Almost, the whole of the soul, in words and writing, is on display here.
Taking what would, normally, be a run of the mile 80s wanna be a record- so common these days
and taking it higher than birds can fly
A vocal supreme and words that take you back in time, to his youth and lets be honest if you were born before 1979 and dragged up in the UK /Ireland, then maybe even your youth
For me, it reeked of the 70s and the warm hug of family
It almost seemed like M, has gone full circle back to the roads that knew him, the roads that grew him, the roads that aimed to slew him. Those lanes he loved and loathed.
Like a few others, have pointed out, it seems the further M got from his garden gate, the emptier his world became.
Manchester became London and not much changed but a little was lost. Dublin home as well as away
However, during the American and Italian years, the records came fast and they were good and often equal to the past in all regards bar words
This one record, to me, kicks in the gob , any doubter, any dumb hater. To those who say "he was shit, once Johnny went"
Its the best thing he has done since the 90s .