i was in a nostalgic mood, and thus looked up Neil's Heavy Concept Album on the interwebnet thingie, and discovered that many people recall this work as fondly as i do. it is with great delight that i report that it is also available on this "Compact Disc" technology business for you children of a digital age to enjoy. but it is better on vinyl. how does one begin to explain the magic of this work? Neil Pye, and his alter ego Nigel Planer, operate on a different spiritual level from you or i, dear reader. to enter his world is to go on a journey that is all things psychedelic. i urge you to seek out the original vinyl of this to appreciate the full psychedellia within, but the CD will do.
the lead single for the album, a somewhat esoteric and perhaps even bewildering reinterpretation of the classic Traffic number Hole In My Shoe is in many respects the key to obtaining focus and understanding of what Neil is all about. Neil delivered unto us a breathtaking extended version of this song too, giving us insights into his kitchen and general cleaning duties. If Hole In My Shoe is to be seen as the blessing of intelligence, however, then the b-side, akin to Neil's Yin and Yang concepts, is to be known as The Brain Smasher. no b-side in the history of the 80's was ever as bold, daring and intellectually challenging as Hurdy Gurdy Mushroom Man. you must hear this song or your time on this planet will have been unfulfilled. there, that which has not been said has been spoken now.
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