Advantages: deep layers of rich sound, prog rock influences Disadvantages: poor arrangement of "goodbye is forever", some people get embarrassed about liking things linked to Duran Duran.
...Herbie Hancock, Dave Gilmour - so I went looking to see what their music was like...
I have since wandered far from the mainstream in musical taste, but this was the first step away from that well-trodden path. Best listened to in a darkened room, headphones on and the volume up loud. Lie down, close your eyes, and really _listen_ to the full depth of sound.
Tracks:
Side A
Election Day
The first single from the album, with a tense dark feel. ... ...science fiction book I was reading at the time it came out - something to do with the half-heard snatches of voices in the background that dot this track. The voiceover in the middle is spoken by Grace Jones.
Keep Me In The Dark
The weakest track, in my opinion. Unlike the others, this is not an above average song to start with, and even the production values cannot elevate it above that fact.
Goodbye Is Forever
A well-written simple song let ...
prufrax 16.09.2005
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