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Album Review

The Bulbs
Slightly Inperfect Sawtooth records

Article written by Mary B - May 7, 2007

The Bulbs are a UK quartet. This album may be called �Slightly Inperfect� but it�s actually very imperfect and brilliant at the same time. It starts with �Slightly Inperfect Overture� � a 30 second musical composition which is littered with bicycle bells, and anything else to hand it would seem, and then dives into the most eclectic selection of songs that I have ever come across on an album.

�Wake up call� is the most bizarre one on here � a Stephen Hawkins-sounding vocal-led track accompanied by music that belongs to The Wurzels� �Combine Harvester� song. Yes, picture that if you will. Just two songs away from this is �Oh Kathy� which is a harmonica led track that passes for the love child of the Kings of Leon and Bob Dylan (if they ever decide to reproduce together). �Suck it and see� the singer suggests and you�re going to have to with this album because I don�t think I can find words in the dictionary to explain what I have just listened to.

The thirteen tracks embrace too many different music styles for me to categorise this album. The last song on here, �Navigation Road� begins with rain effects and is really soothing to listen to and doesn�t belong on here but then nothing does!

The Bulbs call themselves Alternative/experimental/other and never before has a cap fitted better. Some people will love this album, some people will welcome deafness rather than listen to it again but nobody will forget it. For the record, I love it.

Links:
http://www.thebulbs.co.uk/