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2 months ago
in Lost in the ’90s: Unrest | Popdose on Popdose
Hope you've worked your way back and discovered their true masterpiece, Imperial ffrr which preceded Perfect Teeth.
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JohnHughes
I did...I figured Imperial was much more well known, deservedly so. Did you see it's been remastered and is on iTunes now?
4 months ago
in The Popdose Guide to Del Amitri on Popdose
Great write up, though I'd argue with your dismissal of SOSP. I'd always seen Del Amitri as a band with one great single per album (Kiss This Thing Goodbye, Always the Last to Know and Roll to Me). Then "Not Where It's At" knocked me on my backside when I heard it on a sampler. I finally decided to pick up a record and fell in love with it. Great power pop with towering hooks. The latter half does fade, but until then, it's a fantastic album.
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David_E
I agree, John. Up to track 5, "Medicine," SOSP is terrific. But that drop off you speak of on the album's back half (or 2/3, in my opinion) is a fairly steep one. Except for "No Family Man," the last nine tracks don't do as much for me as I'd hoped. I kinda always wondered if the band didn't feel that way, too – and thus front-loaded the album with goodness.