Don't Try This at Home (1991)

About this title: After dipping his toes in the notion of using backing musicians on Talking With the Taxman About Poetry, Billy Bragg finally dove in headfirst with Worker's Playtime, but Don't Try This at Home was where Bragg first began to sound completely comfortable with the notion of a full band. With Johnny Marr (who helped produce two tracks), Peter Buck, Michael Stipe, and Kirsty MacColl on hand to give the sessions a taste of star power, Don't Try This at Home sounds full but uncluttered; the arrangements (most complete with -- gasp! -- drums) flesh out Bragg's melodies, giving them greater strength ... read more

Tracks:

1. Accident Waiting to Happen [Bragg]
2. Moving the Goalposts [Bragg]
3. Everywhere [Trooper/Griffin]
4. Cindy of a Thousand Lives [Bragg]
5. You Woke up My Neighbourhood [Bragg/Buck]
6. Trust [Bragg]
7. God's Footballer [Bragg]
8. The Few [Bragg]
9. Sexuality [Bragg]
10. Mother of the Bride [Bragg]
11. Tank Park Salute [Bragg]
12. Dolphins [Bragg]
13. North Sea Bubble [Bragg]
14. Rumours of War [Bragg]
15. Wish You Were Her [Bragg]
16. Body of Water [Bragg]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.