#271
1983
Altered Images
Bite
2.75 out of 5
Highlights:
Now That You’re Here
NONONONONO! I don’t want disco in my New Wave! Strings? WTF? Why is Clare Grogan’s vocals pushed so far behind the bass? This reminds me of when Rilo Kiley came out with that shitty last album and tried to pass it off as a forward step but it was really just an attempt to be pop and it also failed spectacularly. The next 35 minutes are going to suck.
Wait! That saxophone…that’s terrible. Make it stop.
The production on this, considering the pedigree of Nicky China and Tony Visconti, is terrible. Whoever mastered it was high and neeeeeeded that bass.
The deeper into this listen the more I hate this record. It seems like the producers hate the band and everyone just wants out.
There’s a hint of Altered Images that fights to come through on the Side One closer, “Now That You’re Here” and they get really close on “Don’t Talk to Me About Love” but the bass…that fucking bass…..also, turning Altered Images into BananaramaLauperGoGos is a bad idea.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6HJUiwsBuAI9uhL9FkpUuG?si=8SKAbEN3SxS9qZs1FmUqlQ
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