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Ian James Stewart

Junk DNA Press & Reviews

Details: Published: Friday, 09 May 2014 22:37

By Kev Rowland (MLWZ)

For those trying to work out why the name is familiar, it is because Ian has been at the helm of Strangeways for many years. But here he has taken all of his influences and released a solo album that is quite different from what he has been doing with the band.

This album screams maturity, with a heart and groove that is missing from the shallowness of much that is played on the radio these days. While that can be described as plastic, this instead is a rich mahogany that has been lovingly polished time and again so that the patina is rich and full of depth.

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Details: Published: Saturday, 29 March 2014 16:42

By Denia Paleologos (GreekRebels - translated)

Weather expected to hear a little blues, a little "new" blues in the footsteps of Joe Bonamassa. Many differences from classic blues, things have become more "technical", but songs like "Phosphorus" can only steal your heart. Mostly tunes voice .. love! 8 minutes and went by smoke liiigo most forcefully was the guitar solos and was excellent. The "Big White Monkey" restores the classroom with dirty, American blues sounds. In more alternative style, "One More Time" .. emotional and extremely beautiful. Crossing the tracks "bogged down" more and more the notes and melodies. This is an album with a slow tempo sometimes optimistic sometimes non-optimistic melodies will rejoice to hear from beginning to end. The solo of "Heaven Knows" was the first that really did make my hair stand up. So beautiful, so blues .. And the "Know Is Nothing" keeps the magic alive.The atmosphere so unreal that in some places you're not sure how many different things you hear. I can not say anything less, but that I loved the Junk DNA. It is extremely mature and it is a job that I would choose to put my record collection and, without a second thought. Blues with influences from the past that meets today ..

8.5/10

Denia Paleologos

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Big White Monkey

Big White Monkey - ian james stewart. Where are you on the normal curve are you driving your own car I'd like to get myself onboard a spaceship to the stars There's somethin' here that's out of control that just don't want to let go It's crazy mean and I've just seen everythin' I want to know Hey it's a big white monkey, pissin' all over the grass Hey it's the big white monkey's guns, god, oil and gas Mister President you've had your chance why don't you just come clean The world out side just wants some peace from the olive green machine These NDT's are thick as thieves, spreading out across the land You build your house on solid rock just to watch it sink in sand Hey it's a big white monkey, pissin' all over the grass Hey it's the big white monkey's guns, god, oil and gas Put yourself in a desert town in the shoes of a mothers son The big white monkey just don't care where he points his big white gun You kill me with your weaponry and I kill you with me From Vietnam to Iran and everywhere in between

Charlie Parker

Charlie Parker - davey stewart / jimmy fisher He dropped a little good times into a space where they would float And he found Charlie Parker in a second hand overcoat She loved him without warning but how soon she changed her ways And he found Charlie Parker walkin' through some lonesome days And he said Hey Charlie Parker thank you and goodnight And he said Hey Charlie Parker if we could all just see the light Help us always see the light…… Mother, child and Sandy all packed up and gone to soon And he saw Charlie Parker in the dark side of the room So he dropped a little good times into a space where they would float And he found Charlie Parker in a second hand overcoat And he said hey Charlie Parker… Mother, child and Sandy all packed up and gone to soon And he saw Charlie Parker in the dark side of the room So he dropped a little good times into a space where they would float And he found Charlie Parker, he found Charlie Parker

Heaven Knows

Heaven Knows - david stewart Heaven knows what's wrong, Heaven knows what's right I was standing alone in the daylight, was too bright for my eyes Heaven knows this face, Heaven knows this place I was standing alone in the moonlight, was too bright for my eyes… ahh Heaven knows my kind, Heaven knows my mind I was standing alone in the daylight was too bright for my eyes I had to realise…

If This is Life

If This is Life - ian james stewart There's nothing I can do to make you want me, There's nothing I can do to make you stay, Sometimes I feel like crying, and sometimes I just don't care The morning light shines through my window, but I'm more distant than the sun It's one life you can't live over, I can't stay but I just can't run So it all comes down to something that you just can't work out You find the truth inside a lie Seems we're walking round in circles but we're going nowhere If this is life then I wanna know why If you don't bring any rocks back from the moon Then how would anybody know you've been there It's all been way to much and I can't go on this way The fall's such a long way down, I've tried but I can't explain

Junk DNA

Junk DNA - ian james stewart A new day in the cloudbase, disgraced government new face Get high lookin' down at the rat race, all set for another free ride Will it end with a big bang, just hang everyone in a think tank Quick fire, turnin' with a handcrank, welcome to the big meat grind The surface shine, the vacuum mind Just another new craze, it's how it is these days Till you just can't see, anything' to love So you block it all out with some of that space high dust… Oh… Space monkeys in a one man show Steal it if you like the flow, steal it if you like the flow Oh… Junk DNA everywhere you go Steal it if you like the flow, steal it if you like the flow… In your mind a good time, everythin' that you want is a new crime Pretty soon there won't be a next time, just us in the firing line It's a big fat lie, it's a crying shame The televised rage, it's how it is these days Till you just can't feel, anything' to love Till you block it all out, get high and scream and shout

