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The Psychedelic Furs will forever be one of the '80s' original bands, so their millennium re-formation was a defining success. Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live celebrates the Psychedelic Furs' classy, cool mix of Roxy Music and the Rolling Stones and the tour which boasted a monumental comeback. Recorded at Los Angeles' House of Blues, Beautiful Chaos is the band's first live album and a return to the basics. Richard Butler's campy swagger remains inviting and sensual, and the Furs' dreamy romance on cuts like "Heaven," "The Ghost in You," and "Love My Way" showcase an intimacy never lost. The dark aesthetic of "Sister Europe" blazes with Richard Fortus' cunning riffs and the glam licks on "President Gas" reiterate the Furs' confident nature; bass, guitar, and Butler's smoky, thick vocalic growl affirm the band's dramatic compositions. A studio track entitled "Alive" does show the band's age, but elegantly so. It shimmers with a comfort and warmth not found on the Furs' earlier albums. It's also proof that the Psychedelic Furs weren't just another pop band from the glossy new wave '80s. Beautiful Chaos suggests that their rawness was never gone, and the band, too, realizes that.
© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo
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Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Tim Butler, Guitar
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - John Ashton, Guitar - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Performer - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Tim Butler, Guitar
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Writer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Timothy Butler, Composer - Tim Butler, Guitar
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Tim Butler, Guitar
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Lofthouse Butler, Composer - Richard Lofthouse Butler, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Performer - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - John Ashton, Guitar - John Ashton, Composer - John Ashton, Lyricist - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Vincent Davey, Composer - Vincent Davey, Lyricist - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar - Duncan Kilburn, Composer - Duncan Kilburn, Lyricist - Timothy Butler, Composer - Timothy Butler, Lyricist - Roger Morris, Composer - Roger Morris, Lyricist
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Richard Fortus, Producer - Tim Devine, Executive Producer - Tim Palmer, Mixing Engineer - Marti Frederiksen, Composer - Marti Frederiksen, Lyricist - John Ashton, Guitar - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - The Psychedelic Furs, Performer - Richard Butler, Composer - Richard Butler, Lyricist - Richard Butler, Performer - Richard Bishop, Executive Producer - Earl Harvin, Jr., Drums - Tim Butler, Guitar
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Album review
The Psychedelic Furs will forever be one of the '80s' original bands, so their millennium re-formation was a defining success. Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live celebrates the Psychedelic Furs' classy, cool mix of Roxy Music and the Rolling Stones and the tour which boasted a monumental comeback. Recorded at Los Angeles' House of Blues, Beautiful Chaos is the band's first live album and a return to the basics. Richard Butler's campy swagger remains inviting and sensual, and the Furs' dreamy romance on cuts like "Heaven," "The Ghost in You," and "Love My Way" showcase an intimacy never lost. The dark aesthetic of "Sister Europe" blazes with Richard Fortus' cunning riffs and the glam licks on "President Gas" reiterate the Furs' confident nature; bass, guitar, and Butler's smoky, thick vocalic growl affirm the band's dramatic compositions. A studio track entitled "Alive" does show the band's age, but elegantly so. It shimmers with a comfort and warmth not found on the Furs' earlier albums. It's also proof that the Psychedelic Furs weren't just another pop band from the glossy new wave '80s. Beautiful Chaos suggests that their rawness was never gone, and the band, too, realizes that.
© MacKenzie Wilson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:05
- Main artists: The Psychedelic Furs
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Egg - Legacy
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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