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Talk to anyone who was the right age in the early '80s for both pop radio and the dawn of MTV, and "She Blinded Me with Science" will inevitably come up. The most famous song from the reissued version of the album, it's a defiantly quirky, strange number that mixes its pop hooks with unusual keyboard melodies pitched very low and a recurrent spoken word interjection ("Science!") from guest vocalist/video star Magnus Pike. To Thomas Dolby's credit, the rest of the album isn't simply that song over and over again, making The Golden Age of Wireless an intriguing and often very entertaining curio from the glory days of synth pop. Part of the album's overall appeal is the range of participating musicians, no doubt thanks in part to Dolby's own considerable range of musical work elsewhere. "She Blinded Me with Science" itself features Kevin Armstrong on guitar, Matthew Seligman on bass, mega-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange on backing vocals, and co-production with Tim Friese-Greene. Elsewhere, Andy Partridge contributes harmonica, Mute Records founding genius Daniel Miller adds keyboards, and Lene Lovich adds some vocals of her own. The overall result is still first and foremost Dolby's, with echoes of David Bowie's and Bryan Ferry's elegantly wasted late-'70s personas setting the stage. If anything, The Golden Age of Wireless is the friendlier, peppier flip side of fellow Bowie obsessive Gary Numan's work, where the melancholy is gentle instead of harrowing. Dolby's melodies are sprightly without being annoyingly perky, his singing warm, and his overall performance a pleasant gem. Especially fine numbers include the amusing romp "Europa and the Pirate Twins" and the nostalgia-touched, just mysterious enough "One of Our Submarines."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Tim Hunt, Engineer - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Drums, Piano, Programmer, Vocals, MainArtist, Noises - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Chris Stone, Engineer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Justin Hildreth, Percussion - Martin Levan, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Lesley Fairbairn, Vocals - David Birch, Guitar - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Tim Kerr, Composer - Chris Stone, Engineer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Justin Hildreth, Drums - Martin Levan, Engineer - Peter Wooliscroft, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Mark Heyward-Chaplin, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Lene Lovich, Vocals - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Chris Stone, Engineer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Justin Hildreth, Drums - James Allen, Vocals, Backing Vocals - Martin Levan, Engineer - Peter Wooliscroft, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Mark Heyward-Chaplin, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass - Lesley Fairbairn, Vocals - Les Chappell, Vocals - Judy Evans, Vocals - James H. Allen, Vocals - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Andy Partridge, Harmonica - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Vocals, Performance, Synthesizer, MainArtist, Noises - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Chris Stone, Engineer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Justin Hildreth, Drums - Martin Levan, Engineer - Peter Wooliscroft, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Mark Heyward-Chaplin, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass - Les Chappell, Vocals - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Drums, Programmer, Vocals, MainArtist, Noises - Chris Stone, Engineer - John Marsh, Vocals - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Martin Levan, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Simon Lloyd, Flute, Brass - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Bruce Woolley, Vocals - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Percussion, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Justin Hildreth, Drums - Mark Heyward-Chaplin, Bass
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Bruce Woolley, Vocals - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Chris Stone, Engineer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Justin Hildreth, Drums - Martin Levan, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Mark Heyward-Chaplin, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Programmer, Vocals, MainArtist, Noises - Chris Stone, Engineer - Akiko Yano, Vocals - Daniel Miller, Mixer, Synthesizer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Martin Levan, Engineer - Peter Wooliscroft, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Lene Lovich, Vocals, Musician - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, Noises - Kevin Armstrong, Guitar - Chris Stone, Engineer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Justin Hildreth, Drums - James Allen, Vocals, Backing Vocals - Martin Levan, Engineer - Peter Wooliscroft, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Mark Heyward-Chaplin, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Bass - Lesley Fairbairn, Vocals - Les Chappell, Vocals, Musician - Judy Evans, Vocals - James H. Allen, Vocals - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Thomas Dolby, Composer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Friese-Greene, Producer - Jo Kerr, Composer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Tim Hunt, Engineer - Mike Hedges, Engineer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Drums, Programmer, Vocals, MainArtist, Noises - Chris Stone, Engineer - Akiko Yano, Vocals - Daniel Miller, Mixer, Synthesizer - Wally Brill, Engineer - Chris Birkett, Engineer - Martin Levan, Engineer - Peter Wooliscroft, Engineer - Graham Carmichael, Engineer - Barry Kingston, Engineer - Peter Woolliscroft, Engineer
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Andy Partridge, Producer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Andy Partridge, Producer - Thomas Dolby, Composer, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Thomas Dolby, Composer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Thomas Dolby, Composer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Thomas Dolby, Composer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Thomas Dolby, Composer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Thomas Dolby, Composer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
Album review
Talk to anyone who was the right age in the early '80s for both pop radio and the dawn of MTV, and "She Blinded Me with Science" will inevitably come up. The most famous song from the reissued version of the album, it's a defiantly quirky, strange number that mixes its pop hooks with unusual keyboard melodies pitched very low and a recurrent spoken word interjection ("Science!") from guest vocalist/video star Magnus Pike. To Thomas Dolby's credit, the rest of the album isn't simply that song over and over again, making The Golden Age of Wireless an intriguing and often very entertaining curio from the glory days of synth pop. Part of the album's overall appeal is the range of participating musicians, no doubt thanks in part to Dolby's own considerable range of musical work elsewhere. "She Blinded Me with Science" itself features Kevin Armstrong on guitar, Matthew Seligman on bass, mega-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange on backing vocals, and co-production with Tim Friese-Greene. Elsewhere, Andy Partridge contributes harmonica, Mute Records founding genius Daniel Miller adds keyboards, and Lene Lovich adds some vocals of her own. The overall result is still first and foremost Dolby's, with echoes of David Bowie's and Bryan Ferry's elegantly wasted late-'70s personas setting the stage. If anything, The Golden Age of Wireless is the friendlier, peppier flip side of fellow Bowie obsessive Gary Numan's work, where the melancholy is gentle instead of harrowing. Dolby's melodies are sprightly without being annoyingly perky, his singing warm, and his overall performance a pleasant gem. Especially fine numbers include the amusing romp "Europa and the Pirate Twins" and the nostalgia-touched, just mysterious enough "One of Our Submarines."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:47
- Main artists: Thomas Dolby
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Echo
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO ℗ 2009 The Echo Label Limited, a BMG Company trading as ECHO
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