Know is Nothing

Know is Nothing - ian james stewart Underneath the sky, a wasted clown waltzing on a wave until you drown Playin' on your mind, you come back down, you come back down Doing what you can, you do some more, open up your mind, the black trap door Waltzing on a wave, you're so unsure, you're so unsure What you think you know is nothing, what you think you know is nothing A piece of me walking on a wire, can't tell lies and you can tell why You can tell why, you can tell why, written on my face, I'm lost inside And no-one at all would choose this fight, making everything seem so worthwhile It's so worthwhile, so worthwhile, makin' everything seem so worthwhile What you think you know is nothing, what you think you know is nothing A piece of me fallen' inside, banging on a wall I just can't climb I just can't climb I just can't climb And most of the rage is locked inside And know one at all would choose this space, watching every tear rolln' down your face Living with the love I'm glad you gave, I'm glad you gave And if we could only see the future, the light that we become

No Water

No Water - ian james stewart Close enough to hear it wailing, rivers dry and know one's sailing It's no lie the world's on fire, written large across the sky Somewhere there's more than this, a soft light an angel's kiss Hold on it's all just fine, just wars and borderlines Sayin' you can't go on, come alive and give it some The sunlight is in your eyes, hidden lies will kill you wise You can't build where there ain't no water, you can't stand where there ain't no water You can't fight where there ain't no water, you can't live where there ain't no water You can't go where there ain't no water, you can't stand where there ain't no water You can't live where there ain't no water, you can't build where there ain't no water It's a neo-con ghost dance in the grey, new dawn Some minds you just can't touch some minds ain't sayin' much Armoured cars and broken light, cold indifferent lives Grey eyes are makin' it rough and these times are cold enough Saying you can't go on, come alive and give it some Hold on and stand your ground, sing out and make it loud The call you've waited for, in your mind it's a caring sword Breaking it in their side, a sharp blade to kill them wise

One More Time

One more time - ian james stewart Sunlight on the broken glass, shinning just like diamonds It's our life without the mask, in a world fallin' apart Now we know what's comin', might as well go out in style All the fires burnin' bright as we hold each other Sharing with the ones we love, 'cause nothin's gonna last We'll just dance forever, slowly turnin' with the earth Leave this world behind us, as the stars all fade and die Now we know what's comin' might as well go out in style And as we draw our last breath, we'll say I love you one more time Soldier boys are comin' home and the flags are waiving Give them time they'll send them back, as a band is playin' Gone are all our hopes and dreams, as our love and hate collide Leave this world behind us, as the stars all fade and die Now we know what's comin' might as well go out in style And as we draw our last breath we'll say I love you one more time We jump we fly and we fall Fighter planes in the sky as the music's playin' Every lie justified, every life that's taken' Buy another shiny toy and close your mind and close your eyes

Path of Lightning

Path of Lightning - ian james stewart Walk with me for a little while for a little while walk with me Talk with me for a little while for a little while talk with me Feel with me for a little while for a little while feel with me Be with me for a little while for a little while… I was born in the path of lightning and the saints are alone tonight… Run with me for a little while for a little while run with me Come with me for a little while for a little while come with me Stay with me for a little while for a little while stay with me Run with me for a little while for a little while… I was born in the path of lightning and the saints are alone tonight… Sleep with me for a little while for a little while sleep with me Fuck with me for a little while for a little while set me free Come with me for a little while for a little while shake the tree Be with me for a little while for a little while… I was born in the path of lightning and the saints are alone tonight… Safe and warm as the dawn is breakin' and the saints are alone tonight…

Phosphorus

Phosphorus - ian james stewart Just one of a million stars spinning, in an endless slow dance Burned out behind the sun fading, they come home, they come home… Phosphorus words ignite hatred, and no rain falls on these stones… Are you safe behind the cornerstone, did you lay the ground you're walkin' on Are you strong enough to make it on your own… If you find the light behind the sun, just raise the flag and let it burn From phosphorus to the H Bomb… We'll come home… Blue days and endless nights waiting… are we strong enough, are we strong enough…

So Far So Good

So Far So Good - david stewart / jimi fisher I don't know what I want but I know what I like You can tell me I'm wrong but I know I'm right No-one does anything I couldn't do And no-one knows everything but I know you… Yeah I do Misunderstood… So far so good! I don't know what I want but I know how I feel You can tell me I'm wrong but I know this is real No-one sings anything I couldn't hum or strum And no-one knows everything but I know some Misunderstood… So far so good! I don't know what I want but I know what I see Here in my field of dreams you can still dance with me And know one does anything we couldn't do And know one knows everything, but I know you Misunderstood… So far so good! So far so good…

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