The High - better left untold

The High were part of the Madchester scene, and indeed formed by a Stone Roses founding member, but this rocked up single was their penultimate one in 1992 before they split up. The A-side is not very baggy to say the least, being a balls out RAWK track, a direction the band went in towards the end. Actually i love it, its driving and grinding with a soaring chorus, this just screams 1992 to me (see also Adorable).

As for the B-sides "Hickory smoke" is a bit weird, acoustic driven with annoying cowboy and horse sound effects in the background. "Joustabout" is more like it, quite a classic rock vibe. Some nice guitar work though the song in the end doesn't really enter the higher gear you are waiting for. To be honest that was probably always The High's problem.