Secrets of the Alibi
The Northern Pikes
1988: Virgin 2-90974
Overwrought, chewy vocals and a truly ghastly hairstyling job for the cover photo mar this album so much that it’s hard to hear the songwriting and musicianship under it all. I had “Blood She Wants” on my wishlist for years, since hearing it on Seattle’s short-lived KEZX 98.9 around 1990, and only managed to acquire a copy of this CD in 2007; the song’s still a treat, but it’s going to take me some serious time to process the rest of the album.
Comments © 2007 Mark Ellis Walker, except as noted, and no claim is made to the images and quoted lyrics.