Re: The Motels - All Four One (1983)

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:13 pm

Change My Mind

Sultry number, as was the style at the time.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:13 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:This website is having one of it's slow moments isn't it?

This is happening to you quite a lot at the moment, no? hmm

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:14 pm

Hints of Cry Me a River.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:15 pm

Sounding like Thingy or Wossname and Thingy & Wossname.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:15 pm

Manhattan Transfer.

That's it.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:16 pm

Track 6 - So L.A.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:16 pm

It's like a 1930/40s Paul Williams pastiche from Bugsy Malone this.

Only without Jodi Foster lip-syncing to it.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:17 pm

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:17 pm

That was one of those songs that you hear the first 15 seconds and you don't need to hear the rest isn't it?

So L.A.

This one, sounds more promising…

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:17 pm

Sci-Fi synth intro. happy

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:17 pm

Dramatic change of genres.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:18 pm

Production immediately sounds more punchy.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:18 pm

Patti Smith is back. But I do like the early Simple Minds keyboards.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:18 pm

This is like if Jim Steinman had done the soundtrack to Blade Runner. Excited

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:19 pm

Is their earlier stuff more like this?

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:19 pm

Slightly complex drumming.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:20 pm

Track 7 - Tragic Surf.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:20 pm

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:20 pm

SiberianPrincess’sMidriff wrote:Is their earlier stuff more like this?

The Wiki page says all this was recorded in '81 and '82, so maybe.

by Nightjar Tue Sep 06, 2022 7:21 pm

Gnu-Serf.

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All Four One or ALL BAR ONE (Wood Green branch)?