The Morticia of the punk and goth scene, Patricia Morrison, offers up this 'one and done' solo offering and what a delightful treat it is. Despite not sounding like anything she'd been involved with prior (and why should it?) she presents herself as an assured, accomplished frontwoman in her own right, with well over a decade in the industry under her belt. Neither the punk fury of the Bags or the Gun Club is present, nor the gothic bombast of her time in The Sisters Of Mercy, this has a plaintive, stripped-down twist on post-punk-cum-hard rock. Recorded in 1994, the '80s were over and Patricia looked ahead to re-imagine herself in an almost '90s singer/songwriter context. Why she didn't follow-up with anything else is beyond me because this is proof the woman was gifted.
I’ve played this non-stop while ripping the CD. It's infectious as hell and doesn't deserve its obscurity.
Ah, Lucretia, my reflection! Thanks for this AJ.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome RP
DeleteThank you very much for the Patricia Morrison. Halfway through side one it joined my list of albums I always wanted but did not know exists. Like wow.
ReplyDeleteI did a quick & dirty job of restoring the cover art. I could not find other examples so I can't even be sure it needed that - but I like it better without the scratches. Here's the result:
https://www54.zippyshare.com/v/dRINKAak/file.html
Thanks Diana, as you might notice I have actually changed the old scratched image for yours
DeleteNice postt thanks for sharing
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