{"id":27389,"date":"2025-11-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27389"},"modified":"2025-11-09T19:42:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T19:42:53","slug":"the-saints-long-march-through-the-jazz-fire-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=27389","title":{"rendered":"The Saints – ‘Long March Through The Jazz Age’ (Fire Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 28th November 2025, Fire Records will release\u00a0‘Long March Through the Jazz Age’, the last recorded work by Chris\u00a0Bailey and The Saints, coinciding closely with what would have been Bailey\u2019s 69th birthday. It\u2019s a moving farewell – a\u00a0testament to a restless, uncompromising artist who always moved forward, one of rock\u2019s great lyricists and iconoclasts. Sure, he was a different fella to the youth who came up with ‘I’m Stranded’ and there might no thave been the same rage as he had many years previous but he matured into a quality artist and had gravitas and can still capture a room when his music comes through the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recorded at Church Street Studios in Sydney, Bailey and longtime Saints drummer Pete Wilkinson flew in from Europe to reunite with guitarist\/engineer Sean Carey, who had previously toured and recorded with the band. They were joined by Davey Lane (You Am I) on guitar, plus a handpicked ensemble of Sydney\u2019s most exciting young horn, string and keyboard players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Bailey\u2019s rough demos,\u00a0‘Long March Through the Jazz Age’\u00a0is the sound of a man who grew up and his take on modern times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead single ‘Empires (Sometimes We Fall)’ is the album\u2019s anthemic opener, the western guitars sit nicely behind Bailey\u2019s words: \u201cSometimes we rise, sometimes we fall\u201d. It\u2019s a great intro on an album that has gravitas and a swagger with Bailey\u2019s punk rock heart beat flowing nicely in a really well-produced album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Judas’, is a big piece, with space and thoughtfulness in the arrangement. ‘Gasoline’ has some Stones country honk in its DNA, whilst ‘Bruises’ is an introspective look inside the mind of a legend. Loads of kids who grew up in the glare of the public mellowed later on, take Westerberg as a prime example, add Bailey to that list<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few really epic long songs on offer here, and towards the close of the record, I love the cracks in the vocal, which is flawed and rasping on ‘Resurrection Day’ with its uplifting chorus, with beautifully poised horns and strings. It’s a crack of sun poking through the sky on a wet and rainy day, a big panoramic widescreen track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over four decade of doing whatever the fuck he liked Bailey and his band The Saints were truly the best from down under make no mistake, utterly pierless and groundbreaking on a global stage and this final offering shows another side of the legend and the best was saved till last with the epic trumpet-punctuated jazzy ‘Carnivore’ as the seven plus minutes unfold like a cinematic widescreen road movie with the vocal sounding both strong and vulnerable at the same time its wonderful through some good speakers or headphones. As it builds, it never really spills over but it does make your heart ache for what could have should have been.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaving the whistful acoustic ‘Will You Still Be There’ to carry this fine record home. Saints fans will love it, and I’m sure new fans will find it uplifting, and the full stop of this majestic band brought on for one finale. Buy this record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Author: Dom Daley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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