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Little Touch Of Harry In The Night (96 Tapes)
Thirteen
hurtling songs, wrapped in a crew manual for a class 56 locomotive. What
goes on here? Blyth Power has answers of sorts: 'Just as Revlon killed
the rabbits in laborotory tests/Surely we shall die of Sony Walkman video
cassettes...'
In songs like the classic 'Some of Shelley's Hangups' and 'Under The Seawind'
Blyth Power's slyly wise words ring as sharp and abrasive as their guitarist.
But elsewhere, well, many nights may well be spent in good-spirited debate
centred around these strangely phrased tales of trains, mythology, history,
cricket and metaphysics. And soon it may well make sense...
As we recall the guitar chopped, jagged rush of early ATV/Wire, we can
also note just as often the small but vital debt owed to folk balladry
by their jerky, midpaced gallops and Josef's peculiarly English voice.
Blyth Power - raw and uniquely exciting - are as good as riding bikes,
dancing until stupid, baking bread, or taking drugs, whatever is your
kick. Or near enough at least.
Robin
Gibson
Sounds - 2.2.85