This is a right old knees-up, innit. I had no time for this at all when I was getting really into punk, but I can see what he is trying to do here. Still not really my thing, and not an album I would play out of choice, but I kind of get it now, at least. And he loved Gene Vincent, so that's a plus.
A storyteller, a lover, a man of funk. Add in some good old fashioned rock 'n' roll , plus a little music hall camp. We should all aspire to this. An amazing debut of an album. It's the sound of an artist that has so much to say and express, and isn't afraid to hide his influences. We need more innuendo in songs, always sang in a playful manner, without ever resorting to shock tactics for the sake of it. What a diamond.