Her 1985 LP on ZZT, with epic ZZT Production by Trevor Horn and concept thingies by Paul Morley and all that.



...In Certain Pieces
A1 Jones The Rhythm
A2 The Fashion Show
A3 The Frog And The Princess
A4 Operattack
...In Further Certain Pieces
B1 Slave To The Rhythm
B2 The Crossing (Ohh The Action...)
B3 Don't Cry - It's Only The Rhythm
B4 Ladies And Gentlemen: Miss Grace Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCqW2ubP7-c&list=PLCX_SlmERpRPxxwWZ6yie5Q82hW56nZl6

That's got the 12" of Slave to the Rhythm,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_to_the_Rhythm_(album)
And Lovejoy.

We've not done this one have we?

We haven't done it, no. Not yet.

A rather difficult album to listen to for the general listener as most of the tracks are kind of all based around the one song - the title track and single - with added strange sound effects and spliced vocals, and as mentioned with occasional narration by Lovejoy.

It's more of an experimental project by Trevor Horn than a proper Grace Jones album.

Well, Warm Leatherette is probably her best album, Actually, I say that I've not heard Living My Life or Nightclubbing in like years either. like in terms of actual songs.

But I thought the ZZT/Lovejoy concept album gubbins would make it a more interesting mass listening.

Well, again I say that, it's been years since I've dusted it off and spun it round, like a record. Maybe it sucks donkeys?

Didn't the snare drum cost more to record than the price of a Ferrari whatever model was in trend at the time.






Now to see what else I've missed.

It's just boring ultimately.

The gimmick wears off after a few minutes and you're just left listening to a dull vanity project/experiment.

That said, I'm glad it exists, it's just that it doesn't really lend itself to being something you necessarily want to listen to more than once.

It's a good single basically, puffed and preened up to epic proportions.

Personally I think Nightclubbing is her best LP, but Warm Leatherette is good too, just not as consistent.

Living My Life is weak.

2 minutes to go.

It's started!

Track 1 - Jones the Rhythm.

Lovejoy!

Pretentious words!

Is that Ian McShane?

He's sounding a bit bored.

Poorly recorded vocals, too fast, too verbose, and has slash on the Konstants.

Drums.

80s.

That intro added nothing to the song.

It's started in as low-key a way as you'd expect from Trevor Horn.

Love is the Slug?

Er, this sounds like The Sisters of Mercy.

Maybe we should do that Yes album with him on it?