Their seems to be a close connection between GR's 'Touch My Feet ' and 'Bake Me A Cake' from PC&L. The latter was by far my personal favourite NO song of all time (a bold statement indeed), but TMW is praying on my mind like a pigeon nibbling at seeds thrown onto the floor like discarded rubbish. I can no longer declare LMA as my outstanding choice, as TMW is as good ... if not better!
Both songs are stripped down to the bare bones: Barney without effects, simple melodic guitar riffs, unassuming yet powerful drum patterns, a strong and unnerving lyric, and of course, a Hooky line to hang your socks on. Both songs are, in essence, simple and beautiful pieces of music. After the debacle that was The Republican I never envisaged they would engage in another song similar to work from 1983, but they have embarked and indeed released such things again. (Incidentally, Mr. Disco's verse melody is also in the outstanding category for much beautiful vocal on a NO record).
Is anyone else under this spell, has anyone else, turned this way? - or am I very much alone in this opini-onion, best left very much alone?
