Pointing the Finger

Pointing the Finger is a studio album by the rock artist Kevin Coyne, released in 1981.[1][2] The title track dates from 1977 and Coyne's musical "England, England".

Pointing the Finger
Studio album by
Kevin Coyne
Released1981
GenreRock
LabelCherry Red
ProducerKevin Coyne, Brian Godding
Kevin Coyne chronology
The Dandelion Years
(1981)		 Pointing the Finger
(1981)		 Live in Berlin
(1981)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]

The Globe and Mail wrote that "Coyne, like Van Morrison, can be repetitious and his emotional range seems limited at times—but, when it comes to anguish, he has few peers."[5]

The album was described by Mark Cordery of the New Musical Express:

"The themes of this LP are generally the hoary old ones of 'Alienation'; the difficulty (and in many cases the tacitly accepted impossibility) of communication, and the insubstantiality and hence inadequacy of 'Religion'. Dealt with here in the 'soul-baring' 60's singer-songwriter style; mostly stripped of imagery, and completely of metaphor, it's a bleak but uncompellng vision. Not to say a narrow one."

Track listing
  1. "There She Goes" - 5.02
  2. "As I Recall" - 4.27
  3. "Children of the Deaf" - 1.06
  4. "One Little Moment" - 6.30
  5. "Let Love Reside" - 3.28
  6. "Sleeping-Waking" - 4.17
  7. "Pointing the Finger" - 4.07
  8. "You Can't Do That" - 3.58
  9. "Song of the Womb" - 2.36
  10. "Old Lady" - 4.00

Personnel
  • Kevin Coyne - vocals, guitar
  • Brian Godding - electric guitars
  • Dave Sheen - drums, backing vocals on "Old Lady"
  • Steve Lamb - bass guitar
  • Steve Bull - keyboards, synthesizer
Technical
  • Producers: Kevin Coyne and Brian Godding with G.L.S. (Godding, Lamb, Sheen) at Alvic Studios, West Kensington
  • Engineer: Mike Gregovich
  • Cover artwork: Kevin Coyne

References
  1. "Kevin Coyne: An Overview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  2. The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). Rough Guides. 2003. p. 237.
  3. "Pointing the Finger Review by Dean McFarlane". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press.
  5. Lacey, Liam (15 May 1982). "Pointing the Finger Kevin Coyne". The Globe and Mail. p. F6.


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