Barry Adamson – Back to the Cat
Aaagh, Billy was right, this is bloody awful. Damn him! I have been kind of nervous ever since I read his review, and also really wanted to be sure that his rather scathing dismissal didn’t overly influence my own opinions. Can I promise that it hasn’t? Probably not, but I don’t think so; this is rubbish.
My relationship with Mr. Adamson has always been a bit hit and miss anyway – I really didn’t like King of Nothing Hill, his last album but one, but then the one inbetween that and this was terrific, so I thought that perhaps it had been an aberration. Sadly, no, as a lot of the failings of Nothing Hill rear their heads once more on this record, and it is pretty simple to explain: no bite, no zing, no swagger, no sex, no menace, no simmer, no fucking balls, man!
I know that may not be all that informative, but that’s about all I can really say. It’s all that really needs saying. Cinematic jazz noir with some really salacious energy to it fucking brilliant, and this lacks that quality so plainly there is really no avoiding it at all. Sorry. Crap.
Barry Adamson – Straight Til Sunrise
Barry Adamson – Psycho_Sexual
I couldn’t disagree more! Don’t normally comment on here, but I think Billy’s review is so wide of the mark its not even funny. Skim-reviewed, if I dare. Magazine GUITARIST. Sums up how inaccurate Billy is mefinks. Weak. Fuckin great record.
Well then you probably don’t like mine much better, Iain. I honestly haven’t listened to this more often than about ten times through, but I just can’t stay focussed on it. I have to confess I agree with Billy, although he will testify that I snatched his demo copy out of his hands like a hungry child, so I certainly didn’t go into this with low expectations – just the opposite in fact.
Well each to their own of course. I just bought it the other day having read a lot of glowing reviews and I’m so enamored with it I almost get offended to read such petty comments on it. But hey, thats a failing on my part. Aside from this, keep up the good work!
Have to agree with the amphibian on this one. Bazza’s solo work has always been a bit hit and miss.