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Velvet Gloves and Spit
Hmmmm. I must be in the minority (along with Scott) in that I actually quite
like this album although I have to admit I'm not keen on 3 songs:
Honey-Drippin Times, The Pot Smoker's Song and (amazingly to some, I guess)
Brooklyn Roads.
However, I think Two-Bit Manchild, A Modern Day Version of Love and
Practically Newborn are greatly under-rated. Shilo is just magic and one of
my all time faves. Some of the dreaminess and innocence is continued in
Sunday Sun, a track that I adore, in part because it's the first song of
Neil's that I have a memory of. My Dad had the single and I played it
constantly (along with "I Am The Lion" from Taproot). Knackelflerg is catchy
and Merry-Go-Round is still a pretty apt and philosophical song about
today's society and values.
I'm curious also about the album's title. A quote accompanying the CD states
"And half of her was velvet gloves, the other half bein' spit." Perhaps this
reflects Neil's opinions of females at certain times? On occasions, people
can be warm and charming and loving and then next minute, venemous and
cut-throat. This idea of two in one then appears in the title of 'Two Bit
Manchild' in that there's two parts of the personality: man and boy. Perhaps
she's the velvet gloves and spit (loving one minute, ruthless the next)
while he's the manchild (man one minute, boy the next)?
IN NEIL'S WORDS:
"Good times, got to make 'em"
Angela
Angela Tindall
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