Advantages: Literate lyrics, muscular melodies, awesome arrangements Disadvantages: Too much of a good thing?
'''Starter's orders''' It has come to my notice that some people may be unconvinced of, or even oblivious to, the merits of Prefab Sprout. Such oversights are forgivable. After all, 20 years have passed since the band’s heyday. If people remember them at all, it is for a knowingly cheesy novelty hit: _The King of Rock and Roll_. The daft band name doesn’t help either. It’s equally possible that even those who've heard them would still consign them ... ...for Fears and Simple Minds. But that would be to ignore the wealth of musical ideas beneath the studio polish, the wit and insight of the lyrics and the timeless sophistication of the songs. Because the band’s mainstay, writer and singer Paddy McAloon, is undoubtedly one of Britain’s finest songwriters. This 1990 release was his band’s fourth album (fifth if you count the ‘unofficial’ _Protest Songs_). It is his most ambitious and arguably his most ...
Silverback 30.04.2009
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