Pointing the Finger
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| Pointing the Finger | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Cherry Red | |||
| Producer | Kevin Coyne, Brian Godding | |||
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Pointing the Finger is a studio album by the rock artist Kevin Coyne, released in 1981.[1][2] The title track dates from 1977 and Coyne's musical "England, England".
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Globe and Mail wrote that "Coyne, like Van Morrison, can be repetitious and his emotional range seems limited at times—but, when it comes to anguish, he has few peers."[5]
The album was described by Mark Cordery of the New Musical Express:
- "The themes of this LP are generally the hoary old ones of 'Alienation'; the difficulty (and in many cases the tacitly accepted impossibility) of communication, and the insubstantiality and hence inadequacy of 'Religion'. Dealt with here in the 'soul-baring' 60's singer-songwriter style; mostly stripped of imagery, and completely of metaphor, it's a bleak but uncompellng vision. Not to say a narrow one."
Track listing
- "There She Goes" - 5.02
- "As I Recall" - 4.27
- "Children of the Deaf" - 1.06
- "One Little Moment" - 6.30
- "Let Love Reside" - 3.28
- "Sleeping-Waking" - 4.17
- "Pointing the Finger" - 4.07
- "You Can't Do That" - 3.58
- "Song of the Womb" - 2.36
- "Old Lady" - 4.00
Personnel
- Kevin Coyne - vocals, guitar
- Brian Godding - electric guitars
- Dave Sheen - drums, backing vocals on "Old Lady"
- Steve Lamb - bass guitar
- Steve Bull - keyboards, synthesizer
- Technical
- Producers: Kevin Coyne and Brian Godding with G.L.S. (Godding, Lamb, Sheen) at Alvic Studios, West Kensington
- Engineer: Mike Gregovich
- Cover artwork: Kevin Coyne
References
- ^ "Kevin Coyne: An Overview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 237.
- ^ "Pointing the Finger Review by Dean McFarlane". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (15 May 1982). "Pointing the Finger Kevin Coyne". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.
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