Never has a band blended 60s psychedelia and post-punk so seamlessly. The Church managed to take the best elements of The Byrds and incorporate driving beats and angular riffs in the vein of The Chameleons. Yet unlike many of their contemporaries (including The Chameleons), The Church are unparalleled in their consistency, producing album after album of quality material. They began as a more stripped down post-punk/neo-psychedelic act (Of Skins & Hearts, The Blurred Crusade), but before really hitting it big in the states with "Under The Milky Way", the group released "Heyday", a nearly perfect album that encapsulates everything that is wonderful and magical about The Church. This track, "As You Will", which only appeared on the CD and cassette version of the album, highlights all of the elements that make The Church so great: Steve Kilby's gentle yet powerful and understated vocals entwined with the brilliant guitar work of Marty Willson-Piper.
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