Album Review: Billy Bragg - “The Million Things That Never Happened”
Let's get one thing straight here - Billy Bragg will always be a legend in my eyes. In the desperate times of the '80s where the working class of Britain found themselves flung on the scrapheap due to the march towards super-capitalism under the Tories (the more things change...), he was an alternately angry and compassionate voice, raging against the injustices of society and offering an arm around the shoulder of those who needed it the most. The Million Things That Never Happened is Billy's first album since Tooth And Nail way back in 2013 and the main thing that strikes me upon first listening is that it's a very American sounding album and, to be completely honest, I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. Billy's often made no secret of his love of Woody Guthrie and that's definitely in evidence here as well as a very country and western feel to several tracks. As someone who got into Billy's music through albums like Talking With The Taxman A...