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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
TTB is a stunning piece of work, showing off Tony's voice at both its strongest and at its most gentle; Gary's work at an all time high and the boys creating atmosphere as a band. The stand-out tracks are obvious to everyone - my personal favourites are 3) Swept 2) How Many Lies and 1) the title track Through the Barricades.
Although wonderful if you're a Spandau fan, it really depends which side of the boys you like. Most people who critisize TTB have albums like 'True' and 'Parade' at the top of their CD rack. However, this album is a must-have whether you love it or like it (it's impossible to hate it! )
This review comes with ten stars!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Along with maybe Dire Straits, Spandau Ballet are one of few bands who were really hated during their heyday. However, all of that bad feeling towards this lot (often seen as a less edgy / more boring version of Duran Duran) is pretty misplaced, as this album proves.
The songs are all really good. Gary Kemp shows again that he was a really underrated songwriter and guitarist, and martin Kemp's basslines were like a secret weapon in the band's sound. The token sax solo appears on every track and Tony Hadley's trademark bellow is in full effect, aided by the lyrical content: come on, there's no way that a modern pop band would dare to sing "It's your freedom of choice but you know that lies are the cancer of democracy" - quality stuff! The first half of the record spins through driven by the momentum of "Barricades" and "Cross the Line".
If there's one weak spot on this album, it's Jon Keeble's drumming. The dramatic sweep of the intro track, leading into the riffy "Cross the Line" call for big drums and he's simply not up to it.
"Swept" recalls the "Diamond" days a little bit and "Snakes..." is a well constructed track whose build in the middle is nothing short of classic. The title-track is a classic song and as such still sounds as good now. It was hit single, but one of their last as times and tastes were on the move.
The success of 'True' seemed long distant when this record came out and they were on a downward curve, but this record more than any other shows that they were capable of envisioning and delivering an album full of more than just soul-inflected pop songs. This is end to end classic pop rock.
The songs are all really good. Gary Kemp shows again that he was a really underrated songwriter and guitarist, and martin Kemp's basslines were like a secret weapon in the band's sound. The token sax solo appears on every track and Tony Hadley's trademark bellow is in full effect, aided by the lyrical content: come on, there's no way that a modern pop band would dare to sing "It's your freedom of choice but you know that lies are the cancer of democracy" - quality stuff! The first half of the record spins through driven by the momentum of "Barricades" and "Cross the Line".
If there's one weak spot on this album, it's Jon Keeble's drumming. The dramatic sweep of the intro track, leading into the riffy "Cross the Line" call for big drums and he's simply not up to it.
"Swept" recalls the "Diamond" days a little bit and "Snakes..." is a well constructed track whose build in the middle is nothing short of classic. The title-track is a classic song and as such still sounds as good now. It was hit single, but one of their last as times and tastes were on the move.
The success of 'True' seemed long distant when this record came out and they were on a downward curve, but this record more than any other shows that they were capable of envisioning and delivering an album full of more than just soul-inflected pop songs. This is end to end classic pop rock.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Through the Barricades is one of the best the band produced and really captures the sound of the 'New Romantic' 80's. Tony is as ever on top of his game as lead singer and so is Gary kemp with the lyrics and songwriting. The title song 'Through the Barricades' is one of the best tracks on the whole album. But there are no duff tracks here and even some 21 years on this album sounds just a fresh now as it did then. I wasn't a fan of the band during the 80's but one listen of this makes me realise what I missed out on !. The sound also sum's up the era and brings to mind Yuppies in red braces and huge 'mobile' phones. It's a must buy for the new or old fan to add to the collection.
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