Well, perhaps genius is going a tad too far … but, nonetheless, fans of 80s Britpop contenders, Gene, will be excited to hear that erstwhile lead singer, Martin Rossiter, is recording and touring again, as a solo artist.
I’ll be one of the thosuands of fans witnessing Martin’s return to the stage at The Bloomsbury Theatre in London on Thursday, 5 May. I’m genuinely excited and even more so having heard a sneak preview of a couple of new tracks, including this beautiful piece which I heard for the first time, just a few minutes ago.
I have to admit to having a personal connection here – I used to play football with Martin back in the day, and as a result of a piece of trickery when up against me about 20 years ago, the disgustingly talented old bastard is responsible for my dodgy back. He was running towards me with the ball, droppped his shoulder and went past me with ease – half of my body went one way, the other half went the other way, and SNAP – my lower lumbar region has never been the same since …
Of course, I’m having my usual problems sorting out the supposedly simple task of embeding a video so we’ll have to make do with a link until someone intelligent comes along …
Seems to be working now.
80s? Surely it wasn’t that long ago! Good to have him back. I still occasionally dig out Olympian and For The Dead. And even more occasionally Sleep Well Tonight. They had some great songs, even if the Morrissey influence was a little over-pronounced at times.
Looks like a good year for comebacks (I may get some new Pop Group & Magazine). Not sure there will be many more “artists who’ve caused personal injury stories” out there, but you never know.