A Terrible Beauty (album)

A Terrible Beauty is the first, and so far only, release from UK band The Uncle Devil Show, a band consisting of Justin Currie, lead singer of Del Amitri, with Jim McDermott of Simple Minds, and his brother, singer Kevin McDermott. It was released on P3 Music in 2004.

This article is about the Uncle Devil Show album. For the Mizar album, see Kobna ubavina.
A Terrible Beauty
Studio album by
The Uncle Devil Show
ReleasedApril 2004
RecordedThe Fruity Hitler Rooms, Glasgow
GenrePop
LabelP3 Music
ProducerThe Uncle Devil Show

Track listing

All tracks are credited pseudonymously to "Herring/Barr" except for "Angie Baby", a cover of the Helen Reddy hit, written by Alan O'Day.

  1. "Leonardo's Bicycle"
  2. "Gilbert O'Sullivan"
  3. "Tambourine"
  4. "Bimbo in the Limo"
  5. "Plus Ça Change"
  6. "Angie Baby"
  7. "She Cuts Her Own Fringe"
  8. "Strange Umbrella"
  9. "Dandelion"
  10. "Sidelong Glances of a Pigeon Kicker"
  11. "When Raymond Comes Around"
  12. "I Had a Drink About You Last Night"


Production

A Terrible Beauty was produced by The Uncle Devil Show and mastered by Paul McGeechan.

Reviews

Reviewer John Murphy of MusicOMH praised the album for its humor, saying it rewarded multiple listenings. [1] Andy Morten of Shindig! magazine also praised the album and noted that its use of profanity was frequent and effective. [2]

References
  1. "The Uncle Devil Show - A Terrible Beauty : Album review". Archived from the original on June 12, 2007. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  2. "UDS Review Shindig!". Shindig!. Archived from the original on 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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