Customer Reviews
Guaranteed to make you smile... - By: COLIN MCNICOLL, 07 Oct 2008 
Have to agree 100% with both reviewers here. I was given the CD by a good friend, accompanied by the words, 'I don't get it'. Well, I 'got it' from the first notes, through to the very last. A wistful album from an assured performer, full of inspired observations & layers of thoughtfully applied, multi-instrumentation & sound. It's one of the great pleasures as a music lover, to find something that surprisesin both musical & lyrical content. Do not let this opportunity pass you by!!
Seal of approval! - By: Mr Colin Green, 28 Aug 2008 
I've been following Jackie Leven since the 80's & always very much look forward to the next album. This one is excellent as always, & production-wisein a similar vein to the previous one. Of course, it's Jackie's incredibly rich, deep baritone voice that makes the album such a pleasure to listen to, & the songs here are folk/blues tinged acoustic-guitar based, with a celtic liltin some of the melodies. It's typical Leven, witty, & sometimes ambiguous & thought-provoking poems, burger vans, lovely ballads, hidden depths, multi-layered vocal harmonies & a brief & welcome apprearance from singer Deborah Greenwood. I love Jackie's voice best on the melodic, soulful ballads, & my favourite tracks here are 'My Old Home', 'The Innocent Railway' & 'I've Passed Away From Human Love'. If you like 'Oh What A Blow', you'll like this one.
