Nick McCabe in an interview with MusicRadar said that Ashcroft's lyrics on this album were a purposeful stream of consciousness.
"Richard was absent, really, for a lot of the first two albums in terms of writing music. We'd go off and play and wait for his appearance. But what Richard is very good at - one of the many things he's good at, I should say - is coming up with lyrics on the spot. And very good lyrics.
The accepted wisdom of A Storm In Heaven is that the lyrics are gibberish and that Richard improved over the years. I think that's not the case. His stream of consciousness stuff on A Storm In Heaven is spot on, for me."
Nick McCabe in an interview with MusicRadar said that Ashcroft's lyrics on this album were a purposeful stream of consciousness.
"Richard was absent, really, for a lot of the first two albums in terms of writing music. We'd go off and play and wait for his appearance. But what Richard is very good at - one of the many things he's good at, I should say - is coming up with lyrics on the spot. And very good lyrics.
The accepted wisdom of A Storm In Heaven is that the lyrics are gibberish and that Richard improved over the years. I think that's not the case. His stream of consciousness stuff on A Storm In Heaven is spot on, for me."