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Doctor & the Medics - Laughing at the Pieces

Um. I couldn't help myself, it was there in a clearance bin and I did like their cover of "Spirit In The Sky" which was a pretty spot on version of Norman Greenbaum's classic. I picked this up fully expecting to have a field day and make a lot of pithy comments, and more of less beat a dead horse. This was a band I didn't know what to do with at time. Looking at the cover images now I can't tell if they were going after a Boy George vibe or exaggerating Robert Smith from The Cure but with more make up and a lot more hair. Listening to it now, I actually feel kind of bad as I missed out on a pretty solid '80s album that was a lot more than it appeared to be. I've played this through a couple of times now, and this really is a solid album. I'll still single out "Spirit in the Sky" as the best song on the album, but it's not a case of killer and filler. They set 'em up and knocked 'em down. I had to go to the ever reliable and ac...