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What's it called?: 
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What It Sounds Like: 
Showing my age, I'd have to say a lot like a Cream album. An eclectic choice of songs, very well played and locked down by a bass guitar fairly high in the mix. It's also a bit proggy in places with a couple of songs longer than you'd expect although not in a tedious way; some Zappa guitar influences in there too. The opener 'It's Him!' sets the tone - it's that 'look up from reading the liner notes' moment when you think it could stand to be a touch louder. It's good. In fact, so good I played the album twice - back to back. On the second listen I reflected on a comment I once read in a jazz CD guide: albums are often guilty of being too long rather than too short. I didn't time it but its 10 songs feel like an LP of around 40 minutes. Ryan Adams' Gold notwithstanding, that seems a perfect album length for me and I'd rather press Repeat than wonder when it's all going to end.
What Does It All "Mean"?: 
It means (and I'm guessing here) that once they've reached the 'respect for other people's stuff' stage, you should let your kids have access to your album collection if they're going to turn something out as fresh and as reverential as this.
Goes well with...: 
A quality system with plenty of power in reserve for those bass notes. It's very well recorded and sounds particularly good through my big 'uns. A detached house makes for uninterrupted (loud) listening and a glass of Laphroaig wouldn't go amiss.
Might Suit People Who Like...: 
..to think that their Dad shouldn't just 'make do' with the freebie samplers from Word and BBC Music subscriptions. Frankly, I don't have the space for much more after 45 years of buying CDs and albums but I'll happily welcome this on to the shelves.
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