Of all the brilliant bands that never broke, Chicago’s Eleventh Dream Day are perhaps the unluckiest. Playing Neil Young goes garage burnouts in the Eighties deadzone, pre-grunge and post-punk, their eponymous 1987 album is an all time great debut.
Their first record in five years maintains altitude whilst rarely soaring. Former lieutenants departed, Rick Rizzo lacks a foil for the group’s trademark twin lead guitar firewalls on raging riffs that smoulder where once they would have smoked.
But Away With Words, a slow, pensive number, underscored by Doug McCombs’ cautiously melodic bass, equals anything in their back catalogue.
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com