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- Artist:
- Spandau Ballet
- See Also:
- Simple Minds
- Description:
- Producers: Tony Swain, Steve Jolley, Spandau Ballet, Richard James Burgess, Trevor Horn.
Includes lines notes by Robert Elms.
GOLD: THE BEST OF SPANDAU BALLET is the perfect introduction to the music of this pioneering British New Romantic outfit. With great concision, it traces the evolution of the band`s sound, from their early trend-setting days as dance-crazed, Bowie-indebted synth-mongers ("To Cut a Long Story Short," "The Freeze") to the more visceral, funky tracks from their second album ("Paint Me Down," "Chant No. 1 [I Don`t Need This Pressure On]"). GOLD covers the "mature" Spandau`s rise to world stardom via the transcendent white-soul ballad "True," and their eventual transformation to straight-ahead mainstream pop merchants ("Only When You Leave," "I`ll Fly for You"). The amount of ground Spandau Ballet covered in the space of a few years just shows the rate at which they were working and evolving, and GOLD captures the entire trajectory note for note.
- Track Listing:
- Gold
- True
- Only When You Leave
- Lifeline
- Communication
- Instinction
- Chant No. 1 (I Don`t Need This Pressure On)
- To Cut a Long Story Short
- Freeze, The
- Musclebound
- Paint Me Down
- She Loved Like Diamond
- Round and Round
- Highly Strung
- Fight For Ourselves
- I`ll Fly For You
- Through the Barricades
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 01/23/2001
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- Rock & Pop
- Subgenre:
- New Romantic
- Label:
- Chrysalis Records (USA)
- Catalog Number:
- 26700
- Original Release Year:
- 1985
- # of Discs:
- 1
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Runtime:
- 60 : 20
Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Overall Rating: 5
This is the best driving music ever! I also had the cassette way back when and wore it out.
I absolutely love Spandau Ballet. I used to have the cassette way back when and then it was stolen. I am so glad to have it once again. The 80's was the best music I have ever enjoyed listening to. I am so glad I can count on Overstock to have everything I need.
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