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Following the collapse of Dali's Car, Murphy embarked on a solo career in earnest, fortuitously hooking up with Howard Hughes, who had been working with fellow cult artists the Associates. With 4AD label head Ivo Watts-Russell drafted in to produce and guest musicians popping in as desired, Murphy and Hughes created a slightly fragmentary but still intriguing record. Caught between his recent past (the use of fretless bass on "Canvas Beauty" was a dead giveaway that he missed working with Mick Karn) and his eventual solo successes, Murphy concentrates here mostly on breaking free of the goth stereotype in which he had found himself trapped. His vocal passion isn't diminished in the slightest, but this time the music over which he sings is generally lighter and freer in tone; he himself handles drum programming, core guitar parts, and keyboard lines while Hughes takes care of the rest. The quietly anthemic title track and "God Sends" stand out as thorough successes on these lines. Two covers also crop up, both worthy of note: A solid run-through of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me" with that band's guitarist John McGeoch; more noteworthy is a fierce rip on Pere Ubu's "Final Solution." The ghosts of Bauhaus do crop up at points, most notably "Never Man," with haunting backing vocals and a generally creepy feeling. Meanwhile, "The Answer Is Clear" has a more direct connection, with none other than Bauhaus guitarist Daniel Ash contributing some fine feedback squalls. Ironically enough, the song itself is a pointed response to Ash's own recent Tones on Tail song "The Movement of Fear," which Murphy took as an attack on himself!
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cover, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - John McGeogh, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Shelley, Composer - Howard Devoto, ComposerLyricist - Howard Hughes, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Complete Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cover, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cover, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cover, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - David Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Laughner, ComposerLyricist - Scott Krauss, ComposerLyricist - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Herman, ComposerLyricist - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - Ubu Music, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - BMG VM Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cover, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Steve Young, Programmer - Philip Rambow, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Turner, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Ash, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Joji Hirota, AssociatedPerformer - Howard Hughes, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Murphy, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Intersong, MusicPublisher - Momentum Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Erkan Ogur, AssociatedPerformer - Beggars Banquet Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - Peter Bonas, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Branch, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Chris Pye, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Cover, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Lawford, AssociatedPerformer
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
Album review
Following the collapse of Dali's Car, Murphy embarked on a solo career in earnest, fortuitously hooking up with Howard Hughes, who had been working with fellow cult artists the Associates. With 4AD label head Ivo Watts-Russell drafted in to produce and guest musicians popping in as desired, Murphy and Hughes created a slightly fragmentary but still intriguing record. Caught between his recent past (the use of fretless bass on "Canvas Beauty" was a dead giveaway that he missed working with Mick Karn) and his eventual solo successes, Murphy concentrates here mostly on breaking free of the goth stereotype in which he had found himself trapped. His vocal passion isn't diminished in the slightest, but this time the music over which he sings is generally lighter and freer in tone; he himself handles drum programming, core guitar parts, and keyboard lines while Hughes takes care of the rest. The quietly anthemic title track and "God Sends" stand out as thorough successes on these lines. Two covers also crop up, both worthy of note: A solid run-through of Magazine's "The Light Pours Out of Me" with that band's guitarist John McGeoch; more noteworthy is a fierce rip on Pere Ubu's "Final Solution." The ghosts of Bauhaus do crop up at points, most notably "Never Man," with haunting backing vocals and a generally creepy feeling. Meanwhile, "The Answer Is Clear" has a more direct connection, with none other than Bauhaus guitarist Daniel Ash contributing some fine feedback squalls. Ironically enough, the song itself is a pointed response to Ash's own recent Tones on Tail song "The Movement of Fear," which Murphy took as an attack on himself!
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:01
- Main artists: Peter Murphy
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1988 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd 1986 Beggars Banquet Records Ltd
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