Music from my first girlfriend.
This album is all I have left of her, not counting the shallow grave in the back yard. This is the sort of music stalkers listen to to convince themselves that girls love them. Don't get me wrong -- I like it. There's just something kind of dysfunctional about the earnest pleadings of the lead singer. Depeche Mode could take some lessons from these guys.
Classic OMD with a softer edge
The album dates back to the 80's, and is a top class representative of the synth / electronic pop genre of the time. This album is perhaps the one with the most "romantic egde" in of all the other OMD works. I characterise this album as softer round the edges, and perfect for a rainy evening when another OMD album would perhaps not fit as well. Three tracks made the "Best Of" compilation - namely "So In Love", "Secret" and "La Femme Accident". The other tracks may not have the same commercially catchy tunes, but are well worth the investment.If you do not own any OMD music, then perhaps the "Best Of" compilation is the place to start. If you already own that, then this is a definite contender for getting into OMD a bit more seriously. The other contenders must the "The Pacific Age" as well as "Architecture & Morality", although every album is a masterpiece. Excellent album.
'CRUSH
CRUSH is the CD of the eighties as far as this reviewer is concerned. A neglected masterpiece that sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded in 1985. Pop it may be, but intelligent it most definitely is. Listen to "bloc bloc bloc", "women 111" La femme accident" and the title track and you will be hooked. This group from Liverpool have released several CDS and have a excellent greatest hits (not that they have had many chart hits) compilation, but this is the one to own. There is not a dud on the disc and it's not often you can say that about any CD these days.
1985 Release. Produced By Stephen Hague.
