The three hundred and ninety-third album: #393 Ian Dury - New Boots And Panties!!
Just as I thought I'd started to pin down this album, Billericay Dickie starts and we get a music hall song - complete with innuendos - that breaks the punk-leaning rock songs. It shows the depth of Dury's song writing though, complex and more layered with more of a feel of where the lyrics come from. Dury's vocals are often quite flat by comparison - intentionally, as some tracks make it clear he can mix it up, but it creates a focus on the lyrics that is underscored by the straightforward music that accompanies them in places. It's always clear he could do more - showing off in other places - but it feels like an intentional choice to keep the focus on each area as the song goes on. There's a lot of rock still, ups and downs, but it's an album that feels like it has more lurking underneath than most.