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Following the commercial and critical success of The Innocents, Erasure sidestepped slightly on Wild!, with slightly mixed results. On the one hand, the by-now-established Erasure song formula resulted in a number of tunes sounding like revamps of earlier numbers, diminishing the overall impact. "How Many Times?" is a ballad by numbers, while, some amusing bitchiness from Bell aside, "2000 Miles" is nice but a timekiller. One or two other cuts fall into this category, making Wild! something of a choppy affair at best. On the other hand, Erasure tries stretching its most since the orchestrated rerecordings on The Two-Ring Circus, often with great success. "Drama!" has a slightly hysterical tone to it, but its strong dancefloor surge and weirdly droning backing Bell harmonies help make it another winner. The gangshout /vocals (background) are also a kick as well -- especially as they were provided in part, via an uncredited appearance, by the Jesus and Mary Chain! "You Surround Me" is another flat-out winner -- it's another slow ballad, but with big, echoing backing that adds a sense of extra theatricality. Other strong numbers include the relatively low key pulse of "Blue Savannah," which sounds like a light motorik/Kraftwerk number given the appropriate Erasure sparkle, and the charging "Brother and Sister," with a sharp synth hook and chorus. Beginning and ending with versions of "Piano Song," the latter letting Bell get in some of his best singing, Wild! is a mixed but still worthy affair.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Remixer - Erasure, Composer, MainArtist
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Richard Norris, Remixer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer, Remixer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Producer - V. Martin, Writer - Erasure, Composer, Remixer, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - A. Bell, Writer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Producer - Marc Cerrone, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - Alain Wisniak, Writer - Daniel Miller, Mixer - Phil Legg, Mixer - Lili Premilovich, Writer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, Composer, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - Gina Kikoine, Composer - Kikoine, Writer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Remixer - Erasure, Composer, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Producer, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Producer - V. Martin, Writer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - A. Bell, Writer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Producer, Vocals, Writer - Vince Clarke, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - Mark Saunders, Producer - Erasure, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer, Mixer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Andy Bell, Composer, Production, Vocals - Vince Clarke, Composer, Producer, Keyboards - Mark Saunders, Producer - V. Martin, Writer - Erasure, Composer, MainArtist - GARETH JONES, Producer - A. Bell, Writer
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
Albumbeschreibung
Following the commercial and critical success of The Innocents, Erasure sidestepped slightly on Wild!, with slightly mixed results. On the one hand, the by-now-established Erasure song formula resulted in a number of tunes sounding like revamps of earlier numbers, diminishing the overall impact. "How Many Times?" is a ballad by numbers, while, some amusing bitchiness from Bell aside, "2000 Miles" is nice but a timekiller. One or two other cuts fall into this category, making Wild! something of a choppy affair at best. On the other hand, Erasure tries stretching its most since the orchestrated rerecordings on The Two-Ring Circus, often with great success. "Drama!" has a slightly hysterical tone to it, but its strong dancefloor surge and weirdly droning backing Bell harmonies help make it another winner. The gangshout /vocals (background) are also a kick as well -- especially as they were provided in part, via an uncredited appearance, by the Jesus and Mary Chain! "You Surround Me" is another flat-out winner -- it's another slow ballad, but with big, echoing backing that adds a sense of extra theatricality. Other strong numbers include the relatively low key pulse of "Blue Savannah," which sounds like a light motorik/Kraftwerk number given the appropriate Erasure sparkle, and the charging "Brother and Sister," with a sharp synth hook and chorus. Beginning and ending with versions of "Piano Song," the latter letting Bell get in some of his best singing, Wild! is a mixed but still worthy affair.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:51:48
- Main artists: Erasure
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mute, a BMG Company
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 Mute Records Limited, a BMG Company ℗ 2019 Mute Records Ltd., a BMG Company
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