Chocolate Cake (4:02)
Neil and Tim do satire to mixed
results. The song, thanks to it's Tammy Faye Baker references has aged
quite badly. It also seems like a bit of a cheap shot. Musically it is
strong, this out of all the songs on Woodface probably bears Tim's mark
the strongest, it doesn't really seem much likie a Neil song either
lyrically or musically. I like this song at the moment but I didn't get
it when I was younger and I think it is something I will grow out
of, it is quite childish really. Paul's drumming in the outro is
really strong.
It's Only Natural (3:22)
I love this song it is definately one
of the strongest songs on Woodface, Tim's imprint is here but on
Chocolate Cake it seems overwhelming, here it is perfect, Tim on this
track brongs something to the table without taking anything away.
Musically this song is grwat, very danceable with strong playing by
everyone it has very sweet lyrics.
Fall At Your Feet (3:18)
Fall At Your Feet is one of the first
CH songs I feel in love with and it is is still very stong. Tim didn't
co-write this one and it is very noticable, this is a very Neil song
both lyrically and musically. I love the harmonies on the choruses, Tim
voice seems to fill in a missing gap between Neil's voice and Nick and
Paul's. The bridge to this song is beautiful. I like much heavier use
of keyboards on Woodface over CH and TOLM, I like keyboard.
Tall Trees (2:19)
Here's where Woodface after a wobbly
opener and two really strong tracks begins to fall apart, again Tall
Trees sounds a lot like a Tim song, similar musically to where he
headed after Woodface. The guitar solo is great but other than that
this song is weak both lyrically and musically.
Weather With You (3:44)
The other CH song after of course DDIO
everyone knows. I quite liked this song before Australian radio ran it
into the ground. The album version is about a billion times better
than the crappy radio edit. I'll never understand why the shoved that
extra chorus in. I know this song has the false build up to the first
chorus but that is good, it makes the song interesting. I like the
solo here and Paul's drumming is extremely strong. This it has to
be said is a great sing-a-long song.
Whispers And Moans (3:29)
After a couple of weaker songs
Whispers And Moans is a great return to form, I would like to
point out here that I love Tim as a solo artist and Before and After is
an awesome album before I point out that this is another of the
songs the Neil wrote solo. i love the horn se4ction leading into the
bridge and the pretty jangly guitars,I also love the lyrics to this
song even if they do seem better suited to TOLM as they are far more
obtuse than much of the material here.
Four Seasons In One Day (2:50)
Four Seasons In One Day is a good song
that just misses greatness, I love the lyrics and the music indvidually
but together they don't quite gel as well as they should, I have no
idea why exactly why, lyrically it is very strong and again there is a
nice jangly guitar solo. The line aout finding out wherever there is
comfort there is pain is so hearltbreakingly beautiful.
There Goes God (3:50)
If you ignore the badly written
cringeworthy chrous this is a a great song. The harmonica in the intro
and the bridge and outro is great as is Paul'd drumming, even Nick
stands out, not that Nick isn't a good player he is great but the bass
often fades into the background on CH songs. The chorus though is bad,
Sexy pants??? Tim, Neil what the hell were you smoking when you came up
with that? The harmony singing here is good too.
Fame Is (2:23)
Neil, bad, bad, bad lyric wrting.
Dreadful. And lazy musically too. This is easily the worst CH song
ever, My God make it stop, please. I can't find anything to like
about this song, even the harmonies, which are very strong are
ruined by the lyrics. Thank God it's short.
All I Ask (3:55)
My sister thinks Tim is singing on
this track and I'm pretty sure she is right, at least on the first
verse. I love music, especially the strings, it sounds like an old
movie song. Lyrically it seems very Tim, it fits in with that
particular line of his work that includes songs like I Hope I Never.
This is probably the third best song on the album behind It's Only
Natural and Fall At Your Feet. The album really gets back on track here.
As Sure As I Am (2:53)
I didn't like this one at first but it
is really growing on me, I like the lyrics and the music is great. I
like the chorus, very Neil. and is that an accordian in the bridge? It
sure sounds like it. There is some great bass work from Nick in the
outro too.
Italian Plastic (3:39)
I
know I'm in the minoritry but I think Paul Hester is a great songwriter
and this is his best effort, I love it. Musically it is strong and the
lyrics are just so sweet and optimistic. PAUL ROCKED!!!
She Goes On (Unknown at this time)
I don't love this
song but I don't hate it either which pretty much sumarises my feelings
towards Woodface as an album. The lyrics are good but not great and the
music gets a little repeatitive after about a minute, there are
way worse songs though like Fame Is.
How Will You Go (Unknown at this time)
I like this song
but it is hardly a great ending song to an album like Better Be Home
Soon or Together Alone, it is still a little meh. Nice lyrics,
again I guess I don't like the commercial feeling of this album. I get
why it was thier most popular but it isn't their best by any means
in fact I find it to be thier weakest effort. | 
