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Title: Not Bill's Best
Review: Like the strangely de-saturated image of Bill on the cover, this album is something of a pale shadow of the man's oeuvre. It's as though he's run out of story vignettes. The irritatingly banal Summer Jumped All Over Me is a case in point, lacking Bill's usual finesse and wordplay. Make no mistake, Bill Morrissey is a true gem. I hold his albums in very high regard. Few can hold a candle to his ability to make lyrics sit seamlessly with melody. Just listen to Birches on the album Night Train or These Cold Fingers from Standing Eight. This album, however, is padded out with pedestrian blues. It's worth a listen, and essential buying if you're a fan, but try his earlier albums (not the previous Something I Saw or Thought I Saw, where he is starting to run out of ideas) to hear Bill at his best.
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