Waiting For The Floods
The Armoury Show - Waiting For The Floods [ST-17163 USA 1985 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] Conceived as a 'super-group' assembled by former members of The Skids and Magazine, The Armoury Show had a brief career, heavily promoted by EMI Records, adored by a loyal following however they never really broke through beyond their fan base to deliver on the expectations of the label. Key players, Richard Jobson abandoned Scotland in favour of reading abstract poetic prose to Belgian audiences on Les Disques Du Crépuscule before a new career as a model and TV presenter and John McGeoch (likely the most important rock guitarist of his generation) stopped by between his careers with Magazine, Siouxsie And The Banshees and Public Image Limited. Waiting For The Floods was their only album, rich in McGeoch's rock guitar textures and Jobson's overblown lyrical drama. This record certainly has its place in time, it has never been reissued except for a heavily compressed and loud compact d...