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Track Listings
| 1. IDENTITY CRISIS |
| 2. NEW SHOES |
| 3. TWO INTO ONE |
| 4. LOVE IS THE CURE |
| 5. IT MAKES ME WONDER |
| 6. HEY MAMA |
| 7. FALLING IN LOVE |
| 8. I WISH YOU WOULD |
| 9. STRANGE GIRL |
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The final official Sweet studio album at last gets a UK CD
release courtesy of 7T s Records
Originally released in 1982 shortly before the band went
their separate ways
One of the most successful bands of the entire 70 s Glam
era Sweet had hits on all sides of the globe and their
influence has been acknowledged by the likes of Def
Leppard, Kiss and The Damned amongst many others
This re-issue comes with original LP artwork, detailed
liner notes and is totally re-mastered by Tim Turan.
release courtesy of 7T s Records
Originally released in 1982 shortly before the band went
their separate ways
One of the most successful bands of the entire 70 s Glam
era Sweet had hits on all sides of the globe and their
influence has been acknowledged by the likes of Def
Leppard, Kiss and The Damned amongst many others
This re-issue comes with original LP artwork, detailed
liner notes and is totally re-mastered by Tim Turan.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"Identity Crisis" was, sadly, the final collaboration of Andy Scott, Steve Priest and Mick Tucker as Sweet. Brian Connolly had left the band in 1979, but the trio of albums produced by Scott,Priest and Tucker ("Cut Above The Rest","Waters Edge","Identity Crisis") were all excellent, and quite different,rock albums.
The band had already split up by the time "Identity Crisis" was released in November 1982. Compounded by the fact that the album was only released in Germany and I think South Africa, although I'm not 100% sure, and had probably been recorded in late 1980/ early 1981, "Identity Crisis" deserved a wider audience as Sweet provided driving guitar fired rock with melodies to kill for.
Devoid of keyboards for the majority of the album Andy Scott's guitar riffs and growls through killer tracks like "Identity Crisis","Falling In Love" and "Hey Mama".
No singles were released from this album, but the incredibly catchy "Love Is The Cure" or the quirky "Two Into One" had the potential to storm any music chart.
To give you an idea of the style of "Identity Crisis" the Def Leppard song "Demolition Man" would not be out of place amongst this collection of songs.
"Identity Crisis", as the last track "Strange Girl" fades into the distance, leaves you wanting more.......it wasn't to be. Sweet deserved to go from glam rock gods to hard rock heroes, sadly it didn't happen......but I recommend you backtrack and catch up with the legacy Sweet left us.
Enjoy !!!!
The band had already split up by the time "Identity Crisis" was released in November 1982. Compounded by the fact that the album was only released in Germany and I think South Africa, although I'm not 100% sure, and had probably been recorded in late 1980/ early 1981, "Identity Crisis" deserved a wider audience as Sweet provided driving guitar fired rock with melodies to kill for.
Devoid of keyboards for the majority of the album Andy Scott's guitar riffs and growls through killer tracks like "Identity Crisis","Falling In Love" and "Hey Mama".
No singles were released from this album, but the incredibly catchy "Love Is The Cure" or the quirky "Two Into One" had the potential to storm any music chart.
To give you an idea of the style of "Identity Crisis" the Def Leppard song "Demolition Man" would not be out of place amongst this collection of songs.
"Identity Crisis", as the last track "Strange Girl" fades into the distance, leaves you wanting more.......it wasn't to be. Sweet deserved to go from glam rock gods to hard rock heroes, sadly it didn't happen......but I recommend you backtrack and catch up with the legacy Sweet left us.
Enjoy !!!!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
well here we have the last offical sweet album ,
as one of sweets biggest fans from the early years of the 60s from there first records,
to me this ablum has an apt tittle as i think with this album the band had started to loosee sight of where they where going at the time,.
affter the brilliant level headed and waters edge and cut above the rest this one to me seamed the weak one of the bunch,
still some great songs but not of the standed of sweet i think,
still worth having as its sweet and they where one of the most underrated bands of there time.
as one of sweets biggest fans from the early years of the 60s from there first records,
to me this ablum has an apt tittle as i think with this album the band had started to loosee sight of where they where going at the time,.
affter the brilliant level headed and waters edge and cut above the rest this one to me seamed the weak one of the bunch,
still some great songs but not of the standed of sweet i think,
still worth having as its sweet and they where one of the most underrated bands of there time.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The last album by 3/4 of the classic Sweet line-up, it shows more of their bluesy influences.
The lyrics are less sexist and predictable - It Makes Me Wonder, my favourite track by a mile, seems to deal with the after affects of a nuclear apocalypse and is a sign that the chaps had slightly more depth than many lyrics would suggest.
The song's sung exceptionally well by Andy Scott, who I think was a musical driving force whose songwriting was very underrated. Two Into One, where Scott and Priest share lead vocals, is another good example.
Falling In Love Again is a bit humdrum but from the tight rock of the opening title track to the disappearance into the distance at the end of Strange Girl this is a fine final album by the 'original' Sweet.
I'd recommend it to fans of AOR rock, though their finest album is still Sweet Fanny Adams, a towering achievement by a band whose reputation still grows.
The lyrics are less sexist and predictable - It Makes Me Wonder, my favourite track by a mile, seems to deal with the after affects of a nuclear apocalypse and is a sign that the chaps had slightly more depth than many lyrics would suggest.
The song's sung exceptionally well by Andy Scott, who I think was a musical driving force whose songwriting was very underrated. Two Into One, where Scott and Priest share lead vocals, is another good example.
Falling In Love Again is a bit humdrum but from the tight rock of the opening title track to the disappearance into the distance at the end of Strange Girl this is a fine final album by the 'original' Sweet.
I'd recommend it to fans of AOR rock, though their finest album is still Sweet Fanny Adams, a towering achievement by a band whose reputation still grows.
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A disapointing end
With this LP Sweet left the building with a whimper. The first 3-piece Sweet LP (Cut Above the Rest) was a successful tuneful progressive experiment. Read more
Published 16 months ago by R. Slee
good songs to me remembering the sweet
what can i say .as a fun of sweet i like this cd.overall the voice of andy.here's not brian connely.take off from group,but the cd is good.bye
Published 24 months ago by B. Flavio
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