This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Like a British version of cranky ex-Plimsouls leader Peter Case, guitarist Miles Hunt ditched his gig in a big-time rock band — ’80s British popsters The Wonder Stuff — for the life of a curmudgeonly troubadour.
But also like Case, Hunt is a grump with a heart of gold. Sure, he sounds pretty tightly wound on these edgy acoustic ballads as he introduces us to the ghosts that haunt him, obsesses on his many failings and tries to convince us that “all is not well — not this time.” But even all that acidic venting can’t sour the sweetness of his voice and hook-sharp melodies. As it turns out: You can take the guitarist out of The Wonder Stuff, but …
