The subject matter of Rock N Roll Animals, hilariously nearly - TopicsExpress

The subject matter of Rock N Roll Animals, hilariously nearly sharing it’s title with that of fellow curmudgeon Lou Reed’s 1974 live album, is no mere embroidery – its grinning, shrouded psychedelic fantasy spat out through the medium of gentle, complex folk music. It tells the tales of three woodland animals – Jimmy Pursey (lead singer of Sham 69), Gene Vincent (he of ‘Be Bop A Lula’ fame) and Nick Lowe (remember ‘Cruel To Be Kind’?), in turn here cast as a frisky fox, a cat who’s seen it all and a dependable badger. They live in Hersham, Surrey and, after being warned by a selection of birds of an imminent nighttime attack (‘The Birds..The Birds’), do battle with a vengeful Angel Of The North (“God bless the great North/South divide” heckles Haines heartily on the track named for the sculpture).

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