Brewing Up With Billy Bragg

by Billy Bragg

Brewing Up With Billy Bragg cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: Go! Discs
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Expanding slightly upon the raw, solo electric guitar format of his debut, Bragg incorporated subtle trumpet, organ, and vocal overdubs on his sophomore effort. The songwriting fiercely juxtaposes working-class political anthems detailing the harsh realities of Thatcherism with tender, unvarnished romantic ballads. It cemented his reputation as the quintessential urban folk poet of the UK punk generation.

Genres

Descriptors: political, protest, satirical, male-vocals, guitars, acoustic, personal, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. It Says Here (4:15)
  2. Love Gets Dangerous (2:23)
  3. The Myth Of Trust (2:54)
  4. From A Vauxhall Velox (2:31)
  5. The Saturday Boy (3:28)
  6. Island Of No Return (3:37)
  7. St. Swithin's Day (3:50)
  8. Like Soldiers Do (2:39)
  9. This Guitar Says Sorry (2:31)
  10. Strange Things Happen (2:38)
  11. A Lover Sings (3:51)

Credits

  • Billy Bragg - primary artist, written-by
  • Kenny Craddock - organ
  • Dave Woodhead - trumpet

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