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This time working solely with Steve Lillywhite, the Furs introduce a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge, with smashing results throughout. The group produces some powerful songs, even more rough-edged than before. Especially striking is "Dumb Waiters," with its queasy, slow-paced arrangement that allows both Kilburn's sax and Ashton's guitar to go wild. However, the six still create some undeniable pop classics. Most well-known is the lead track, "Pretty in Pink," inspiration for the iconic John Hughes film years later and re-recorded as a result. The original is still where to go, though, with Butler's catchy description of a romantically unsure woman matched by a killer band performance. Similarly lighter numbers on the record call to mind a rockier version of Roxy Music's output in later years: elegant, romantic angst given a slightly rougher edge in both music and vocals. "She Is Mine" is especially fine as a gently swinging number with some of Butler's best, quietly ruminative lyrics. Straight-up anthems abound as well, the best being the amazing "Into You Like a Train," which mixes the blunt desire of the title with a sparkling Ashton guitar line and a fast rhythm punch. Talk Talk Talk ends on another high with "All of This and Nothing." A soft, acoustic guitar-sax-rhythm combination introduces the song, then fades away for the main section to begin; Butler details bits and pieces from a lost relationship over a sharp full-band performance, and a final drum smash leads into a reprise of the start -- a fine way to end a fine record.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Lofthouse Butler, Composer - Richard Lofthouse Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Lyricist - John Ashton, Composer - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Phil Thornally, Engineer - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Will Gosling, Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Steve Lillywhite, Producer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Taylor, Producer - John Ashton, Lyricist - John Ashton, Composer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Howard Thompson, Engineer - Julian Mendelsohn, Engineer - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 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 - MARTIN HANNETT, Producer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 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 - The Psychedelic Furs, Producer - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
This time working solely with Steve Lillywhite, the Furs introduce a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge, with smashing results throughout. The group produces some powerful songs, even more rough-edged than before. Especially striking is "Dumb Waiters," with its queasy, slow-paced arrangement that allows both Kilburn's sax and Ashton's guitar to go wild. However, the six still create some undeniable pop classics. Most well-known is the lead track, "Pretty in Pink," inspiration for the iconic John Hughes film years later and re-recorded as a result. The original is still where to go, though, with Butler's catchy description of a romantically unsure woman matched by a killer band performance. Similarly lighter numbers on the record call to mind a rockier version of Roxy Music's output in later years: elegant, romantic angst given a slightly rougher edge in both music and vocals. "She Is Mine" is especially fine as a gently swinging number with some of Butler's best, quietly ruminative lyrics. Straight-up anthems abound as well, the best being the amazing "Into You Like a Train," which mixes the blunt desire of the title with a sparkling Ashton guitar line and a fast rhythm punch. Talk Talk Talk ends on another high with "All of This and Nothing." A soft, acoustic guitar-sax-rhythm combination introduces the song, then fades away for the main section to begin; Butler details bits and pieces from a lost relationship over a sharp full-band performance, and a final drum smash leads into a reprise of the start -- a fine way to end a fine record.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:45
- Main artists: The Psychedelic Furs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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