In pre-Internet and YouTube days, it was difficult to discover new music. One of the few outlets was a BBC TV programme called 'Juke Box Jury'. It's heyday was in the 1960s but it had been resurrected on several occasions by the Beeb and one particular episode in 1990 showed a clip of 'Tomorrow Never Knows' by Danielle Dax. At the time I was in the full grip of Indie Dance music and this song, being a Beatles cover, added a new dimension - the Fab Four! I can't recall whether the panel rated it as a hit or a miss. But the alt-dance-pop version of a Beatles song (It is not as bad as it sounds - honest!) was a hit with me so I went out and bought the album.
At the time it was rarely off my CD player and then one day I just stopped playing it. I moved on. This must happen to other people - being obsessed by a particular record, playing it daily and then just stopping. It is not a conscious decision but something else appears over the horizon and diverts interest long enough to forget about the obsession......
According to my iTunes library, I've never played this since it was converted into a digital format and I can well believe that this is true. Actually I was pleasantly surprised as this album has not fared to badly. The first track 'The ID Parade' tries a bit too hard and comes over like a 'Sieg Sieg Sputnik' clone. Fortunately the album soon settles down and there are some genuinely fine songs on it such as 'Bayou' or 'The Living And Their Stillborn'. Sure its early 1990s roots are obvious but with a bit of tweaking it wouldn't sound out of place today - imagine 'Bat For Lashes' crossed with 'Lady Ga-Ga' and you might be close-ish.
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