The Real McKenzies
Paul McKenzie Sings On Yer Bike
(Stomp Records)
Alex would've dug in. With auld Alba wonts athrob in their hearts, new moment marauders plug in and let fly. Rarely does densely laden substance glide so trippingly. Guitars, percussive bombardments, chants, bagpipe colorations - everything is louder than everything else. Just as the listener concludes whatever track presently spins is the disc's finest, successive ones similarly qualify. Arrangements are artfully developed and lyricism rewardingly literate: "They say knowledge is power, for that you have to look / But you won't find that power unless you read a book." Tunes make merry all the night. Slàinte mhath!
Recommended: "Shackleton," "I Wanna Eat Sardines (with Yer Mother)," "The Mad Trapper of Rat River," "Read a Book," "I Love a Lassie / Roamin' in the Gloamin," "Liver Spot," "Fiona (Wee Luv Ewe)," "The Ragged Rock," "A Cannibal's Lament," "Black Agnes," "The Reckoning of Sawney Bean," "On Yer Bike"
Videos: "Shackleton" (official video) "I Wanna Eat Sardines (with Yer Mother)" "The Mad Trapper of Rat River" "I Love a Lassie / Roamin' in the Gloamin" (live) "Black Agnes"
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