1001 Albums Summary

Bob is a right little socialist scamp in this one and I love that for him. I don't think I'll be coming back to the album as a whole any time soon, but there's definitely specific songs that will stick with me. The surreality of his lyrics in this one were a surprise compared to his other stuff I'd heard!

Has some solid bops in here, but mostly I just liked the singles. As an experiment and transition in Britpop I appreciate it and I can also see the cultural satire in it. However, as a project I prefer the Gorillaz.

First off, I am ASTOUNDED by the warmth of the recording. It doesn’t sound like a live recording at all in quality. The energy in the audience is infectious as Van Morrison leads them first on a whirlwind of blues and funk firing on all cylinders. The latter songs go more into “adult contemporary,” with shades of Billy Joel and Bob Seger, but I still had a fun journey. You can tell that the band had this connection and spark on this tour, and as a live album, the quality here may be unmatched.

Jeff’s guitars are pretty good, but tbh this sounds about the same to me as Lef Zeppelin, Tom Petty, or any other guitar greats of that era. Didn’t really stand out to me.

Soft jazz club.

Audio poison.