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- Original Release Date: 7 Dec 2009
- Format - Music: MP3
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| Play | 1. Blood And Soil | 4:00 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. A Challenge (The Wanderer) | 6:11 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Men Of Mercy | 1:12 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. A Memory | 5:16 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Iona | 6:53 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. In Fear Of Fire | 0:43 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Brothers | 3:13 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda | 5:32 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. The Men Of The Fall | 6:14 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. The Sound Of Retreat (Instrumental) | 3:08 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 11. Fields | 4:31 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 12. Iona (7" Mix) | 5:07 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 13. Blood And Soil (7" Mix) | 3:11 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 14. Fields (7" Mix) | 3:32 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 15. Brave Man (7" Mix) | 3:37 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 16. Fields (12" Mix) | 4:27 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 17. Brave Man (12" Mix) | 6:43 | £0.89 |
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
If you're expecting Into the Valley, Working For the Yankee Dollar or Circus Games, look away now. This LP has little to do with the Skids of 1977 to 1980.
Stuart Adamson had flown the nest, to form Big Country, leaving Richard Jobson and Russell Webb to continue in a much different styled band from the 1979 TOTP favourites. Jobson has since stated that he thinks this possibly shouldn't have come out under the Skids banner. It's certainly different, but if you enter with an open mind, you might just find something you like.
The original 11 track LP is reissued here with the inclusion of some single mixes and B sides, with the track Brave Man being a different version from that released previously.
Starting with Blood and Soil, Skids fans at the time must've been expecting the superb version they did on Rock Goes to College while Adamson was still in the band, but unfortunately we get a watered down, different version here. Not terrible, in fact it's pretty good, but nothing on the version we heard first. Next up is A Challenge - in my view the worst "song" on the album. It has no tune and goes on for ever. Listen once and skip. A Memory soon follows and this is a standout from the album. No guitars as such, but a memorable song with a refrain you can hum.
Ending side one is the single Iona. Hated by many, loved by many, you choose. Unfavourably compared to Mull of Kintyre, this could have been a big single for Skids had the time been right. the only song on the record to feature Stuart Adamson.
Side two kicks off with the rousing Brothers, a short and sweet song, with the memorable "Stood in a field and echoed a thunder" line. One of my favourites.
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is next and is another you would either love or hate. I happen to love it. With very little instrumentation it's perhaps lays Jobson's voice bare, and some would say it's not the sort of voice you would want to hear in that way!
The Men of the Fall follows and is probably the best song on the album. Haunting, pretty, beautiful. Listen. Please. It will be worth it.
Last track is Fields (recently played live for the first time at Skids reunion shows) and is a fan favourite, even those who don't care for Joy.
The reissue ends with single 12" and B sides, which are worth having, if not brilliant.
The Skids split shortly after the release of Joy, partyl due to it's non charting position and poor sales. Jobson and Webb would go on to join John McGoegh and John Doyle in The Armoury Show for a few years before disappearing from music all together.
Thankfully the Skids reunite regularly now (with Bruce and Jamie Watson taking Adamson's place) and although most of this LP is not played a lot of fans still regard it highly.
Stuart Adamson had flown the nest, to form Big Country, leaving Richard Jobson and Russell Webb to continue in a much different styled band from the 1979 TOTP favourites. Jobson has since stated that he thinks this possibly shouldn't have come out under the Skids banner. It's certainly different, but if you enter with an open mind, you might just find something you like.
The original 11 track LP is reissued here with the inclusion of some single mixes and B sides, with the track Brave Man being a different version from that released previously.
Starting with Blood and Soil, Skids fans at the time must've been expecting the superb version they did on Rock Goes to College while Adamson was still in the band, but unfortunately we get a watered down, different version here. Not terrible, in fact it's pretty good, but nothing on the version we heard first. Next up is A Challenge - in my view the worst "song" on the album. It has no tune and goes on for ever. Listen once and skip. A Memory soon follows and this is a standout from the album. No guitars as such, but a memorable song with a refrain you can hum.
Ending side one is the single Iona. Hated by many, loved by many, you choose. Unfavourably compared to Mull of Kintyre, this could have been a big single for Skids had the time been right. the only song on the record to feature Stuart Adamson.
Side two kicks off with the rousing Brothers, a short and sweet song, with the memorable "Stood in a field and echoed a thunder" line. One of my favourites.
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda is next and is another you would either love or hate. I happen to love it. With very little instrumentation it's perhaps lays Jobson's voice bare, and some would say it's not the sort of voice you would want to hear in that way!
The Men of the Fall follows and is probably the best song on the album. Haunting, pretty, beautiful. Listen. Please. It will be worth it.
Last track is Fields (recently played live for the first time at Skids reunion shows) and is a fan favourite, even those who don't care for Joy.
The reissue ends with single 12" and B sides, which are worth having, if not brilliant.
The Skids split shortly after the release of Joy, partyl due to it's non charting position and poor sales. Jobson and Webb would go on to join John McGoegh and John Doyle in The Armoury Show for a few years before disappearing from music all together.
Thankfully the Skids reunite regularly now (with Bruce and Jamie Watson taking Adamson's place) and although most of this LP is not played a lot of fans still regard it highly.
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