"You might think you see purpose," Forster sings in "Too Much of One Thing" (the disc's overarching statement song), but "what you see is a band." Okay. But this "just a band" continues to write and sing deftly melodic observational songs about women you'd love to know (e.g., "Mrs. Morgan," with its "Sweet Jane" structure and story of a too-honest fortuneteller) or the ultimate futility of secrets. Most pop music is about selling: Forster and McLennan would rather just tap on your shoulder and respectfully ask if you've noticed the Eyes in the Sky. . .
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Article comments
1 - Steve Rhodes
Johnathan Lethem had a great piece on Open Letters (which is worth exploring).
2 - Bill Sherman
I'd forgotten that piece, but I must've read it around the time I was first listening to Rachel Worth because it quickly came back to me. A good essay. I see from this page connected to a teevee history of Australian rock that Johnathan's heart-throb Lindy has kept busy in the years since the Version One Go-Betweens.