Rather annoyingly, during my shift today the leaflet in the above CD fell out of the car. I’ve only had the CD a day or two, and now it looks like it’s years old. Damn!
One song that jumped out at me today was ‘Early Riser’, a live track included as an extra on the Omnivore reissue of their debut (above). It appeals to me as antidote to another of their tracks, ‘In The Night’.
Whereas ‘In The Night’ celebrates the wee small hours, ‘Early Riser’ finds our handsome hirsute hero turning in nice and early! I do that, and I love it. I haven’t mastered the other part, the part that gives the song its title.
And in the evening, afore bed, we watched Pursuit to Algiers, with Basil Shinbone and Nigel ‘the Bruce’. Ah, what formulaic fun.
I do love the combo of Basil and Nigel. Not very Conan Doyle, admittedly. Esp’ Bruce’s bumbling buffoonery! But I grew up watching these, and they’ve carved a little niche in my heart.
Who really cares about the silly plots? It’s all about the heroic pair, and their chemistry. Rathbone’s Holmes is always clipped, often earnest, and frequently in a hurry. Bruce’s Doc’ is slower paced, hankers after food n’ drink, a bit of sport, and comely dames.
Will Holmes solve the case, whilst simultaneously sending up Watson, and still charm the pants off everyone, inc. the Doc’? Of course. He always does. It’s not the destination, be it Algiers or elsewhere. It’s the trip.