THE SILENCERS : DANCE TO THE HOLY MAN

1. Singing Ginger
2. Robinson Crusoe In New York
3. Bulletproof Heart
4. The Art Of Self Deception
5. I Want You
6. One Inch Of Heaven
7. Hey Mister Bank Manager
8. This Is Serious / John The Revelator
9. Afraid To Love
10. Rosanne
11. Electric Storm
12. When The Night Comes Down
13. Robinson Rap

Label : RCA Records

Length : 51:03

Released : 1991

Review (AllMusic) : Album number three for Scotland's the Silencers is much like the first two releases, 1987's A Letter From St. Paul and 1988's A Blues for Buddha, a collection of folk-pop that is unfailingly pleasant and sometimes inspired. It continued the band's declining commercial fortunes, though, as it failed to generate even a minor hit. The band had lost their original rhythm section, leaving the remaining members lead singer/guitarist Jimme O'Neill and guitarist Cha Burns. The pair lead the Silencers through unfailingly melodic songs like the ominous "Bulletproof Heart," the percolatingly playful "Robinson Crusoe in New York," and the dreamy, chiming guitar-laden "One Inch of Heaven." They're particularly successful on the lightheartedly love-struck "I Want You" and the whimsical "Just Can't Be Bothered" (which is reminiscent of Toad the Wet Sprocket). Unfortunately, the band's consistency went unrewarded and Dance to the Holy Man was largely ignored.