Heaven's Gate

Taken from "Blues and Boogie Shoes" 2006

Lyrics Unknown

The mighty power pop that is Robert Pollard and Tommy Keene as Keene Brothers. Another anthem and always nice to hear synths in a Bobby P song. There will never be too much singing at Heaven's Gate.

Beauty Of The Draft

Taken from "Blues and Boogie Shoes" 2006

Lyrics Unknown

Another fantastic Keene Brothers song. Full of verve and melody. Bob just sounds so happy and lost in the song with the Keene Brothers. I really hope there will be a new Keene Brothers album as this album rates as one of the best Bob albums in the whole in his career. Wonderful stuff.

Death of The Party

Taken from "Blues and Boogie Shoes" 2006

"She used to be an American airline
Through hotels/parallels
Of the far out moon

Still being watched by the pipe smoke contingent
From creameries extremeries
And you won't leave soon

She drives like an exodus
Slow to the steeple
And her touch is sad
The cold room is clean
And it's distant from people
But the bugs are bad

She is alone never off to the races
She is pulled by lumbering dogs
Being chased by beasts

For the foodstuff of dreams
Clay rails melting
Like at earthman equator
Blobs of light
Ripped from spiraled ceilings
And now there's no place to climb
Not a place

Tear it aive
I am always inventor
And I cry so suddenly
And I laugh so loud

And the cry is small"

Someone get me these lyrics. "She used to be an American Airline". Makes no sense but means so much when Bob sings it. Beautiful. This song I rate as one of the best Bob has written or performed since the break up of Guided By Voices. It just touches the heart strings and the Soul and sours into the stratosphere. Simply wonderful. Anyone who doesn't like this song is dead to music. "I cry so suddenly and I laugh so loud". Its how I feel when I listen to this.

Island of Lost Lucys

Taken from "Blues and Boogie Shoes" 2006

Lyrics Unknown.

Wow. A wonderful song from the Keene Brothers. This song is just one of the most beautiful and heart felt songs Bob has written in many years from the simply fantastic "Blues and Boogie Shoes" album. The simple structure but soaring lyrics and keyboards elevate this to a thing of beauty. If there was any justice in the world this would be the number one song. Wonderful.