Mike Bones: A Fool For Everyone
Mike Bones: A Fool For Everyone
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Friday, 30, Jan 2009 11:05
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In a nutshell...
Likes to have a grumble.
What's it all about?
New nine-track album by a man that describes his interests as "beautiful women and existential despair." Not a laugh riot.
Who's it by?
Very little information seems to be available about Mr. Bones, other than a 'rumoured' ex- drug habit. It does feature a ludicrously awful front cover though.
As an example...
"Today the world is worthy of my loathing"
Likelihood of a trip to the Grammys
Unlikely to worry the tastemakers, due to an obvious lack of fashionable posturing. Mind you, that can always be rectified at a later date.
What the others say
"A Fool For Everyone is an outstandingly good start to his solo career, which makes you want to give Mike Bones a big fat congratulatory hug, and tell him he's got nothing to be sad about." -
FemaleFirst.com
So is it any good?
Reviewing A Fool For Everyone isn't exactly appealing. Firstly, the merciless front cover smashes you in the face. Never judge a book by its cover and all that twaddle but this is something else. Without banging on about it too much, just think of the cover of Gay Attitude magazine if it was done by the work experience boy.
Another serious hurdle to be jumped is the 'influenced by Dylan' tag. Is there one guitar-playing individual in the world not 'influenced by Dylan'? You might as well slap 'enjoys eating and sleeping' on it, it's about as informative, appealing and obvious.
So, traversing these trite obstacles and managing to get the CD in the player you feel an instant sense of achievement. For your troubles, you receive an above-average collection of songs that seem to aim at getting Mr Bones sex with the sort of ladies that class 'pity' as an endearing factor. Dour lyrics, mournful vocals, and an omnipresent sense of gloom dominate, interspersed with searing guitar solos that add much to the mix.
Stand out track (and album close) Everybody's Always Coming Down On Me sticks with you long after playing, a lonely violin cutting across the vocals with powerful affect.
While the album has its fair of filler (notably the underwhelming I'm a Decent Man, I Kept Repeating) it suggests that a major new talent is waiting in the wings (probably sulking) ready to stalk into the hearts and minds of bedroom blubbers nationwide.
7/10
Tom Williams