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Taking what he learned from his days in Big in Japan and his '80s production work with A-listers Echo & the Bunnymen, Ian Broudie created the Lightning Seeds project to better serve his cravings for shameless, lush pop. Even in these early days, with singles like "Pure" and "All I Want," you can hear why comparisons to a less burlesque Pet Shop Boys or a Matthew Sweet synth tribute band didn't have to be unpleasant criticisms. Ian Broudie has always had an evident love for freshly squeezed, exquisitely produced conservatism, but as in the decidedly odd "Control the Flame," not without the awareness of discovering it with well-constructed unsophistication. For some, Broudie destroyed his subsequent career by trying to recreate the gelatinous flavor of Cloudcuckooland without its flaws, relying too much on its John Hughes sonics, and mistaking his very strengths for hard and fast rules that would not and should not be deconstructed again.
© Dean Carlson /TiVo
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Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Peter Coyle, Composer, Lyricist - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Henry Priestman, Piano - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Jobson, Composer, Lyricist - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Peter Coyle, Composer, Lyricist - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Henry Priestman, Organ - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Ian Broudie, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Cenzo Townshend, Engineer - Steve Brown, Programmer - Paul Simpson, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Cobbold, Assistant Engineer - Simon Rogers, Programmer - The Lightning Seeds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Coleman, Assistant Engineer - Ian McFarlane, Assistant Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ian McNab, Background Vocal - Cate Shanks, Background Vocal - Micky Kearns, Saxophone
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Taking what he learned from his days in Big in Japan and his '80s production work with A-listers Echo & the Bunnymen, Ian Broudie created the Lightning Seeds project to better serve his cravings for shameless, lush pop. Even in these early days, with singles like "Pure" and "All I Want," you can hear why comparisons to a less burlesque Pet Shop Boys or a Matthew Sweet synth tribute band didn't have to be unpleasant criticisms. Ian Broudie has always had an evident love for freshly squeezed, exquisitely produced conservatism, but as in the decidedly odd "Control the Flame," not without the awareness of discovering it with well-constructed unsophistication. For some, Broudie destroyed his subsequent career by trying to recreate the gelatinous flavor of Cloudcuckooland without its flaws, relying too much on its John Hughes sonics, and mistaking his very strengths for hard and fast rules that would not and should not be deconstructed again.
© Dean Carlson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:59
- Main artists: The Lightning Seeds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sony Music CG
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
(P) 1990 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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