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Sold Date:
July 5, 2016
Start Date:
June 30, 2016
Final Price:
£25.00
(GBP)
Seller Feedback:
3299
Buyer Feedback:
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– About Face Label: – FA 3173 Format: , LP, Album, Stereo
released his second solo venture in 1984, following the apparent dissolution of . He had released a record on his own in 1978, but is much more accessible. has a stellar band backing him, including (drums), (bass), and (synthesizer). The songs on show a pop sensibility that rarely was concerned with achieving. Although the album didn't attract the attention of a Floyd release, several cuts did manage to get airplay. "Until We Sleep" is rife with shimmering synthesizers and cavernous drums, and "Blue Light" was a minor pop hit, with 's trademark delay-drenched guitar giving way to a driving, horn-laced rocker. wrote two of the tracks: "Love on the Air" and the propulsive "All Lovers Are Deranged." Of course, there's more than enough of 's fluid guitar playing to satisfy, including the gorgeous "Murder," a gentle acoustic track that explodes with some fiery organ by and concludes with a fierce coda. is well-honed rock album that is riveting from beginning to end.