Guilty as charged

"White Ladder had a touch of magic about it. Something happened at that particular time, it was created in an unself-conscious way. You can't blame it for being a catalyst for this whole cloyingly plaintive style that seems to have taken off. There may be a deluge of similar-tasting products but I think mine's got something else, a grain of gravity".

Modest words from David Gray, who despite his protestations to the contrary is (to borrow some bon mots from 'Blackadder') as guilty as a puppy sitting next to a pile of poo.