The impenetrable lyrics about girls might have been the initial draw for so many people to Gary Wilson's 1977 You Think You Really Know Me. The song structures are, of course, perplexing as well, as carefully crafted pop alternates with mayhem seemingly at random. What I'd forgotten until this listen is that the album consists only of synthesizers, heavily compressed drums (that sound borderline synthetic, apart from an organic snare), and vocals. The "rock" parts are built out of layered synthesizer lines to resemble a real band. Of course, Wilson's lyrics and controlled-insanity never fail to disappoint. My 1991 vinyl reissue has very clear and present highs, but feels scooped and a bit bass-light. Wilson is recognizable in the scruffier pictures on the back cover, but hard to discern on the front, where he's dressed nicely and has his hair neatly controlled.
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