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Shirt: Scotland’s 94/96 Home
Album: Darklands, The Jesus and Mary Chain
(Both picked by @cpfc_kris on Twitter, cheers mate!)
If you follow me on Twitter (@kitforbrains), you’ll know that I pick a shirt each week and do a little feature on it. A few nice photos, some bite-size facts and then at the end, an opinion poll to find out what everyone thinks of the shirt. Most poll around 60/40 in favour, a few reach 90/10 (I need a few of those every now and again to reassure me that I have excellent taste) but this shirt is the only one to receive 100% of the positive vote.
Some shirts are loved because of they were worn in a memorable victory, but as this shirts most high profile win was a 1-0 against Switzerland at Euro ‘96 it can’t be because of that. Neither was it worn by a truly ‘world class’ player. That’s not to throw shade at Colin Hendry or Ally McCoist, but they’re not exactly Ronaldo and Messi are they?
No, this shirt has an undefinable something that makes it special. The perfect pairing of navy blue with purple and yellow highlights, the bespoke tartan pattern, the classy fold down collar that was Umbro’s signature in the ‘90s, those are the superficial things that make the shirt stand out. But there’s something deeper to it.
The soundtrack for today’s walk also had hidden depths. It was with some trepidation that I pushed ‘play’ on this album, the reviews for The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Darklands described it as “Moody” and “Difficult”. If they’d have thrown in “Fussy Eater” they could easily be describing a toddler. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the album wasn’t as grim as advertised, with catchy melodies and big hooks to keep you entertained. Thats not to say its a laugh a minute (how could it be with track titles like “Nine Million Rainy Days”), but its not overtly miserable unless you really pay attention to the words. Imagine REM doing Beach Boys covers, but Morrissey is in charge of the lyrics. Sort of. And if that doesn’t sell it, I don’t know what will.
Shirt Rating: 11/10
Album Rating: 8/10
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