What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

JOHNNY MARR & THE HEALERS "boomslang" cd, 2003.

this album..............no chart info.
singles:
"the last ride"............no chart info
"bangin' on"..............#78 UK
"down on the corner"..no chart info

firstly,
its difficult to know where Marr's solo career begins and ends as he's been part of a few band's since the
demise of The Smiths..The The and Modest Mouse are two he was a member o at some point and all his
other material credits other bands on the album, just like this one...
secondly,
the title "boomslang" means (as our South African members would know), "to get caught up in something",
which comes from the tree dwelling venomous snake's name from that part of the world..
ok,
the album, I hear lots of Smiths, Oasis, Stone Roses and latter day T-Rex/Bolan on this one...
the music promises so much in terms of quality alt rock but fails to deliver fully on the lyrics and/or the vocals
from Marr himself...
not a bad album overall though.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: headland
best track: down on the corner

[video=youtube;2VSc3lrc0io]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VSc3lrc0io[/video]

tracks:

1...the last ride **
2...caught up **
3...down on the corner ***
4...need it **
5...you see the magic **
6...in-betweens **
7...another day **
8...headland *
9...long gone **
10.something to shout about *
11.bangin' on **

3s=1
2s=8
1s=2

rating: 2.0