array of tracks. The Outside World hints at a certain level of introspection, which is typical of this genre. The Charlatans are another favourite of mine still, fantastic band. And this is a very reasonably directed track again. Consistency is like telling the truth and proves an ability, or a strongly held delusion, i.e. stuck in a musical rut. I like to think here that the former applies, it's kept me listening and writing!-) Nice ending, see you later too. Keep me posted. Tidy album.
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