Back in 2003, especially coming after Spiritualizeds dual masterpieces of 2001s Let It Come Down and 1997s breakthrough Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space, Amazing Grace felt like a bit of a letdown. Gone, by and large, were the grand, sweeping orchestral grandeur of those albums, the modern day Phil Spector wall of sound replaced by what was, especially by comparison, a stripped-down rock and roll record clearly inspired by some of the bands who Spiritualized and Jason Spaceman Pierces previous band Spacemen 3 had clearly influenced (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club most prominently, but others as well). At least thats what the story was then, but time has thankfully shown how wrong that initial perception was.

Two decades later, Amazing Grace sounds like both a logic