Liz Horsman - Heavy High (1999) [FLAC] {Food TOCP-65214}
RLSDATE: 2025/01/03 RTLDATE: 1999/05/08
GENRE: Rock SiZE: 370 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 52:46
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.5
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: Japan
RELEASE: Food TOCP-65214
MATRiX: IFPI L152 TOCP-65214 2 A1
with log/cue/nfo/m3u/sfv/300 dpi scans.
OctoRuss (dot) blogspot (dot) com adds...
Well what can i say about Liz Horsman's Heavy High?, except that
it's one of the most underestimated albums ever, everything about
it screams 'hit', but i believe this album was a major flop
commercially, even to the point that the label didn't want to
release another album by her, [she's now called Liz Spencer].
I saw many copies of this album in second hand shops in London in
the early nineties, and that's were i got mine, going real cheap,
seems like lots of people didn't like the album, that's why lots
were being flogged, even today, this album is available for 1p on
Amazon, and you can pick up a copy on Ebay for $2 including postage,
this is criminal considering it's real worth, and second hand
copies passing hands don't create any royalties for Liz Horsman
[ok so i'm a culprit as well, but i hope this review redeems me].
I bought this mainly because i was mesmerized by the booklet cover,
what a truly astonishing and stunning portrait of Liz in a bath of
milk! [ok it's probably not milk, but that's what the pic implies -
photography by Adrian Green], this must be one of the very best
front cover pics ever, even the wording is nicely laid out.
But it's the music that is the real star, it's a quintessentially
English album, even a degree of cockney, Liz's accent stands out as
an asset, it starts with the title track 'Heavy High', and i
believe this was the first single to promote the album, and here's
the albums downfall in a way, the opening few tracks are some of
the weakest on the album [though even the weak tracks are strong
mind you], this isn't the best of Liz Horsman, anyone playing these
tracks might come to a false conclusion of the albums worth, and
miss out on the later hidden gems, the 3 tracks that are absolute
stunners are 8-10, each of them are wonderful vignettes of life,
lyrically full of stories and interest, but musically even more so,
Liz Horsman is a Singer-Songwriter of distinction.
On this listen the track that impressed me the most is track 10
'Dive', the drums [Chuck Sabo] are fantastic, nicely paced and
quite loud, lead guitar jangly enough, and of course Liz's voice
strong, very addictive, this is real Rock, here are the lyrics,
Look at you, you simple thing
i've been watching you move in
practising your big man walk
talking your designer talk
hanging from the microphone
dizzy little kind of moan
tip your head onto one side
close your eyes enjoy the ride
you're a real superstar
little girls against the bar
And they could dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow
That's not what it is today
he can shout but he can't play
he's so proud of his homeland
reminds me of another band
keep it simple keep it plain
they give you more of the same
every word and every pose
going up the boss's nose
wouldn't want to lose his art
never had it from the start
And they could dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
dive into, dive into you
are you deep as well as shallow?
Lastly just want to to say it's a great shame that Liz Horsman has
been lost in obscurity, the internet hardly mentions her, here's a
valuable gem lost on a pebble beach, among all the worthless stones.
I wrote to her on Myspace [as Liz Spencer], and she gave me a reply!,
so sweet of her, i thought i'd post it here...
Hi Russell,
Thank you so much for your message. I read your blog about Heavy
High. Dive nearly didn't make it on the album but I screamed and
shouted and the record company conceded. I'm glad you like it.
I did a second album called Roaming but I released it myself so
no-one really got to hear it. I'm actually more proud of the 2nd
than the first but you may disagree.
It's amazing that you have taken the time after all these years to
write something about me. Every now and again someone mentions
Heavy High to me and I remember what a strange time in my life that
was but also how much I learned about my art through doing it.
I'm now a song-writer and not an artist. (I was a crap artist -
terrible live). I write songs for people who are actually good at
the artist thing and I am relieved of that ordeal. I'm very lucky
to still be doing what I love!
Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to message me.
Liz.
x
Ripper's Notes:
I am not that Russell
How do you find an album in the cut-out bins in the "early nineties"
if the album came out in 1999?
The Japanese/English lyric insert for this one is overly large and
awkward to scan, so, I didn't.
I have no idea why I chose to purchase this one, but, clearly I did,
so now we can spread this little lost gem a little further.
If you chose to share this, or any other release, elsewhere,
please give the original ripper/uploader the respect they
deserve by leaving it intact and giving credit where credit is
due.
Remember, only by seeding everything you download to 1:1 are you doing your part to keep torrents alive!
As always, that just about covers it!
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