Beast Inside

Inspiral Carpets: Tom Hingley (vocals); Graham Lambert (guitar); Clint Boon (organ, background vocals); Martyn Walsh (bass); Craig Gill (drums).
Recorded at Ridge Farm, Surrey, England in November & December, 1991.
Never regarded as the artistic elite of the Madchester scene (although, of course, they were not actually from Manchester itself), the Inspiral Carpets have nevertheless produced a body of work which, if not paralleling the one-off impact of the Stone Roses, has marked them out as consistent achievers. The best of their albums are Life and this one, which maintains the group's traditions (a big organ sound, character-based lyrics, bad haircuts), yet also saw a bolder, more introspective songwriting effort, expanding on the narrative style expressed on their debut album.