ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN vinyl-color-beige It is Johnson's singing that

It is Johnson's singing that truly startles

Additional personnel: Big Dru Ha

its statement of hope is underscored here not as a dream

Food is the only album that officially exists as the proper follow-up to Operation: Doomsday

" then gently pushes Tom Petty's "The Waiting" toward a tapped folk rhythm

ABOMINABLE SHOWMAN vinyl-color-beige It is Johnson's singing thatWorking with the same ensemble (plus an extra player here and there) who he'd take to calling Cowboy Outfit on his thusly titled subsequent album, this 1983 release is a comfortable mix of rockers, country weepers, reggae tinged pop, and even some blue eyed soul. Further proof (if any were needed) that Nick Lowe's natural flair for songwriting and his exemplary choice in sidemen has guaranteed that the man has never made a bad album. Even when he may