15. THE BLUESKINS - Word of Mouth
This is ‘Dad inspired’ album
number 2 of the list, and a cracker it is.
This, for me, is 2004’s Elephant. Garage rock with heart; just quality rock
music. As with many of the things I got
into this year (as apposed to 2002/2003), The Blueskins are no frills. But they write great tunes. ‘Ellie Meadows’ is a classic blues-rock tune,
and ‘Stupid Ones’ forces me to dance
(reminding me of the way ‘Molly’s Chambers’ got me last year). This was an album that really did me well
during the cold months of February/March 04, and then slipped away in the chase
somewhat – I think at the mid-way point of the year, this was in about 5th. Still a great album though.
