The Band Of Holy Joy - Tactless Video

I first heard the band through the Melody Makers' seminal (for me at least) compilation cassette of 1988 called Gigantic. I'd been vaguely aware of them through the years but never really jumped in. I loved the video for their song Tactless - that was on another compilation I owned and loved, and that was it. I never got any of their albums or dug deeper. The band's music is all out-of-print and 2nd hand can go for a good few quid. Last month though, I managed to get my hands on their second LP, Manic, Magic, Majestic which had both the tracks I knew and loads I didn't.

It's a classy little album, full of sneering wit and sweet strings. There's all sorts of good stuff on there and it's fast becoming a favourite around these parts. The standard of the whole LP is superb and I feel a bit silly for having waited so long to enjoy it. Luckily, the video for Tactless is currently available on YouTube so I had to share. It's still one of the stand-out tracks, and it's nice to see the video again. The quality's not great, but keep an eye out for an early appearance of Vic Reeves (not as early as the Shakin' Stevens video he appeared in though.)

Posted by Dio Bach at 8:30 AM