Graham Coxon – Standing on My Own
I just quickly listened to Graham Coxon’s new album. You know, that guy from Blur…
Here’s a secret on how to listen to an album: You listen to track 1, the middle track (usually 6) and the last track. They are usually the strongest tracks, because if you program it right – you want to start off with a song that grabs the audience’s attention. Then when they’re about to become disinterested, you pick them up again with the middle track.
So according to my theory, here are the best tracks off his album:
1. Standing on my own again
6. Gimme some love
12. See a better day
What I did get to listen to (random tracks), they’re not all bad. If you like Happiness in Magazines, you’d probably enjoy this one.
I am hopelessly addicted to Love Travels at Illegal Speeds and Happiness in Magazines. It’s a sickness, really. I can’t get enough, even at the 50th listen. These two pop gems are such a contrast to his other solo efforts – definitely expelling some pent-up anger there, he was.In your spare moments, here two postings of mine in relation to Mr Coxon.The formula of first/6th/last track holds up pretty well. I think this is a throwback to the days of vinyl and cassette, where side B had to have a good starter, just like side A. And we all hope the last track is not a throwaway – aka, “the drummer’s song.”