Just had a listen, it’s fine, like a solid 6 for me (was expecting it to be a 3 or 4 at best) but I do miss Chad’s guitar playing, seems so weird hearing Paul Draper without that distinctive guitar sound. Having read his comments up thread though obviously not gonna happen anytime soon, seems pretty bitter about the whole thing which is sad.
I hope the best for him though, I met Draper once at a friend’s gig at the Brixton Windmill in like 2004 or something? Ended up going back to said friend’s house with him, I was about 19 at the time and just got stoned and chatted to him about music loads and had no idea it was Paul Draper I was talking to despite absolutely rinsing Six around that time. Was only a few days later the friend who’s house I was in brought it up and it all clicked.