Monday, June 3, 2019

The 1985 Listening Post - Fiction Factory - Another Story

Fiction Factory - Another Story


#177
May 1985
Fiction Factory
Another Story
Genre: SynthPop
3.25 out of 5

Highlights:
Victoria Victorious

You ever hear “(Feels Like) Heaven”? It’s a nice synth pop hit from 84. Somehow we didn’t cover the band that made that single but they released one more album before they gave up the ship. 
This isn’t terrible but it doesn’t expand the model, ala Eurythmics. It becomes just another new wave, bass heavy, keyboard driven synth pop entry. Since they aren’t Howard Jones, or even Level 42, they just sound anonymous. 
It says a lot that the track “Victoria Victorious” is the best one here and features a guest vocalist (Fiona Carlin).


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