Voyage to the Bottom of the Road

Voyage to the Bottom of the Road is the sixth album by Birkenhead-based UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, released July 1997.[4]

Voyage to the Bottom of the Road
Studio album by
Released18 July 1997
GenrePost-punk
Length43:07
LabelProbe Plus Probe 46CD
ProducerHalf Man Half Biscuit and Geoff Davies
Half Man Half Biscuit chronology
Eno Collaboration
(1996)
Voyage to the Bottom of the Road
(1997)
Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
NME2/10[2]
Select4/5[3]

Critical reception

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  • Stewart Mason, AllMusic: "Voyage to the Bottom of the Road is a surprising and entertaining mid-career reinvention conceptually similar to the Mekons' mid–'80s turn to country music".[1]
  • Ian Fortnam, NME: "The Biscuits' hamfisted post-punk drivel [...] is simply desperate. As usual, the song titles are invariably superior to the actual songs [...], and their lamentable lyrics have far more in common with Rambo than Rimbaud. Ultimately, Half Man Half Biscuit make the kind of music which can only be made by middle-aged men with extremely time-consuming, yet deeply unfulfilling day jobs."[2]
  • Ian Harrison, Select: "It would be bootless to try and list all the joys this LP affords, but it makes Beck sound like Michael Bolton."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."A Shropshire Lad"2:16
2."Bad Review"3:45
3."Eno Collaboration (Remix)"4:08
4."Dead Men Don't Need Season Tickets"3:46
5."Deep House Victims Minibus Appeal"2:53
6."C.A.M.R.A. Man"3:14
7."P.R.S. Yearbook – Quick the Drawbridge"2:56
8."Tonight Matthew I'm Going to Be with Jesus"3:45
9."Song of Encouragement for the Orme Ascent"2:29
10."Monmore, Hare's Running"3:19
11."ITMA"3:17
12."He Who Would Valium Take"1:50
13."See That My Bike's Kept Clean"3:19
14."Paintball's Coming Home"2:10

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Half Man Half Biscuit: Voyage to the Bottom of the Road at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Fortnam, Ian (30 August 1997). "Dean Johnson/Half Man Half Biscuit - The Training Of The Shoe/ Voyage To The Bottom Of The Road". NME. Archived from the original on 22 June 2000. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Harrison, Ian (October 1997). "Half Man Half Biscuit - Journey To The Bottom Of The Road". Select. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ Half Man Half Biscuit – Voyage To The Bottom Of The Road at Discogs (list of releases)
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