Forgotten Album Friday #27 James Dean Bradfield - The Great Western

As no doubt you will know James Dean Bradfield is the lead vocalist and lead guitarist for the Manic Street Preachers. Interestingly he contributes little if any of the lyrics despite delivering with an incredible passion that would make you think they were personal. I happen to think he is an outstanding talent and this is one of two solo releases (the other I don't know except it is a soundtrack).

Anyway continuing with the Western Theme to tie in with the forthcoming release of Springsteen's album I thought it was a good time to revisit this lp. It is an excellent record in which JDB not only writes the majority of the material but plays all the instruments, albeit augmented here and there.

The album is very melodic and a bit more "poppy" in sound than the manic street preachers, there is not a bad track on it and it will appeal not only to Manics fans.

ps I have taken the opportunity to sneak in the Shirley Bassey and Kylie Tracks as I will have nowhere else to put them!

Track listing:

1. That’s No Way To Tell A Lie
2. An English Gentleman
3. Bad Boys and Painkillers
4. On Saturday Morning We Will Rule the World
5. Run Romeo Run
6. Still a Long Way to Go
7. Émigré
8. To See a Friend in Tears
9. Say Hello to the Pope
10. The Wrong Beginning
11. Which Way to Kyffin