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Q Magazine review by David Roberts - July, 1993.
From the rousing vocal yelp, swaggering guitars and thumping drums of this album's swashbuckling
opener Here On The Hill, It's clear that Diesel Park West's impassioned approach has suffered not
a jot from their apparently acrimonious divorce from EMI subsidiary Food. Always something
of an anomaly alongside Jesus Jones and Blur, and handicapped by a failure to reach the instant
world domination to which their stadium sound aspires, they've retreated, regrouped and come
back for more. This third album is a head on musical charge that will leave fans satisfied, critical
supporters vindicated but probably everyone else still unmoved. rcorded quickly, cheaply and
with the rough edges left on,the album isn't all bile and venom despite its resentful title. ranging
from the Beatles-style semi-acoustic strum of The Cats Still Scratching through the soaring
waltz, Wonderful, to the Springsteen-like title track, the album confirms Butler's knack for
killer choruses and, despite a maudlin moment or two, his bands zest for a continuing fight.
*** (3 star rating)
Diesel Park West
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