Andy McCarroll, 1975 LP: Through Different Eyes Now - A4 Nightmare

Описание: Andy McCarroll
LP: Through Different Eyes Now
Label: D 'n' A Ltd. (DNA 001)
Country: UK
Released: 1975
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country

Tracklist
A1 Thank You Jesus
A2 Jesus Jesus
A3 Asking On
A4 Nightmare
A5 I Should Have Been There
B1 Back On The Road Again
B2 A Song Of The Evening
B3 All Things Work Together For Good
B4 Is That The Way It Ought To Be
B5 Through Different Eyes Now

Credits
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica, Kazoo – Andy McCarroll
Piano, Organ, Acoustic Bass, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer – John Daniels
Drums, Acoustic Bass, Electric Guitar – Gordon Miller
All songs composed by Andy McCarroll
Engineer – Dick Hobbs
Producer – Chris Fendick
Recorded at Grosvenor Studios, Birmingham
Most modern collectors will recognize Andy from his aggressive new wave ‘80s band Moral Support. Their sole album Zionic Bonds (as well as classics by Ishmael United, Rev Counta, and Bill Mason Band) ushered in a British Christian punk era. Well, in time, after hearing of rumored pre-Moral Support material, I was pleased to finally confirm the existence of Andy’s two solo lps. Now we couldn’t expect Andy to be doing punk rock back in 1975, but what he does deliver on the custom lp Through Different Eyes Now is far from laid back. Much of the album has an acoustic folkrock vibe, a few times even stepping into aggressive electric rock-n-roll with a full band sound and Andy’s harmonica wailing in the foreground. And talk about exuberance! This guy has a childlike excitement about Christ that is unquenchable. This lp may well win the most-references-to-Jesus award (the album opens with the rocker ‘Thank You Jesus’, then on to ‘Jesus Jesus’). Balanced with a strong compassion for the lost, as on the hard-hitting ‘Nightmare’, a vision of souls “damned to hell forever”. Andy’s humor peeks in occasionally as on the ‘Back On The Road Again’ (“I was a mule, I was such a fool”). Yeah, there are a few synth-backed acoustic ballads, but nothing I’d call sappy. Andy on acoustic guitar, harmonica and kazoo, assisted by John Daniels (piano, organ, synthesizer, bass, acoustic and electric guitars) and Gordon Miller (drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars). Comes in a textured basket-weave cover. (Ken Scott - Archivist)