The book talks about Bragg's ability to find the personal in politics and the political in the personal. As is often the case, I didn't really pay much attention to the lyrics so I didn't really pick up on that so much, but I did enjoy the album musically.
Bragg's reverb drenched guitar manages to accentuate a variety of styles, from rockabilly, folk, pop and country. I didn't even realise the first time I listened to the album, but there's little-to-no drumming in it, and the songs don't suffer at all as a result. One or two tracks have limited percussion but that's it.
The album also features contributions from the Smiths' Johnny Marr, and Kirsty MacColl (of 'fairytale of New York' fame.
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