Passing Stranger | Loppylugs

Submitted by Guy Barrett on 16 February 2013 - 10:03pm

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Artist:

Scott Matthews

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Track-listing:

Little Man Tabla Jam Part 1*Dream Song*The Fool’s Fooling Himself*Eyes Wider Than Before*Blue in the Face Again*Sweet Scented Figure*Passing Stranger*Prayers*Musical Interval*Still Fooling*City Headache*Nylon Instrumental*Elusive*Earth to Calm*White Feathered Medicine*Little Man Tabla Jam Part 2*Bruno’s Finale

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Wednesday, 14 January 2009

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reviewed by

Glyn Lewis

Passing stranger / with a name I can’t remember

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An album I initially really enjoyed, but the magic of it felt like it slipped away and I've ended up unsure as to exactly the appeal of it. White Feathered Medicine stood out as the main track that offered something special, lovely arpeggioed guitar strumming in a patiently developed song, including some nice old hippy style flute playing. This was a good one and it felt a bit more unusual than a lot of stuff on an album that was probably markedly too long.

At the other end of the quality scale was Blue in the Face Again which seemed like a pointless pastiche of old fashioned blues.

However, most of the tracks sat firmly in between the two extremes, neither amazing nor too bad - and I'd say enjoyable enough overall.
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reviewed by

Richard Norbury
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reviewed by

Neil Hornsey

Just not interesting enough.

This album is full of songs that sound fairly well constructed, with atmospheric sounds and lyrics with feeling, but after several listens I find it just becomes bland. I still can't remember any of the songs, which is not a good sign, and there's an overriding dullness in the production which doesn't help. Potential for this chap, but he needs to spice things up a bit.