Artful Dodger - Rave On
#299
July 1980 LISTENING POST DISCOVERY
Artful Dodger
Rave On
Genre: Paisley Power Pop
5 out of 5
She’s Just My Baby
It’s a Lie
Get in Line
Now or Never Mind
Come Close to Me
Forever
Artful Dodger was a band on the wrong side of time. If they put this record out 10 years before it might be considered a classic of the post-psychedelic garage variety. If they put it out 5 years later, they catch on to the Paisley Revival. Instead, they are on an island with no one listening. Like the Queen Annes. A band in amber or ahead of their time.
The Stones runs through the Dodgers’ blood thick and I would have loved to see them on a bill with Jason and the Scorchers. Does Billy Paliselli sound like Rod Stewart? Yes. But, damnit his songs are better and, actually, so is his voice.
It’s a sin that this album isn’t available on the major services. What a gem this is.
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