5つ星のうち4.0A solid album from one of modern music's greats
2022年8月27日に英国でレビュー済み
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Any recording where the personnel includes Tom Verlaine, Fred Smith and Jimmy Ripp is going to be worth a listen and The Wonder is no exception. That's not to denigrate the contributions of Andy Newmark (drums), Bruce Brody (keyboards) and the uncredited guitar of Marty Willson-Piper and drums of Jay Dee Daugherty. The overall impression is of a tight rhythm section driving quite a poppy 80s sound, with the guitars relatively controlled - few airy solos, but some nifty licks and shapes that mesh well into the overall mix. Tom's idiosyncratic vocal stylings cover a range here and of course all songs are written by him.
I'm a Verlaine & Television - if there's any official recordings of theirs that I don't have, it's because I don't know of them. Actually saw them in NYC back in 77.
That said, this just isn't one of Tom's best outings. Doesn't have either the distinctive guitar rave ups or the lyrics his fans wait for. Almost seems that it was tossed off, just not the finely tuned effort I've always expected (and usually received). Nice to have for completists, but I'd look at Dream Time, words From The Front or Cover first.
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