For 25 years, Chris Difford was the quiet half of the songwriting duo in Squeeze, rarely singing but writing nearly all of the band's lyrics. So when Glenn Tilbrook, Difford's old songwriting partner, dropped a solo album with an unexpected amount of lyrical complexity, the burden was on Difford to reply with a disc that matched the melodicism of Tilbrook's. And I Didn't Get Where I Am succeeds, frankly, by sounding nothing at all like Squeeze. Instead of rehashing the quirky lyrici...   [ read more ]

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Wry as ever, Chris Difford dubbed his second solo album The Last Temptation of Chris -- a sly play on words that is certainly characteristic of this master lyricist, who only gets subtler and sharper as the years go by. Subtle is surely the name of the game on The Last Temptation, as the entire record -- co-written with former Bible frontman Boo Hewerdine -- is a warm, low-key affair, one that feels well-worn and lived in. It's relaxed music, never calling attention to itself and always focu...   [ read more ]

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