2 LOST SONS
Welcome To The World Of 2 Lost Sons
1992 Savage Records
''Welcome To The World Of 2 Lost Sons'' certainly is one of those great albums which was criminally ignored at
the time of release (1992) mainly due to the incompetence of the record label,management/promotion and/or distribution - perhaps most obviously
signified by the non-release of the album in the band's British
homeland.
Album starts off well with the Beatle-ish 'Knowing U' followed by the stylish 'World Turned Upside Down'.
The
majestic beauty that is 'I Can't Wait' (the next track on the album, and
a particular favourite of long-time fan Steve Lamacq) is the Sons
"Hit-that-Should-Have-Been" (again with the correct promotion &
airplay you would expect this to have taken off big time). PURE CLASS.
The band's single from 1990 'I Feel Fine' is also included, a glorious
Wonder Stuff/Stone Roses-type track - along with the blistering 'Shoot!'
and perhaps the most political track on this album - 'Water Into Wine'
which is a song lambasting the then-Tory British Government's
privatisation/sell-offs of the nationalised industries.
Despite
bright production from the highly regarded Pat Collier, the second half
of the album falters somewhat although 'Rainbow You' certainly has
potential - but it does seem a great shame that the music of 2 Lost Sons
and the songwriting genius of Phil & Pete Downing didn't achieve
quite the success that it deserved.
Review by D.Hurt (amazon.co.uk)
01. Knowing U
02. World Turned Upside Down
03. I Can't Wait
04. Underworld
05. Shoot
06. I Feel Fine
07. Water Into Wine
08. Totally Lost
09. Something Round The Corner
10. Already Heard
11. Rainbow Me
12. Something Round The Corner 2
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