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Monday, February 23, 2015
The Colourfield: Deception (1987)
The most bizarre thing about the album is that Terry Hall hired Raquel Welch's band to fill in when the group was reduced to a duo. I had no idea that Ms. Welch had need of a band. Weird. The lead off track - Badlands - is very good, as is the cover of Running Way, the Sly Stone tune. After this, the band was no more.
Thursday, February 19, 2015
The Colourfield: The Colour Field (1986)
The Colour Field is a six-track 1986 EP from The Colourfield. I get the impression that this band was not as well known as other 80s bands, and that's a shame.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Colourfield: Virgins and Philistines (1985)
The Colourfield's Virgins and Philistines is a work of genius. Much of the album consists of understated pieces, but it opens with a great cover of Can't Get Enough of You Baby and the fabulous and upbeat Pushing up the Daisies. Sadly, there are few Colourfield videos. Sometimes, Allmusic gets it right, as it does with this album: "The passing of years has only strengthened the LP's timeless appeal...an album that will never be dated because it cannot be attached to a specific era...Although the album looks to the past for inspiration, it's never retro; the music is frozen in suspended animation, always fresh whenever it's heard" [source]
http://youtu.be/-HSd8nP1Wgs
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