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After the breakup of Beatles-obsessed power poppers the Poppees, guitarist Arthur Alexander and drummer Jett Harris formed a new band, Sorrows, and while their earlier group struggled to get noticed after releasing a pair of singles for Bomp Records, Sorrows quickly caught the ear of an A&R man at Pavilion Records, an affiliate of CBS Records. Sorrows' debut album, Teenage Heartbreak, arrived in 1980. Unfortunately, the record and its follow-up, 1981's Love Too Late, sank without a trace, thanks to poor promotion by CBS, and while they earned a small cult following among obsessive fans of skinny-tie pop, Sorrows' music has been out of print for decades, making it all but impossible for pop mavens to rediscover them. Bad Times Good Times finally gives Sorrows the second chance they've long deserved; while the liner notes are coy about the source of this material, this appears to be a remixed and reworked version of Teenage Heartbreak, featuring the same 12 songs (with the album's original producer, Mark Milchman, credited with recording) as well as two unreleased demos and a pair of live recordings. While Alexander's fascination with the Beatles had hardly worn off when he formed Sorrows, the new band boasted the sort of energy and attitude that gave their Merseybeat-influenced melodies a lot more life, and Harris, guitarist/singer Joey Cola, and bassist Ricky Street made for a much tighter and more imaginative band than the Poppees. Alexander and Harris wrote the bulk of the material on Bad Times Good Times, and they'd grown by leaps and bounds as tunesmiths since the Poppees breakup, and while that band's best songs recalled the Fab Four's middling efforts, Sorrows crafted tunes that tipped their hats to rock & roll's past while sounding fresh, lively, and original, and why "Lonely Girl," "Teenage Heartbreak," "I Want You Tonight," or "Bad Times, Good Times" didn't become hit singles can only be attributed to someone at CBS being very much asleep at the switch. The two demos confirm Sorrows had more good tunes left in them -- the rockabilly-flavored "That's Your Problem" and the arty, slightly psychedelic "Silver Cloud" should have made the cut on Love Too Late -- and the live covers of Rolling Stones and Carole King numbers confirm this band burned bright on-stage. For folks who've been wondering when Sorrows' Teenage Heartbreak would ever arrive on CD, Bad Times Good Times isn't the next best thing, it's an actual improvement over the already fine original, and rescues one of the better pop bands of the '80s from oblivion; folks who like their rhythms peppy, their guitars ringing, and their harmonies tight will find lots to love on this collection.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Ricky Street, Composer
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
Sorrows, MainArtist - Open Mouth Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Joey Cola, Composer
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Open Mouth Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
Sorrows, MainArtist - Open Mouth Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Joey Cola, Composer
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Open Mouth Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
Sorrows, MainArtist - Open Mouth Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher - Joey Cola, Composer
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Open Mouth Music, ASCAP
DISQUE 2
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher - A. Alexander/Jett Harris, Composer
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
A. Alexander, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - Artek Music, ASCAP, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
Jagger/Richards, Composer - Sorrows, MainArtist - ABKCO, BMI, MusicPublisher
2010 Bomp Records 2010 ABKCO, BMI
Sorrows, MainArtist - Aldon Music, BMI, MusicPublisher - G. Goffin/C. King, Composer
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Aldon Music, BMI
Chronique
After the breakup of Beatles-obsessed power poppers the Poppees, guitarist Arthur Alexander and drummer Jett Harris formed a new band, Sorrows, and while their earlier group struggled to get noticed after releasing a pair of singles for Bomp Records, Sorrows quickly caught the ear of an A&R man at Pavilion Records, an affiliate of CBS Records. Sorrows' debut album, Teenage Heartbreak, arrived in 1980. Unfortunately, the record and its follow-up, 1981's Love Too Late, sank without a trace, thanks to poor promotion by CBS, and while they earned a small cult following among obsessive fans of skinny-tie pop, Sorrows' music has been out of print for decades, making it all but impossible for pop mavens to rediscover them. Bad Times Good Times finally gives Sorrows the second chance they've long deserved; while the liner notes are coy about the source of this material, this appears to be a remixed and reworked version of Teenage Heartbreak, featuring the same 12 songs (with the album's original producer, Mark Milchman, credited with recording) as well as two unreleased demos and a pair of live recordings. While Alexander's fascination with the Beatles had hardly worn off when he formed Sorrows, the new band boasted the sort of energy and attitude that gave their Merseybeat-influenced melodies a lot more life, and Harris, guitarist/singer Joey Cola, and bassist Ricky Street made for a much tighter and more imaginative band than the Poppees. Alexander and Harris wrote the bulk of the material on Bad Times Good Times, and they'd grown by leaps and bounds as tunesmiths since the Poppees breakup, and while that band's best songs recalled the Fab Four's middling efforts, Sorrows crafted tunes that tipped their hats to rock & roll's past while sounding fresh, lively, and original, and why "Lonely Girl," "Teenage Heartbreak," "I Want You Tonight," or "Bad Times, Good Times" didn't become hit singles can only be attributed to someone at CBS being very much asleep at the switch. The two demos confirm Sorrows had more good tunes left in them -- the rockabilly-flavored "That's Your Problem" and the arty, slightly psychedelic "Silver Cloud" should have made the cut on Love Too Late -- and the live covers of Rolling Stones and Carole King numbers confirm this band burned bright on-stage. For folks who've been wondering when Sorrows' Teenage Heartbreak would ever arrive on CD, Bad Times Good Times isn't the next best thing, it's an actual improvement over the already fine original, and rescues one of the better pop bands of the '80s from oblivion; folks who like their rhythms peppy, their guitars ringing, and their harmonies tight will find lots to love on this collection.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
À propos
- 2 disque(s) - 16 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:48:41
- Artistes principaux : Sorrows
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : Bomp! Records
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
2010 Bomp Records 2010 Artek Music, ASCAP
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