Singer Songwriter is a great supporter of I Don't Hear A Single and he has teamed up with Gregory Dobbins, owner of US Online Radio Station, Dandy's Stardust Drive. Dobbins came up with the concept and writes the lyrics. Izzard performs the songs.
The album is a great pastiche of second half of the 60s US Bubblegum Pop, and 70s UK Glam Rock and Pop Rock. and is a fun filled 12 songs with an added intro and outro providing a thoroughly enjoyable 40 minutes.
Before I listened, I thought this seems a bit Hanna Barbera and so was delighted to find out that was the intention. The songs themselves are probably not meant to be masterpieces, but they certainly aren't throwaway. There is lyrical depth in what is supposed to be a find words that rhyme genre.
Glam Gone Wild is a mixture of Bolan and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Supersonic Sounds is enjoyable Piano Pop. Space Rock even gets a little Kids TV Sci Fi in sound with a Bowie vocal. Bubble Gum Kisses is jaunty cartoon soundtrack fayre.
I Hit The Breaks even goes for the big ballad and adds a Rubettes showaddywaddy to the Backing Vocals. You Hurt My Bad Feelings opens up with a big riff and Eccentric Asylum aims more at the Pop Rock that followed Glam, a little Alex Harvey in places with a cockernee vocal instead of a Scotch drawl and a great riff to match.
There's a lot to like here. It is a great reminder of the sheer joy that Bubblegum and Glam provided. Lovingly done and not meant to change the musical world. It is a really refreshing change from the more modern Guitar Pop that can be a little to woe is me too often.
You can listen to and buy the album here. What have you got to lose? The album is at Name Your Price.
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