though it was my most listened to album of 2017 during 2017, I always felt that, beyond being a textbook sell-out attempt (which worked), Richard Dawson's Peasant would lose even more of its lustre once I finally got around to really internalizing his back catalog. Well, I finally got around to internalizing his back catalog (and crying a lot in the process.) I really don't have much to say about it other than what I just said and pointing out "Prostitute" is the one track that packs anything like the same punch as a "Black Dog in the Sky" or "Nothing Important" and also pointing out that the choral bit on "Ogre" is EXCRUCIATINGLY overlong except that FUCK I KNOW THAT'S HIS STOCK IN TRADE BUT HIS LYRICS SOMEHOW GOT BETTER. This might be the album in the entire history of the English language that it is the most important that you keep Genius open. "Ogre" actually does become a kind of hysteric sequel to "Ghost of a Tree" when you read along, Arcade Fire crescendo and all. I really think he just fucking one-upped Joanna with this one, in terms of lyricism. Fuck, some of these texts would be modern poetic masterpieces entirely removed from their lodgings in sound. I don't think I've ever said that about any lyrics before ever. fuck.
OH MY GOD "BEGGAR" IS THE MOST BRUTALLY DEPRESSING SONG HE'S EVER WRITTEN AND HE WROTE "POOR OLD HORSE"
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