#265
March 1983
Robert Palmer
Pride
2.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Want You More
The Silver Gun
If you record an album in the Bahamas, it’s probably gonna sound like it was made in the Bahamas. The title track is all steel drums and rhythms (what the fuck is it about the early 80s and rhythm tracks. Is this where VCVBVC songs died?) Then Deadline is the whitest reggae I’ve heard in a while and a redux of “Looking for Clues” (which was on a spectacular album). The ominous “Want You More” is somewhat treacherous and “It’s Not Difficult” is a healthy New Wave Rock entry (“Say You Will” sounds like a cutting room entry from the Clues sessions) but this whole thing is hit or miss. But, Palmer is always challenging himself to try new things. He does that here. I guess that’s to be appreciated.
There’s little need for this.
That said, the electronica bit at the end, "The Silver Gun" is something out of the ordinary and very welcome.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pride/5239945
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