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Track Listings
| 1. Good Morning Judge |
| 2. The Things We Do For Love |
| 3. Marriage Bureau Rendezvous |
| 4. People In Love |
| 5. Modern Man Blues |
| 6. Honeymoon With B Troop |
| 7. I Bought A Flat Guitar Tutor |
| 8. You've Got A Cold |
| 9. Feel The Benefit (Parts 1, 2 & 3 ) |
| 10. Hot To Trot |
| 11. Don't Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste |
| 12. I'm So Laid Back, I'm Laid Out |
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It was reassuring to hear that Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman were going to continue under the banner of 10cc but I was concerned that they would suffer from the departure of what many regarded as the more creative part of the band. Those fears appeared initially to be borne out by Deceptive Bends, the first post-Godley & Creme effort, which seemed on first listen to lack invention and spark. This was caused, in part, by the fact that the pre-publicity for the album labelled it as a follow-up to Sheet Music, which it clearly wasn't.
However, after a few listens the quality started to shine through and I was forced to re-appraise it drastically. With the benefit of hindsight I can say that with the albums Original Soundtrack and How Dare You the band were becoming a little too "clever" for their own good and indeed were starting to disappear up their collective backsides.
Deceptive Bends represented a more economical approach in which 70's style self-indulgence was kept under control and, whilst it seemed like rather a culture shock at the time, it is for this very reason that "Bends" has stood the test of time so well. The album kicks off with "Good Morning Judge" and "The Things We Do For Love" (both hit singles) which are imbued with confidence (Kevin and Lol? Who needs them!) but the quality does not slacken from start to finish. Rediscover hidden gems such as "Marriage Bureau Rendezvous" and "Honeymoon with B Troop" which both combine sharp (and funny)lyrics with tunes you can't shake. As for "You've Got a Cold", how about the couplet: "Foreign bodies in your Kleenex - you've got no taste at all, while your system is dying the bugs are having a ball". Heroic stuff! Last but not least, the epic closer "Feel the Benefit" is truly affecting, particularly in the final section in which Eric Stewart produces the guitar solo of a lifetime.
This album, some 27 years after its original release, remains one of my favourites and I would thoroughly recommend it to all 10cc fans and anyone who appreciates well-crafted timeless pop/rock. Others have made adverse comments about the standard of the re-mastering but it sounds fine to me. Maybe I'm just easily pleased....
They scored two big hits and maintained a high production standard, taking the utmost care with each track. There is a sense though that they were trying to prove that they possessed a spirit as adventurous as their former partners'. The mammoth closing track, "Feel The Benefit" undergoes several tempo and dynamic changes, culminating in a gorgeous guitar solo against an orchestral background. Prog, anyone? Despite this, the lyric doesn't match its grandeur.
"Deceptive Bends" is therefore lightweight by 10cc's earlier standards, but is just as classy. A safe buy.
Back to the music: after the departure of Godley & Creme, Stewart & Gouldman came up with a good pop album, which remains a pleasure to hear after all these years, but I'll stick with my old japanese cd-copy without the very nice indeed bonus- tracks !!
Does anyone actually want bonus tracks? They are especially inappropriate here, because this album is 'perfectly... Read more
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