This is part II of the Man On The Edge single from
The X Factor album. The highlight of this version of the single is the
Murray/Harris song 'Justice Of The Peace'. It also features a continuation of the Blaze
Bayley interview, but otherwise there aren't many differences from Part I. A different song from
The X Factor should probably have been chosen for track 2 of this version
of the single, perhaps
'Fortunes
Of War'. An even better alternative would have been to only have one version of the single
that included 'Justice Of The Peace' and the complete Blaze interview.
This is the same version as the one that appears on the
X Factor album.
The Edge Of Darkness (Harris, Bayley, Gers)
This is the same version as the one that appears on the
X Factor album.
Justice Of The Peace (Murray, Harris)
'Justice Of The Peace' is another very good song which didn't make it on
The X Factor. It laments the rise of crime in society and the failure of the judicial
system to handle this crime. Interestingly, in Canada a "Justice of the Peace"
is another name for a police officer. So perhaps this song is also a call for greater police
protection of society.
Both 'Justice Of The Peace' and 'Judgement Day' were written at the time of the X-Factor
but didn't make the album as you can only get 74 minutes of music on a
CD!
Rod Smallwood
Blaze Bayley Interview, Part II (Wilfort, Bayley)
This is the continuation of the interview with Blaze Bayley that was begun in Part I of the single.
It seems to be dated relatively soon after the release of
The X Factor.
Both 'Justice Of The Peace' and 'Judgement Day' were written at the time of the X-Factor
but didn't make the album as you can only get 74 minutes of music on a
CD!
