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| ABC - Lexicon of Live Band: ABC Tracks: - Poison Arrow - Stranger Things - When Smokey Sings - How to Be a Millionaire - Be Near Me - Who Can I Turn To? - Show Me - Skyscraping - Rolling Sevens - One Better World - Tears Are Not Enough - All of My Heart - Look of Love, Pt. 1 NEW WAVE, DISCO, DANCE, WHATEVER...IT'S JUST GOOD MUSIC! Who else but Martin Fry & Co. could produce "Disco" music with just the right amount of twists so that it survives for almost 20 years as "New Wave"? This is, simply put, *the* best album ABC ever released. For me, it sums up 1982 perfectly -- I was in college, I had just bought an unbelievably clever new product by Sony called a "Walkman", and I listened to this album everywhere I went. But memories aside, every track is a winner: the music is lively, the vocals are expressive and passionate, the lyrics are cleverly crafted, and the production is excellent. Some of my favorites are "Look Of Love" (of course), "Poison Arrow", and "Date Stamp". ABC would never again achieve this level of brilliance. Their next album, the Truly awful "Beauty Stab", proved this without a doubt. There were a few moments of greatness in later releases such as the songs "Be Near Me", "How To Be A Millionaire", "The Night You Murdered Love", and a good portion of the "Up" album. But too many of the other tracks seemed like filler material and detracted from these particular gems as a whole. Rumors that ABC's been back in the studio have been floating around for a couple of years now. If it's true, let's hope they give us something that matches the excellence of "The Lexicon Of Love". Still Number one today I bought this Cd when I first saw Look of Love on MTV. It was the first dance CD I ever bought. It was the first dance Band that had real words to the songs. I have to say that it was the one to get me out of only listening to Led Zeppelin and The Doors back in the 80's and get me into New Wave and later industrial music. In all of my years I have owned and still own this in CD , Album and casette formats. It has to be my choice for My Favorite Cd of all time. The production is flawless and done by Trevor Horn of The Buggles and Yes. If you like what you have heard of them you will Love the whole CD. Not a bad song on it from start to finish. A CD like this comes out once in a life and I still listen to it now after all these years and hear new things in the songs and lyrics. My Favorite song on the Cd is Date Stamp. If you like moody music like The Smiths you will like the Lyrics. If you like Dance you will like the smart Disco and Strings. It is a must if you have just been in Love and dumped. There is something on this Cd for everyone. Trust me its My Favorite CD all time . 80's landmark from Martin Fry & co. This is quite simply one of the landmark albums of the 80's and one which sounds as fresh today as when it first released in 1982. I first heard ABC through the single Tears Are Not Enough, I have to say that I wasn't all that impressed. The next couple of singles though (Poison Arrow, The Look Of Love & All Of My Heart) hooked me on this band, which sounded like no other at this time. Most albums are essentially the singles with a lot of fillers on (some good, others not so good), this album quite simply keeps up the high standard all the way through - I've even re-evaluated Tears Are Not Enough. There a number of reasons why this album is regarded so highly. You can start with Martin Frys exquisite lyrical genius, oozing romanticism (not the New kind either). You can add the Lush strings of Anne Dudley (Art Of Noise) into the mix. You can then finish off with a polished production by Trevor Horn, although you also can't forget the gorgeous backing vocals by Tessa Webb. Outstanding tracks on an outstanding album : Valentine's Day, The Look Of Love (the breathy spoken refrain), All Of My Heart. This album was re-released with some extra tracks on a couple of years ago. Don't even think about it, just get this one. The Lexicon Of Love is too perfect to be heard in any other form, all you need is the original 10 tracks and a stereo you can turn up fairly loud. This is an album for all music lovers transcending most genres with its sheer gorgeousness. Buy Abc Lexicon Of Live at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
