September 18, 2001 | Delores | Link to Here
Review: Times Magazine (by Mike Pattendon)
Courtesy: Julia
BISCUIT BOY, Fat Chance
Four Stars ( **** )
EMPLOYING A daft alias is an indulgence that only a quality songwriter such as Paul Heaton can afford for his first solo album. Whether it is frivolity or lack of confidence is unclear, but Fat Chance, recorded with the production duo Martin Slattery and Scott Shields, is hugely enjoyable. It feels much looser than the Beautiful South but displays Heaton's usual melodic ear and lyrical thrust.
Ten Lessons In Love is funny and funky, Man's World is cynically singalong while The Real Blues cleverly deconstructs gospel.
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