Destination Dusseldorf

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However the hope is that new fans will come along for the ride and love this and discover the back catalogue. Tidal Wave, the first of several songs written in collaboration with Matin Metcalfe, follows in a similar vein with a powerful chorus and earnest words foretelling momentous changes on the horizon. It is a real shame, because Great Prize is a crackerjack of a song with a top notch vocal arrangement. Green Vinyl will be exclusively available at the live launch event and within a few very limited bundles.

In fact, he tells us that he's going again so many times at one point that you want to scream "just go already!A few wry smiles at "going on and on again" as Jobson has more rabbit than Watership Down on stage (causing one wag to ask "any chance of a tune? People change but the heart and the energy that drives the band remains stronger than ever before as we look forward to a new chapter in the bands ongoing history. There’s nothing very specific in the lyrics as Jobson urges; ‘Look at the world around you, realise the dreams, got to fight for the answers, open your eyes and see’, but it’s a pretty safe bet which enemies this particular politicised Scot is drawing our attention to. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

Destination Düsseldorf may not have the youthful explosion of ideas of Scared To Dance or the strength of concept and production of its two successors, but the obvious vitality, enthusiasm and lack of pretension makes this a more than worthwhile addition to the Skids collection in its own right. Rather than attempting to emulate the spiked artiness of debut Scared To Dance, the bold historical statement of Days In Europa or the polished intensity of The Absolute Game, Jobson wisely went with big anthems, stirring choruses, vigorous backing vocals and rousing slogans, and with Destination Düsseldorf, it’s in many ways more of the same.I was 15 and had never really fell for Punk, I mean I'd been listening largely to Prog for the previous 12 months. I'm sure it's deliberate move, but Don't Stop and Wings of Desire are a far cry from Jobsons' lyrical best. But then the wheels come off the wagon with the arty "Things We've Seen", what were they thinking, this is nil pointe horrible and one I'll be skipping in future, enough said. Better assume the crash position then, especially on approaching the truly gruesome Lou Reed-esque track nine (who gets a mention along with Berlin multiple times, natch. The band note Europe as an ongoing inspiration for the new LP; "from the beauty of the Renaissance to the savagery of many wars, the highs and lows have been there as an ongoing and ever evolving influence.