#149
1985 Housekeeping
Coney Hatch
Friction
Genre: Arena Rock
3.25 out of 5
Highlights:
This Ain’t Love
No one loves Coney Hatch. I loathed their first album. Skipped their second accidentally.
But, in light of our conversations about Canadian Rock, this is another fine example. This crackles with punch. You like that big 80s echo sound? It’s here, in spades but, the mix is…better than most. The instruments are separated nicely and, instead of flattening everything out, it all sounds like they are trying to sound like they probably did on stage. After a while the Foreigner impersonation wears thin, though.
Coney was popular in the Great White North at their heyday, apparently.
This was their last record. They knew it was time to get out. Sadly, many other bands of this ilk didn’t realize it.
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