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| 1. Gold |
| 2. Lifeline |
| 3. Round And Round |
| 4. Only When You Leave |
| 5. Instinction (Edit) |
| 6. Highly Strung |
| 7. True |
| 8. Communication |
| 9. I'll Fly For You |
| 10. To Cut A Long Story Short |
| 11. Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) |
| 12. She Loved Like Diamond |
| 13. Paint Me Down |
| 14. The Freeze |
| 15. Musclebound |
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The quick-paced and exceptional "To Cut A Long Story Short" defines their sound, computerized New Wave synths, pneumatic drums, and Hadley's resonant vocals. This was their debut single, scraping the UK Top Five, and along with MTV exposure, paved their way to a decent run on the charts for the next couple of years. The followup singles were "The Freeze" with similar sound to Missing Persons' "Walking In LA," and the more tempered "Musclebound," featuring a diluted Village People-like chorus.
"Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)" is another danceable tune, but whose abrupt burst of horns and insistent bass lean towards funky soul. One of the better songs here, and it deserved its #3 peak. The thing about SB was this. They'd have a strong opening single, and then chartwise, the followups wouldn't measure up, although not in the case of their first album.
Two things then happened. They turned to the production team of Tony Swain and Steve Jolley, who had yet to turn Bananarama into stars. The danceable "Lifeline" was their first single under them, which made it to #7, and saw a more polished, mainstream sound while still maintaining the New Wave synths. Hadley's vocals grew richer, as evidenced by this song and the organ-dominated "Communication."
Another was the band molding Tony Hadley into an 80's crooner, as exemplified by the dreamy sound and accompanying sighing vocals on their UK #1 ballad "True," which is the song the US generally associates with them.
The more upbeat "Gold," a #2 UK hit, with its dreamy synths and insistent drumming, continued their newfound second wind, which also included "Only When You Leave," with the guitar figuring more in their sound, and the more suave "I'll Fly For You" and "Round And Round."
This collection represents the domination of dance-oriented synth pop that ruled the airwaves at the time, as well as why Spandau Ballet was an influential force in the Second British Invasion.
I have owned this CD since it came out in the 80's and have enjoyed it immensely. Spandau Ballet's music has proven to stand the test of time. Even today, "True" has been used as the background track for Nelly's current single "N Dey Say".
This CD was issued in 1985 and does not include music from "Through the Barricades". If you are looking for a true career spanning Spand's collection, pick up "Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet". If you are just looking for their big hits, they are all included here. You can also get most of their hits on a "Back 2 Back Hits" collection featuring Spandau and Naked Eyes. However, that collection leaves off "Gold". A great way to save money and have all of Spandau's Billboard Hot 100 hits is to buy that "Back 2 Back Hits" CD which is much cheaper and download "Gold". Just a thought.
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