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Post by petrolino on Jan 5, 2020 5:38:03 GMT
'Relax' and 'Two Tribes' are now sporting anthems around the world to rival tunes like 'Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' (Neil Sedaka), 'Sweet Caroline' (Neil Diamond), 'Heroes' (David Bowie), 'We Are The Champions' (Queen) and 'Seven Nation Army' (White Stripes).
But do they have any other good songs? I've never listened to an album by them.
Thanks!
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Jan 5, 2020 5:40:57 GMT
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jan 5, 2020 7:27:41 GMT
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Post by Dayodead on Jan 5, 2020 9:54:34 GMT
'Welcome to the Pleasuredome' is a solid piece of 80's dance music and worth checking out..Never really explored the second album, 'Liverpool'
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Post by sostie on Jan 5, 2020 12:15:30 GMT
"The Power Of Love" is I think a great 80s ballad. "Welcome To The Pleasurdome" another great single as well. "Two Tribes" still sounds immense. Not listened to the second album in decades, but the singles wern't too bad.
I remember when I first saw them on The Tube where they played a stripped down version of the track. I rushed out when the single released and bought the 12". Unfortunately t was on of the many remixes they did and was basically several minutes of squelching noises and bass!
Legend has it that they played no instruments on the eventual single release, but was in fact The Blockheads (of Ian Dury And The...fame) playing on it. Frankie's only contribution being the vocal and the "splash" sound effect.
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Post by cypher on Jan 5, 2020 12:35:46 GMT
The Only Star In Heaven (Starfix)
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Post by staggerstag on Jan 5, 2020 12:44:05 GMT
I remember when I first saw them on The Tube where they played a stripped down version of the track. I rushed out when the single released and bought the 12". Unfortunately t was on of the many remixes they did and was basically several minutes of squelching noises and bass! I remember that too. Fortunately I found the clip to re-live again. This was before Trevor Horn and his crew got their hands on the track. A real dirty funked up earthy version. I recall being excited by the amount of female flesh on view (I'm being honest here, I was young and real girls hadn't yet entered into my equation) but the track itself was quite the deal for me. When it finally came out I remember it being very different and a lot of the soul had been lost to synths and over production. Watching it again, it's a bit interesting that Johnson refers in the interview to the lasers inside the club they are filming in. Didn't the released version of Relax include a line about 'Hit me with your laser beams' or something? While I can see how the production side of things helped the band's success, to my ears the raw version is a truly sensational sound and far more enjoyable.
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