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Les Goolies - Stitches |
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 Les Goolies latest release,
'Stitches', is a taster from their forthcoming rock opera 'Rim of
Hell'.
The accompanying blurb sets the scene:
"It is the story of a man with a mysterious illness who is given an injection of a radio-active substance into his spine as
treatment for his ailment. Alas, an overdose is accidentally administered and he turns into
'Strontium Man' with the usual
parable of good vs evil ensuing. Oh yes, he has a dog with him on his travels and the side effects of his
overdose are that he develops a severe case of voyeurism and scopophilic
drive."
Sounds good! but is it?
Well in short, the answer it be... Yes (with a capital Y).
All of the songs have excellent lyrics and all but two of them have good tunes, namely
'Brainwashed' and 'Peeping Tom'. Both these songs are a tad simplistic and a
bit boring but at the very least they do raise a smile.
'Peeping Tom'
has the classic line "I
don't want to, I don't
want to, but I must look, in your garden with my hard-on watching you cook".
'Stitches' has three gr-r-reat (as Tony would say) songs with the choice cut being
'Strontium
Man' that reminds me a bit of The Wipers during the 'Is This Real'
era. Clocking in at just over a minute, it has a great riff coupled with
great lyrics. The other two tracks that stick in the head are 'Small Amps Driven Hard', (one of the best song titles ever, yes, EVER!) and the
CD
closer, an excellent rendition of 'Lost Highway'. Hopefully the
forthcoming 'Rim of Hell' release will have more tunes that are up to
the standard set by these.
However, like 'A Taste of Les Goolies' (their
previous release), 'Stitches' does exhibit some of its failings. Certain songs
just drag on too long, reducing their impact somewhat. 'Round 2 For Love' for example has a running
time of just over 5 mins that could easily be cut to about 3 mins.
Overall though, 'Stitches' is a definite improvement over their previous
release and is well worth picking up until the full blown rock
opera is available.
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Rating: 4 out of 5 (Bronze)
Reviewed by David Majors
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