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Forget everything you've ever read about Thriller. Eddie & the Hot Rods' third album arrived in 1979, at a time when the band's own brand of high-octane punk-pop was wallowing in the depths of unfashionable retrogression. Live, the group was still the hottest thing on ten legs, and the first single from the album, the anthemic "The Power and the Glory," certainly suggested that the magic dispensed by their last set, Life on the Line, was still firmly in place. But the album as a whole didn't simply disappoint, it all but disappeared and, for 20 years thereafter, when old-time fans discussed the Rods, it was the first two albums that lay on the altar. Truly, nothing else mattered. Reissued for the first time since those dark days, Thriller hasn't simply improved with age; It actually rivals its predecessors, a fast-paced, dramatically dynamic and, above all, deeply melodic album that reiterates both the complexity and the contrary simplicity that was the Rods at their best. Even picking favorites among the tracks is no longer easy -- "The Power and the Glory" still thrills, but so do "Media Messiahs," "Breathless," and "Living Dangerously," while the bonus tracks, both drawn from period B-sides, continue down the same road, to demonstrate that whatever was wrong with this record in 1979, it had nothing to do with the band.
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Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Mccartney, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Masters, ComposerLyricist - Nicol, ComposerLyricist - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme John Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Douglas Graeme, ComposerLyricist - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Graeme John Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Douglas Graeme, ComposerLyricist - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Masters, ComposerLyricist - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Peter Ker, Producer - Paul Gray, Producer, Bass Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jools Holland, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Barrie Masters, Producer, Assistant Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Higgs, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Nicol, Producer, Drums, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie & The Hot Rods, MainArtist - Lee Brilleaux, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Trevor Hallesy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Graeme Douglas, Producer, Guitar, Assistant Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Pat Stapley, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Album review
Forget everything you've ever read about Thriller. Eddie & the Hot Rods' third album arrived in 1979, at a time when the band's own brand of high-octane punk-pop was wallowing in the depths of unfashionable retrogression. Live, the group was still the hottest thing on ten legs, and the first single from the album, the anthemic "The Power and the Glory," certainly suggested that the magic dispensed by their last set, Life on the Line, was still firmly in place. But the album as a whole didn't simply disappoint, it all but disappeared and, for 20 years thereafter, when old-time fans discussed the Rods, it was the first two albums that lay on the altar. Truly, nothing else mattered. Reissued for the first time since those dark days, Thriller hasn't simply improved with age; It actually rivals its predecessors, a fast-paced, dramatically dynamic and, above all, deeply melodic album that reiterates both the complexity and the contrary simplicity that was the Rods at their best. Even picking favorites among the tracks is no longer easy -- "The Power and the Glory" still thrills, but so do "Media Messiahs," "Breathless," and "Living Dangerously," while the bonus tracks, both drawn from period B-sides, continue down the same road, to demonstrate that whatever was wrong with this record in 1979, it had nothing to do with the band.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:00
- Main artists: Eddie & The Hot Rods
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Punk / New Wave
© 2008 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 1977 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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