DON T PASS THIS ONE BY... - Another great release from 1984. Along with other releases from their peers like Echo and the Bunnymen and the Banshees, this one sounds like it was dipped into the sound of swirling angels.To think, U2 s Unforgettable Fire got all the rage. Wot were they mad!!!
Underrated wispy-wavy music! - This CD seems to have gone unnoticed by the mainstream who seem only to remember Melt with you...this album is really strong, definitely at least as good as After the Snow...Rainbows End, Machines, Spinning Me Round, Blue Waves are all extremely excellent, and the remaining tracks are almost as good as they (I enjoy turning the volume up during the sweet little classical intro to Chapter 12 too)....I love to discover unheralded gems, and this CD certainly fits the bill. If you enjoy ME s more popular music, please give this album a try. You ll be pleasantly surprised!
a great album - What a nice piece of pop, this is what New Wave was all about: once the rage of punk finished, the hangover left sharper ears and creative skills, so a mixture of pop and experimental never seen or heard before was produced by this and other seminal bands, oh lord if only contemporary pop might be like this...Great songs with lovely harmonies all over, strings and oboe arrangements, highly recomendable indeed.
Pop with punch - Very nice album. I bought it upon release in 1992 and still find myself still listening to it after 10+ years. If you enjoy melodic, catchy synth-pop a la Human League and later Stranglers releases, by all means purchase this CD.The title track (with it s circular chorus) and Rainbow End are my favorites.Enjoy!
The purest blue - Ricochet days, the band s third studio album, does greatly benefit from a slightly streamlined sound, better production, and dancier rhythms. Adding a string quartet and other classical instruments, tracks like Heart or the title cut even sound experimental and ambitious. While Ricochet days lacks an absolutely catchy hit single like I melt with you and the punk edge of the previous two albums, it s a bit more consistent and will ultimately prove the most satisfying ME effort. The rocking Rainbow s end is ME s most immediate number in years, and Machines, Spinning me round, and Hands across the sea display that the band hasn t forgotten how to write catchy refrains. But the stand-out track here is Chapter 12, which has a very memorable, crystalline synth melody. There s even a video clip of this song available, it shows the band playing on the roof of a house. The extra tracks are taken from 1984 s EP release Chapter 12, including a great dance mix and two other tracks. The previously unreleased Breaking away is a simple but enchanting number. Well, ME never were a groundbreaking band like several other 4AD artists (Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pixies), but they created some of the best and most sophisticated wave-rock of the early- 80s.