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Colin Hay "Are You Looking At Me"

2007 | Genre: Rock | Songwriter

It was Christmas of 1983 that I received Cargo by Men at Work on cassette, packaged with Zenyatta Mendatta by the Police, as a gift from my cousin. Though history may have been kinder to the Police, as long-term popularity is concerned, Cargo was the better of the two albums, and Business as Usual, their debut, was arguably equally good. I even enjoyed their less than perfect final studio album, Two Hearts. That’s just to say, I’m a fan. Fast forward almost two decades: my band’s drummer and I went to catch the recently reunited Men at Work in Atlanta hoping for a good laugh – we hadn’t had many good experiences with '80’s band re-unions so our expectations were pretty low. We could hardly bring ourselves to clap: they weren’t good – they were incredible. We stood there, jaws agape, amazed at the excellent showmanship, musicianship, and raw talent, as they tore through a perfect mix of hits, individual solo-material, rarities, and even new songs – truly one of the best concerts I’ve ever seen.

There’s a certain beauty that can occur in a collaboration – just like Sting’s solo material, though very good, didn’t carry the same power of the Police’s collective output, Colin Hay’s solo career has been spotty at best. There have been the occasional gems – like the very catchy “Into My Life” from Wayfaring Sons, or the beautiful Cockburn-esque “Waiting for My Real Life to Begin” from Topanga – but overall, though Hay’s approach has matured via building on the folk music styles of Men at Work’s pre-major label days, the songwriting output of his solo career just isn’t as memorable as Men at Work.

Enter Are You Looking at Me?, Colin Hay’s new solo-album. Recorded almost entirely in his home studio, Are You Looking at Me? is a giant step in the left direction. The title track is easily one of the most interesting, if not the catchiest, song released so far in his solo career: a quirky autobiographical piece chronicling his rise to, and fall from, stardom, told in a manner that only Colin Hay could pull off. With a wink from his wandering eye and a smile full of crooked teeth, he sounds somehow comfortable where he is – and he should be: with the release of "Are You Looking At Me", Colin finds himself in a very good place. The production is perfectly matched to songwriting, and the songwriting is solid. Now, that’s not to say the CD is perfect: in all honesty, the lead-off title track is actually so strong that it’s hard to not find yourself somewhat let down by the rest of the c.d., at least on a first listen, but taken as a whole this is a really enjoyable release. Other standouts are the beautiful ballad, “Lonely without You” and “Land of the Midnight Sun”, a pleasant pop song which in many respects reminded me of what Men at Work might be doing if they were still together today.

No, Are You Looking at Me? is not a new Men at Work record, but when compared to Colin’s solo-career it’s a very strong CD. and well worth owning. It this is a sign of things to come, I hope he keeps it up.

Track List:

01 Are You Lookin' at Me

02 Lose to Win

03 Here in My Hometown

04 Up in Smoke

05 No One Knows

06 This Time I Got You

07 Lonely Without You

08 What Would Bob Do

09 Pure Love

10 Me and My Imaginary Friend

11 Land of the Midnight Sun

12 I Wish I Was Still Drinking Buy It at Lowest Price on Amazon

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