The Barracudas - Endeavor To Persevere

Japanese only reissue with 8 bonus trax added on! Outstanding British jangle pop. We think this album holds up a lot stronger than AMG and is almost as good as "Mean Time", as well. Listen below and hear what you think! " 3 stars..Endeavour to Persevere has the unfortunate fate of following the classic Barracudas LP Mean Time. A fine album in its own right, Endeavour to Persevere doesn`t quite measure up to its predecessor. With a solid lineup returning and Chris Wilson perhaps more integrated into the band, the playing here is wonderful, with chiming 12-strings once again the order of the day. The material, unfortunately, isn`t up to the standard of the band`s last set. No doubt, the first two tracks stand up with anything on Mean Time, but after that it`s a little uneven. "Dealing With Today" is swirling, jangly, and poetic. "Nothing`s getting any easier/I heard my best friend say," sets the tone for the album (and for life if you live in reality). Gluck goes on, "He keeps everything for himself/He don`t give nothing away." Track two, "Leaving Home Again," could just make the room start spinning on you, with exquisite "ahhhs" behind Gluck`s near-shouted vocal. "Song for Lorraine" is another winner, with dual vocal tracks -- one in each ear... there is some nice straight-ahead English folk-type stuff to be found, but basically you need this only after you`ve been blown away by Mean Time."-AMG.

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