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INTENSIVE BOOKLET WITH ORIGINAL BIO, PICS AND LYRICS
INCLUDED 3 BONUS TRACKS. REMASTERED VERSION
FIRST TIME ISSUE ON CD !!!
Richard Clapton as one of Australia’s foremost
singer/songwriters, paved the way for subsequent
generations of songwriters to write about the experience of
being Australian
When Richard Clapton released his third album, Main Street
Jive, at the time it seemed like a letdown, a pale imitation of his
hit album Girls on the Avenue. Yet on reflection it might be more
consistent than we suspected. Musically the sound is moving
away from his earlier country rock or folk rock modes towards a
generally more mainstream rock sound. The concentration on
soulful ballads (‘Kickin’ the Moon Around’, ‘Islands of the Heart’)
and mid-tempo pop (‘Soldier of Fortune’, ‘Casanova’s Got the
Blues’) might have been the sticking point but they’re actually
great songs so it elevates things appreciably.
The highlights are the uptempo single ‘Suit Yourself’ and the
absolutely gorgeous, melodic soul of ‘Need a Visionary’ while the
hidden gem is tough rocker ‘Factory Life’. Clapton was great at
relating tales of the down-trodden or the down at heart, so
‘Factory Life’ is his plea to a friend to search for a better life - “so
tired of the factory life / trying to escape it on Saturday night /
pick yourself up and open your eyes / get yourself out of the
factory life”. It’s close to the heartland rock of someone like
Bruce Springsteen but is still clearly and distinctly Richard
Claptonesque.
The soundtrack from Highway One (1976) included the single
"Capricorn Dancer", which reached #40 in early 1977 and
remains a concert staple, plus Babe Rainbow and Deep Water