[Joe's] lyrics are intensely personal much of the time, and there are occasions in certain songs when he unloads his painful emotions like a cathartic cleansing, but you are never too far away from him making a point with a wink and a nod rather than a furrowed brow. It may sound very surprising, but..

THAT JOE PAYNE – By Name. By Nature.
A deeply thoughtful work which delves beneath the surface of the music to give the listener a real glimpse into what it is to be 'that Joe Payne'. Most people - or most prog fans,certainly - will probably know Joe Payne (with or without 'That') as the singer with bombastic symphonic band The Enid. When..