#32
1985 Housekeeping
Quarterflash
Back Into Blue
Genre: Pop Rock
3.25 out of 5
Highlights:
Walking on Ice
Caught in the Rain
Talk to Me
The bouncy New Wave opener, “Walking On Ice” is an almost welcome piece of confection which is like a replacement for Pat Benatar who decided to forgo rock in favor of a softer, more mature sound.
But, New Wave is so early 80s and the band never really manages to sound like anything more than a montage song provider for an 80s teen flick, “Caught in the Rain” is a perfect example. Great chorus hook which works especially if you imagine laughing teens, standing at their lockers, laughing, wearing acid wash jean jackets and unironic fedoras over crimped hair.
The whole album is competent. It never really reaches any heights but it’s also never turgid or ugly. It’s a piece of 80s MOR pop.
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