Half Man Half Biscuit - CSI: Ambleside
In 1985, the B-side on HFHB’s first ever single was called ‘All I Want For Christmas Is A Dukla Prague Away Kit’- brilliant title, funny song. They seemed to be everyone’s favourite indie comedy band. However, 23 years later, the format hasn’t changed a jot and even the best jokes wear thin eventually. CSI: Ambleside (they’ve changed Miami to Ambleside, how brilliant is that?) is their 11th album and the joke is now so thin that you’d need a nuclear-powered electron microscope to see it. Sub-standard indie guitar jangle backs 13 attempts to tickle your fancy. Only ‘Blue Badge Abuser’ manages to raise a wry, but weary, smile, while ‘Lord Hereford’s Knob’ is just plain embarrassing. For committed fans only. John Freeman
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DOWNLOAD: ‘BLUE BADGE ABUSER’.
FOR FANS OF: HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT, CHAS ‘N’ DAVE.
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