Pointing the Finger is a studio album by the rock artist Kevin Coyne, released in 1981. The title track dates from 1977 and Coyne's musical "England, England".
Critical reception
The Globe and Mail wrote that "Coyne, like Van Morrison, can be repetitious and his emotional range seems limited at times—but, when it comes to anguish, he has few peers."
The album was described by Mark Cordery of the New Musical Express: "The themes of this LP are generally the hoary old ones of 'Alienation'; the difficulty (and in many cases the tacitly accepted impossibility) of communication, and the insubstantiality and hence inadequacy of 'Religion'. Dealt with here in the 'soul-baring' 60's singer-songwriter style; mostly stripped of imagery, and completely of metaphor, it's a bleak but uncompellng vision. Not to say a narrow one."
Track listing
"There She Goes" - 5.02
"As I Recall" - 4.27
"Children of the Deaf" - 1.06
"One Little Moment" - 6.30
"Let Love Reside" - 3.28
"Sleeping-Waking" - 4.17
"Pointing the Finger" - 4.07
"You Can't Do That" - 3.58
"Song of the Womb" - 2.36
"Old Lady" - 4.00
Personnel
Kevin Coyne - vocals, guitar
Brian Godding - electric guitars
Dave Sheen - drums, backing vocals on "Old Lady" Steve Lamb - bass guitar Steve Bull - keyboards, synthesizer Technical Producers: Kevin Coyne and Brian Godding with G.L.S. (Godding, Lamb, Sheen) at Alvic Studios, West Kensington Engineer: Mike Gregovich Cover artwork: Kevin Coyne