Where's the Party?
  1. Funny Farm (Turnbull)
  2. My Own Rules (jankel/Hussey)
  3. Mona (J.Turnbull/S.Turnbull)
  4. Feel The Funk (Turnbull/Jankel)
  5. Bad Blood (Jankel/Turnbull)
  6. Shut up and Dance (Turnbull/Watt-Roy)
  7. Sometimes (Turnbull)
  8. Where's The Party (Gallagher/Watt-Roy)
  9. Spread It (Hussey/Jankel)
  10. Work To The Bone (Gallagher/Turnbull)
  11. I wish It Was The Days (Turnbull/Watt-Roy/Jankel/Dury)
  12. Moving On (Jankel/Turnbull/Watt-Roy)
  13. Just Another Story (Turnbull)
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New Album cover
The Original cover
A Review from a Blockhead
As someone who is as much a Blockheads fan as an Ian Dury one, I am
delighted with the album. If it only had the up-tempo funk blasters
we know and love, how predictable would that be? OK those are the
ones which stand out immediately, and I too wondered about some of
the others. But listen to it a few more times (its the ONLY thing in
my car at the moment) and other songs will grow on you.

Having said all that, I have my own faves and less liked ones too of
course. In order of preference: 1) Feel the Funk (cant beat it),
Funny Farm, Spread It, Wheres the Party, Wish it was the Days - all
as good as each other! (2) followed by Movin On, Work to the Bone,
Bad Blood, My Own Rules, Mona (3) and finally Shut up and Dance and
Sometimes, and Just Another Story. Theres none I dont like or skip
over, but some that I keep going back to!

I could get all muso on ya, but the only such comments I will make is
as a sax player. I don't like the sharing of solo's which goes on in
Feel the Funk and one or two other tracks, it takes away the flow of
the thing for me and doesnt give either player a chance to shine. I
am also struggling with some of the lovely subtle things in there, on
sax and on guitar, as I think they're TOO subtle and dont get heard
in the mix unless you're really listening. Great in one way, not
enough in another!

In summary - its classy, its sharp, it does them justice in their own
right, which is whats I think everyone wants for them. I can't wait
to see them do some of this on national TV next year!
Catch them live here
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