Nick Lowe's Abominable Showman was recorded with his post-Rockpile touring band 'Noise to Go.' Following the blueprint of Rockpile, the band also featured a second lead vocalist in erstwhile Ace frontman Paul Carrack and had been featured on the Lowe-produced Carrack album Suburban Voodoo (as well as on this album's duet 'Wish You Were Here'). This unit could play hard driving rock and roll and soulful pop music, all in evidence here from the opener (and concert favorite) 'Raging Eyes' to the full on pop-soul of 'Time Wounds All Heels.' And the band barnstormed the USA opening for the likes of The Cars and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers which yields the bonus EP of live tracks from Cleveland's Agora. Gender: unisex.