Tuesday, October 11, 2016

"Not Where It's At" by Del Amitri

Del Amitri had a pretty good run in the 90s, but it should've been bigger. The Glasgow band kicked off their chart history with 1990's "Kiss This Thing Goodbye", which hit #35. While the rest of the world went grunge, they maintained their cerebral songwriting and taste for a tuneful melody. "Always The Last To Know" reached #30 in 1992.

Their biggest hit arrived in 1995 with the crazy catchy "Roll To Me" - it hit #10 and should have been the launchpad for a sustained career. But it ended up being their last appearance on the top 100.

In 1997, they released their last charting album, "Some Other Sucker's Parade". It failed to spawn any charting singles, but still managed to climb to #160. To this day, I am puzzled why it didn't do better. Infectious songs like "Not Where It's At" fit nicely with the post-grunge return to pop rock.

Lead singer and songwriter Justin Currie has released a number of solo efforts since the band broke up.

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