At my age. Literally. Lowe released this album when he was 58 years old, which happens to be the current age of your humble blogger. However, after a generous number of spins, this collection of similar mid-tempo, minor-keyed tunes does almost nothing for me and the "clever old guy" lyrics are depressing at best. I'll stick with Lowe's '70s and '80s output, thanks.
Metacritic has it rated at 82, so everybody else must be hearing things I'm not. My thoughts are more aligned with former Village Voice critic Robert Christgau who gave the album a letter grade of 'C' and wrote "Reborn as a crooner because he can't rev up the rock anymore, he can't rev up the croon either. Wit: Shot. Insouciance: Shot. Romantic prospects: On this evidence, shot."
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks: 12 tracks in 33 minutes. I doubt I'll revisit them once I place this digipak on the shelves, but the better cuts here are Long Limbed Girl, The Man In Love, and Not Too Long Ago.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
Basher: The Best Of Nick Lowe (1989)
The Abominable Showman (1983)
Nick the Knife (1982)
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