Psychedelic Furs: Talk Talk Talk CD Track Listing

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Psychedelic Furs Talk Talk Talk (1981)
2002 Columbia/Legacy\nOriginally Released June 1981\nRemastered CD Released March 19, 2002\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Columbia/Legacy's expanded 2002 reissue of Talk Talk Talk doesn't have a wealth of bonus material -- just a single version of "Mr. Jones," plus an early version of "So Run Down" and a demo of "All of This and Nothing." Although those alternate takes of the latter two songs are good, it's still not much in terms of new material, but the overall package is quite good, thanks to the remastered sound, artwork, and new notes. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: This time working solely with Steve Lillywhite, the Furs introduce a brighter, poppier side to their underground rock edge, with smashing results throughout. The group produces some powerful songs, even more rough-edged than before. Especially striking is "Dumb Waiters," with its queasy, slow-paced arrangement that allows both Kilburn's sax and Ashton's guitar to go wild. However, the six still create some undeniable pop classics. Most well-known is the lead track, "Pretty in Pink," inspiration for the iconic John Hughes film years later and re-recorded as a result. The original is still where to go though, with Butler's catchy description of a romantically unsure woman matched by a killer band performance. Similarly lighter numbers on the record call to mind a rockier version of Roxy Music's output in later years: elegant, romantic angst given a slightly rougher edge in both music and vocals. "She Is Mine" is especially fine as a gently swinging number with some of Butler's best, quietly ruminative lyrics. Straight-up anthems abound as well, the best being the amazing "Into You Like a Train," which mixes the blunt desire of the title with a sparkling Ashton guitar line and a fast rhythm punch. Talk Talk Talk ends on another high with "All of This and Nothing." A soft, acoustic guitar-sax-rhythm combination introduces the song, then fades away for the main section to begin; Butler details bits and pieces from a lost relationship over a sharp full-band performance, and a final drum smash leads into a reprise of the start -- a fine way to end a fine record. -- Ned Raggett\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nTalk, Talk, Talk's "Pretty in Pink" may have spawned the hideous film of the same name, but one listen to this trashy milestone will prove all is forgiven. Richard Butler and the boys made an instant punk rock classic with Talk before promptly becoming a parody of themselves on future releases. Powerhouses like the raging "Into You like a Train," "All of This and Nothing," the frank "I Just Wanna Sleep with You," and sax-twisted "Dumb Waiters" retain the Velvets/Bowie fixation of the Furs' debut, but temper it with John Ashton's huge guitar riffs and Butler's slightly less atonal singing. The Furs would never sound this glorious or this raw again. --Michael Ruby \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nPretty In Pink, But Lovely In Any Color, July 11, 2001 \nReviewer: randymix from Albuquerque, New Mexico United States \nAfter pantherboy's fine review, there's not a whole lot left to say. Only that this release stands as the high-water mark from a band that is arguably the best (to my ears, anyway) of the New Wave.\n\nInsightful songwriting, edgy playing, Butler's acerbic singing, Steve Lillywhite's in-your-face production which, thankfully, left The Furs' rough edges intact--what more can one ask?\n\nAmong what I consider life's many treats was to have been in my early-twenties when the New Wave was in full flower. And this unforgettable album, 'painted' like an abstract painting-- angular, with bold colors and shapes--is one of its finest moments.\n\nTo anyone young-enough not to remember the Furs, I congratulate you on your curiosity and urge you to purchase this album today (if not sooner).\n\nP.S. Now that we have the remastered "Should God Forget", where are the remastered editions of the single releases? \n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\nRock's most colorful chameleon, December 14, 2000 \nReviewer: pantherboy from Cottage Grove, WI United States \nSavvy Brit art students make good on this sophomore effort, turning in a glorious collision of naive guitar thrusts and the most inventive use of a drum kit I've heard in a rock format. Richard Butler's vocals have a brooding tenderness, as if he's sharing very personal poetry he's too shy to get excited about, and a perfect saxophone weaves its way throughout these songs, lending an almost alien smokiness. (Rock bands take note - always practice safe sax!!) \n\nAll my favorite Furs songs are here, and if I haven't grown tired of these rainy odes to bittersweet melancholy after literally hundreds of plays ("It goes On") yet, I doubt I ever will. Each successive play reveals truths in the shrouded lyrics, and individual phrases become universally adaptable in a broad range of contexts. By the time "All This and Nothing" rolls around, Butler's flat, velvety categorization of objects left in the wake of a failed relationship add the perfect nihilistic nightcap to this ambitious work. \n\nMaybe someday a book will be written collecting various listeners' impressions of this rich and consistently fresh album. For a real thrill, listen with headphones to the clever interplay between the two bipolar guitar parts and the dissonant, mathematical drums. Steve Lillywhite's production has been accused of being too dense, but his quintessential 80's palette allows these gifted acid casualties to let their colors fly.\n\nAmazon.com Customer Review\n40 Minutes Of Doom, August 23, 1998 \nReviewer: Scott Lindholm from Davenport, IA \nOver their rather extensive recording career, the Psychedelic Furs have attempted to be all bands to all people, from proto-Goths to poppy synth stars. Most critics point to their debut release, which has its moments, but is a little dense overall. This, their second release, is much more accessable. It opens with "Pretty In Pink," the original version, not the version heard on radio today that was cleaned up for the John Hughes movie of the same name. Other strong tracks are "Mr. Jones" (this ain't no Counting Crows here), "Into You Like A Train" and "It Goes On." Their next release, "Forever Now," was produced by Todd Rundgren, and started their slow-but-inevitable slide toward irrelevance. This one is different, catching them while they still had their initial vision intact.\n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nPhil Thornally, Engineer\nWill Gosling, Engineer\nSteve Lillywhite, Producer\n\nAlbum Notes\nThe Psychedelic Furs: Richard Butler (vocals); John Ashton, Roger Morris (guitar); Duncan Kilburn (horns, keyboards); Tim Butler (bass); Vince Ely (drums, percussion).\n\nAll tracks have been digitally remastered.\n\nArguably the Furs finest hour, TALK TALK TALK is the perfect combination of gritty post-punk attack and angular, Bowie-ish art-pop. "Pretty in Pink" would become the band's signature tune when it was used in the John Hughes movie of the same name a few years later. Deservedly so, as it's a winning mixture of romantic desolation and pop-rock drive. The Furs also score with this combination on the explicit "Into You Like a Train" and "I Wanna Sleep With You," Richard Butler's tawdry rasp sounding right at home amid the hook-filled debauchery. Despite all the "romanticism," the band's iconoclasm is still firmly in place, as seen on "Mr. Jones," an update of Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man." TALK TALK TALK is where post-punk art and pure pop heart meet in a serendipitous multi-car pileup.\n\nQ Magazine (07/01/1996)\n3 Stars - Good - ...still one of the most exciting post-punk sounds....their dark, echoey wall of sound takes on a life of its own.... Richard Butler's hoarse, sub-Lydon sneer and mocking portrayal of messed-up characters provides the perfect vocal complement to that flying, swirling sound...\n\nEntertainment Weekly (3/8/02, p.75) - ...Their best by far... - Rating: A-\n\nMojo (5/02, p.122) - ...Spunkier and poppier and sported the original 'Pretty In Pink'...
This newage cd contains 13 tracks and runs 56min 53sec.
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