352) Geneva - Further

I think I have spoken a few times of my love for my job. If anyone has ever read any of these reviews, they know this is a total lie. I work in an office doing the wonders of Finance, to be clear its boring and crap but like many pays me enough to afford a house and some of the nicer things in life, the day I retire I will not think about it ever again.

Some years ago, we had a guy in the office who I would go to if I couldn’t do something on Excel (sorry I know this is getting to rock and roll now) and he could always help me out. I used to talk to him about music, and he knew his stuff and unlike me could play an instrument.

Then one day someone told me that not only could he play but they were sure he had released music, next time I asked him, and he reluctantly admitted he had been in Geneva, I had this album, there he was on the inside cover.

I told him if that were me instead of our lanyards round our necks I would have worn the album cover. He said that wasn’t his style. It’s not really mine hence I am anonymous on here, but these are just daft wee reviews. He had a top twenty album and four top forty singles, that’s huge. I am not going to tell you which member it was as he told me he was leaving and when I asked why he said that one of the bosses had told him if he applied himself he could be like him, that was to much for him and he moved on, nice guy and he was right to get out, wherever he is I wish him nothing but good as he was a decent guy.

So, what about this band he was in, well they had one huge advantage over many bands, if you know them then you know what I am going to say, lead singer Andrew Montgomery’s voice. Its high pitched but not Jimmy Sommerville (that’s not a dig), its an enthralling listen, maybe Tim Booth in places and can we give a nod to Suede but I would imagine he could sing some of my excel spreadsheets and make them interesting but over these twelve songs he literally does, excel, sorry.

The songs are a mixture of guitar infused tracks and ballads, opening with Temporary Wings as the one beat guitar almost counts Montgomery in and Into the Blue and Tranquilizer should be on all those best of albums from the 90’s, just enjoyable quality guitar pop. The title track is beautiful, and the sparseness of Worry Beads enhances Montgomery’s vocal and then they do it again on Fall Apart Button. If you fancy a bit of emotion and guitar, give No One Speaks a spin.

My office gained from having this band member with us, but the world would have all the better if we had taken this band to our hearts.

8.5/10

GIVE IT A STREAM: No One Speaks