Listening to Mike's album again, I realise just how good it is. There's not one dud track, and both the melodies and lyrics are very strong indeed. It's the perfect album to listen to on a late summer's afternoon. I also think it deserves to get recognition beyond the usual Love circuit.
I bought Mike's album yesterday. It's not really my sort of thing, and it's only had a couple of plays. I'm going to be brutally honest here. This is my current opinion. There are a couple of really irritating things: drum machines are bad, they don't sound like someone playing the drums and it stands out to me, and the organ parts sound more Klaus Wunderlich than Ray Manzarek. However, I love the song about sushi built around the Organ lick from, which Specials song is it?? The odd guitar break might have broken things up a bit and changed the dynamics more to my taste, but of course sitting on your barstool with the blues doesn't involve cranking out solos right left and centre.......
Like everything else it comes down to personal taste. I knew it wasn't for me when I heard the free tracks. That doesn't stop me from appreciating that Mike is an extremely credible guitarist and a huge asset for Love.
Barstool Blues - A Truly Great Album
Posted - 01/09/2004 : 17:30:11
