07-08-2012, 08:06
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DUKE SPECIAL "songs from the deep forest" cd,2006.
Peter Wilson aka Duke Special was born in Ireland,grew up in London,UK and developed an affinity with oldtime vaudeville/music hall sounds...
this album is all that and more,lots of beautiful harmonies,melodies,songs of sadness and joy/love bringing this eccentric singer, who IMO, reminds me of Tim Minchen(comedian/singer) in a lot of ways...both completely 'out there' yet familliar enough to belong in mainstream pop...
the final track here sounds disturbingly similar to a lot of what Neil Finn did through the 1990s with Crowded House..
not surprisingly this off-beat album gets a very high score from me this time round...shame this album never charted anywhere to my knowledge as this guy is an amazing talent, well, who wouldnt be when they can utilise household impliments like cheese graters and egg beaters as instruments!
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
worst track: slip of a girl
best track: everybody wants a little something
tracks:
1. wake up,scarlett **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5kZsPEh2lY audio
2. brixton leaves ***
3. everybody wants a little something ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgcE8dS-jo4 video
4. freewheel **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuanDqXjDUc video
5. no cover up ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar_RKa2US1w live
6. portrait **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=queSqeVcLY4 live
7. last night i nearly died ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYrgq5HNUUs live
8. ballad of a broken man ***
9. salvation tamborine **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhpa-m8z4Mc audio
10.something might happen **
11.slip of a girl **
12.this could be my last day ***
3s=6
2s=6
1s=0
rating: 2.5
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.