The Gun Club - Lucky Jim (USA 1994)

AN Uncle Roddus Album Review.

1. Lucky Jim
2. A House Is Not A Home
3. Cry To Me
4. Kamata Hollywood City
5. Ride
6. Idiot Waltz
7. Up Above The World
8. Day Turn To Night
9. Blue Monsoons
10. Desire
11. Anger Blues

The last Studio album from the legendary Gun Club is a fairly middle of the road affair on first listens. A more mature sounding work than their earlier country cow punk, with a much more bluesy sound. There is some very good guitar on plenty of the tracks but on initial listens the music doesn't sound very remarkable. On deeper inspection and repeated listening the music begins to impress more with the well structures songs and tight arrangements, showing more of their quiet quality and maturity of the group and the song writing,. I guess I struggled with it at first as it isn't quite like the Gun Club music I am use to and as mentioned it doesn't grab straight away. Another slow burning grower and worth the perseverance. Anger blues is an excellent slow  guitar blues charmer.Over all more AOR than MOR Rating 3.5/5

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