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Rock GPA: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark [part 79]
[…continued from last post] ROCK G.P.A.: 2.8261 Six years ago, it would have been difficult for me to have imagined a more enjoyable modern OMD album than “The Punishment Of Luxury.” And history has certainly borne out this thought. After … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Rock GPA
Tagged 2023, BAuhaus Staircase, DLX CD, OMD
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Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 7]
[…continued from last post] Before I got this album, there were only two songs I’d ever heard from the pen of Robert “Bluebell” Hodgens: “Cath” by The Bluebells, and “Young At Heart” by Bananarama. Good songs, but nothing extraordinary by … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 2022, Altered Images, Mascara Streakz
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Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 6]
[…continued from last post] The press release that announced the second coming of Altered Images last year was certainly auspicious. Clare had written the album with husband Stephen Lironi from the “Bite” lineup, along with friends/neighbors Bernard [Suede] Butler and … Continue reading
Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 5]
[…continued from last post] There’s no two ways about it. Writing a song like “Don’t Talk To Me About Love” and then getting Mike Chapman to produce it was a stroke of genius. From the very first bar the sequencer … Continue reading
Posted in Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1983, Altered Images, Bite, Mike Chapman, Tony Visconti
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Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 4]
[…continued from last post] Their first album peaked at number 26 in the UK LP charts, but it stayed on the charts for 21 weeks. “Pinky Blue,” in comparison, got as high as number 12 but was off the chart … Continue reading
Posted in Core Collection, Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1983, Altered Images, Mike Chapman, Tony Visconti
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Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 3]
[…continued from last post] Side two seemed to get off to a promising start with “Funny Funny Me.” Where else could one heard a song that featured both a rhumba beat and calliope? Clare Grogan swooped and swerved gamely with … Continue reading
Posted in Assorted Images, Core Collection, Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1982, Altered Images, Martin Rushent
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Rock G.P.A.: Altered Images [part 2]
[…continued from last post] Altered Images Pinky Blue 1982 2.5 So, with the release of their third single, “Happy Birthday,” Altered Images were thrust into the funhouse mirror world that accompanies having a single that reached number two in the … Continue reading
Posted in Assorted Images, Core Collection, Record Review, Rock GPA, Scots Rock
Tagged 1982, Altered Images, Martin Rushent
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