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Having made tentative inroads toward a wider American audience with Forever Now, the Psychedelic Furs' profile-raising and partial transformation continued with Mirror Moves. Very much a product of its mid-'80s time -- Keith Forsey produced, his drum machine providing the beats while synths played an even more prominent role than before -- it may not be the classic sound of the band but it is an often rewarding and inspiring listen. It didn't hurt that some of the band's best songs made an appearance here, either. Both "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven" balanced off a warm sound that managed to be radio-friendly on the one hand -- John Ashton's guitar mixed in surprisingly well with the fine if often conventional keyboard arrangements -- and surprisingly barbed on the other. Richard Butler's lyrics were some of his slyest and sharpest, a tone maintained throughout the album, while his one of a kind speak/sing clipped rasp kept things from being too lost even at the album's least inspired. Unlike the following Midnight to Midnight album, however -- where everything the Furs had going for them turned into a screeching halt -- Mirror Moves holds up fairly consistently. "Here Come Cowboys," with its combination guitar/string chug (or so it sounds!) and a brilliant slow descending chorus, and the driving, nervous piano and massed vocals on "Alice's House" are two particular winners. The secret highlight of the album is also its closer -- "Highwire Days," as brilliant a meditation on '80s-era political paranoia and fears as was done at the time. Butler's imagery is to the point without moralizing or dumbing down, while the tense arrangement suggests a more synth-based equivalent to the Chameleons, at once scaled for epic heights and almost uncomfortably close.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Steve Hodge, Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Vince Ely, Drums - Dave Wittman, Engineer - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Ed Buller, Keyboards - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - Keith Forsey, Producer - Keith Forsey, Drums - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Vocal - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Bruce Dickinson, Producer - Tim Butler, Producer - Tim Butler, Bass - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Ashton, Guitar - Richard Butler, Vocal - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Tim Butler, Bass - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Vince Ely, Drums - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Keith Forsey, Producer
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Steve Hodge, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Lyricist - Vince Ely, Drums - Dave Wittman, Engineer - Ed Buller, Keyboards - Keith Forsey, Producer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Vocal - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Tim Butler, Bass
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Having made tentative inroads toward a wider American audience with Forever Now, the Psychedelic Furs' profile-raising and partial transformation continued with Mirror Moves. Very much a product of its mid-'80s time -- Keith Forsey produced, his drum machine providing the beats while synths played an even more prominent role than before -- it may not be the classic sound of the band but it is an often rewarding and inspiring listen. It didn't hurt that some of the band's best songs made an appearance here, either. Both "The Ghost in You" and "Heaven" balanced off a warm sound that managed to be radio-friendly on the one hand -- John Ashton's guitar mixed in surprisingly well with the fine if often conventional keyboard arrangements -- and surprisingly barbed on the other. Richard Butler's lyrics were some of his slyest and sharpest, a tone maintained throughout the album, while his one of a kind speak/sing clipped rasp kept things from being too lost even at the album's least inspired. Unlike the following Midnight to Midnight album, however -- where everything the Furs had going for them turned into a screeching halt -- Mirror Moves holds up fairly consistently. "Here Come Cowboys," with its combination guitar/string chug (or so it sounds!) and a brilliant slow descending chorus, and the driving, nervous piano and massed vocals on "Alice's House" are two particular winners. The secret highlight of the album is also its closer -- "Highwire Days," as brilliant a meditation on '80s-era political paranoia and fears as was done at the time. Butler's imagery is to the point without moralizing or dumbing down, while the tense arrangement suggests a more synth-based equivalent to the Chameleons, at once scaled for epic heights and almost uncomfortably close.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:27
- Main artists: The Psychedelic Furs
- Composer: Richard Butler
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 1984 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
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