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- Original Release Date: 20 Mar 1995
- Format - Music: MP3
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| Song Title | Time | Price | |||
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| Play | 1. Use Your Imagination | 4:05 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 2. Lookin' Like You Do | 3:36 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 3. Book Of Love | 4:29 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. It's What You've Got | 3:59 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 5. Don't Want You Back | 3:42 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 6. 13th Floor Madness | 3:48 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. Good To See You | 3:36 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 8. Arabesque | 3:17 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 9. Custer's Last Stand | 4:47 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 10. Hang It All | 5:25 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 11. Night Shift | 3:43 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 12. How Can I Tell You | 3:58 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 13. How The West Was Won | 4:32 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 14. 13th Floor Madness (long Version) | 4:17 | £0.69 |
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Nick Cash the band's lead singer often refers to this release as 999s attempt to reinvent the group, a sort of Beatles 'White Album' phase. At the time of this release in the mid 1980s many of their contemporaries had split up and moved on. Was this 999s attempt at respectability to make them a more commercial prospect? 999s fifth studio album released in October 1983 was like no other before or since and remains as enigmatic now as it did back then.
In retrospect this album sits uneasily in 999s back catalogue with them adding keyboards and trombone in the case of 'Arabesque' and an image as anchronistic as could be imagined. It certainly appeared to alienate many of 999s hardcore fans leaning more towards Nick Cash' days with Ian Dury in Kilburn & The High Roads.
The United Artist years seemed like a long time ago and in between a stint with Albion Records had seen the songwriting of Cash and Guy Days mature. The self titled album title was actually released as a single and coming after songs in the band's considerable back catalogue such as 'Emergency' and 'Nasty Nasty' this was quite a shock. Indeed I can remember listening to this the first time and wondering if this really was 999! I wondered what had happened to the band's sense of melody and hooks.
The 'Book of Love' sounds like their attempt at writing a Motown song, sounding not unlike the Isley Brothers 'Painted Smile', a song covered by 999 at the time they released the 'Concrete' album in 1981. Surely everyone remembers the advertising campaign that followed: 'The sound of Concrete on vinyl!'. 'Painted Smile' was never officially released at the time. 'Don't Want You Back' follows similar territory whilst 'Arabesque' remains as odd now as it did back then.
'Custer's Last Stand' was one of a number of songs written by the band that saw them experimenting with a spaghetti western type sound that had appeared on earlier songs like the awesome 'Obsessed' and 'Wild Sun'. This song seems stripped of its character - a much improved live version exists.
One for completists only I'm afraid.
In retrospect this album sits uneasily in 999s back catalogue with them adding keyboards and trombone in the case of 'Arabesque' and an image as anchronistic as could be imagined. It certainly appeared to alienate many of 999s hardcore fans leaning more towards Nick Cash' days with Ian Dury in Kilburn & The High Roads.
The United Artist years seemed like a long time ago and in between a stint with Albion Records had seen the songwriting of Cash and Guy Days mature. The self titled album title was actually released as a single and coming after songs in the band's considerable back catalogue such as 'Emergency' and 'Nasty Nasty' this was quite a shock. Indeed I can remember listening to this the first time and wondering if this really was 999! I wondered what had happened to the band's sense of melody and hooks.
The 'Book of Love' sounds like their attempt at writing a Motown song, sounding not unlike the Isley Brothers 'Painted Smile', a song covered by 999 at the time they released the 'Concrete' album in 1981. Surely everyone remembers the advertising campaign that followed: 'The sound of Concrete on vinyl!'. 'Painted Smile' was never officially released at the time. 'Don't Want You Back' follows similar territory whilst 'Arabesque' remains as odd now as it did back then.
'Custer's Last Stand' was one of a number of songs written by the band that saw them experimenting with a spaghetti western type sound that had appeared on earlier songs like the awesome 'Obsessed' and 'Wild Sun'. This song seems stripped of its character - a much improved live version exists.
One for completists only I'm afraid.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
999 really off the wall, this cd is unlike any other of the bands release, they have moved away from solid rocking exploring different styles that sit uneasy with what they are best at, as a 999 fan I do give this a spin once in a while and feel comfortable with Book of Love, 13th floor madness ans Arabesque
worth getting to have the full overview of this great band
worth getting to have the full overview of this great band
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