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Title: Welcome Back
Review: Seven years on from "Weights and Measures", with various solo ventures under their belts, John, Geoff, Hugh, Vince and Tobin (plus some guests) are back! For SOTW afficionados, this is more of a "Save This House" than a "Go Figure" or "Two Headed". Acoustic instruments are to the fore and such electric guitar as there is is tasteful colouring to this fine collection of songs.Its difficult to pick standout tracks, but the XTC-ish "July" is classic. "Hello Cleveland" takes a swipe at the commerciality of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (what no Slits or Buzzcocks?) over a sort of Soweto style shuffle. "Be A Guy" pokes fun at the dumbness of male teeange existence and so it goes.Plenty of great playing and singing here. If you lost touch with SOTW after "Faithless" I suggest you get re-acquainted now!
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