Red Mosquito

Kevin Davis wrote:"Gave It a Name" is an awesome song, the fact that Bruce thought it should have been omitted from "Human Touch" in favor of most of the crap he put on there just shows how artistically oblivious he was at that time.

Kevin Davis wrote:"Human Touch" is almost undoubtedly his worst album. Most fans in my experience have one or two songs on the album that they like, but they're rarely consistent and half the time they're qualified by preferences for live versions that only vaguely resemble the originals. "Lucky Town" is better but still pretty far down Bruce's totem pole -- pretty easily second worst until "High Hopes" came around, and it might still be second worst only less easily. However, there are mysteriously a handful of really solid songs from these sessions on CD4 of the "Tracks" set. Truly a baffling couple of releases.

Monkey_Driven wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:"Gave It a Name" is an awesome song, the fact that Bruce thought it should have been omitted from "Human Touch" in favor of most of the crap he put on there just shows how artistically oblivious he was at that time.

I still have never made it through Lucky Town or Human Touch.

Kevin Davis wrote:I think "Working on a Dream" is much better than it gets credit for being, certainly better to my ears than those three albums, but I have some sentimental fondness for it too that may be coloring my opinion. If you take "Outlaw Pete" and "Queen of the Supermarket" off of it I think it's a pretty damn listenable album from front to back.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:I love WOAD.

scottmusic wrote:I'll go with Long Walk Home for my third pick. Another song with a just fantastic final verse. Magic is such a great album.

scottmusic wrote:I'll go with Long Walk Home for my third pick. Another song with a just fantastic final verse. Magic is such a great album.

Spoiler: show

evenslow wrote:Haven't listened to WOAD in years. You've inspired me. Let's Actually Listen...

Completely forgot that Outlaw Pete OPENS THE ALBUM. Lol. The title alone has it dead on arrival. He could have picked anything other than "Pete" for Christ's sake. Outlaw Dave, ftw. Super overwrought, wannabe opus with some redeeming organ. I couldn't make it all the way through. Next.

My Lucky Day - yeah I really don't like the production on this thing. The drums are too airy. This song's pretty good - the chorus has got some real energy.

Title track has always been solid. Makes me realize this album should've been produced by Jeff Lynne. Chorus is full-on Orbison.

Queen of the Supermarket - music from a bad Aldi's commercial. Lyrics worse than Outlaw Dave. Next!

What Love Can Do - this is okay. Can't muster up too much feeling either way.

This Life - Bruce the lost Beach Boy. Kind of a distant cousin to Girls in Their Summer Clothes, which was approximately 7 zillion times better than this.

Good Eye - this has got a really weird volume issue to it, like LV pointed out. Sounds like the song on the opening credits of an HBO show that got cancelled after season one.

Tomorrow Never Knows - This song thought it had half a chance and then Bruce went and named it after a timeless Beatles track and that was all she wrote. Song title suicide. It's got a good beat and I could have a picnic to it. Throwaway.

Life Itself - I'm bored. Is that a guitar solo played backwards?

Kingdom of Days - lost cut from latter day aborted Ringo Starr album.

Surprise Surprise - music from a Viagra commercial. This thing is way too featherweight. BOB did it no favors. Maybe he hates Bruce?

The Last Carnival - this is kinda nice. Starts intimate. Absolutely doesn't need the backing vocals though. Buzzkill city. What the fuck were they thinking with those last twenty seconds?

The Wrestler - good song with a nice amount of ache. Doesn't sound like the rest of the album. Did he do this separately for the movie and then throw it in here?

Yeah, sorry, I still don't really like this album at all. It's hard to believe it's the same guy that bookended this with Magic and Wrecking Ball. Oh well, they can't all be winners. As I said before, I'm just grateful he's putting stuff out at a good clip these days.