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Recording again with
, along with noted journeyman guitarist
,
kept up the focus and amazing music on
, easily the equal of
in terms of overall quality. With
again helping out on synth work,
comes across as a little more fried and unsettling than earlier work. Even the warm, epic lift of the chorus of
very much a tribute to
' main man and one of the best he's ever received, is surrounded by strings and piano both lovely and paranoid. The more accurate tone of the record can be found in such numbers as
an intelligent, sly demolition of the lifestyle done to a glam-touched chug topped off with brass and backing singers, and even more dramatically with
One of the most amazing cover versions ever, and arguably the best
revamp in existence, the slower pace, freaked-out
synth arrangement, and above all else
's chilling delivery make it a masterpiece. Then there's
which deserves notice for its low-key but still sharp feedback snarl and steady, cool rhythm, but perhaps has its best moment with
's gasped, killer starting lyric: "The bugger in the short sleeves f*cked my wife." For all of the stronger
power,
's obviously not out to be pigeonholed, thus the calmer
of many other numbers, like the great '50s
tribute
featuring great guest sax from
, and the quick, almost sprightly
In terms of his own performance,
's voice again sounds marvelous, balanced perfectly between roughness and trained control, while his piano skills similarly find the connection between straightforward melodies and technical skill. [
was re-released on CD in 2014.] ~ Ned Raggett