1980 Housekeeping LISTENING POST DISCOVERY
Any Trouble
Where Are All the Nice Girls
Genre: Power Pop
4.25 out of 5
Highlights:
Yesterday’s Love
Foolish Pride
No Idea
Turning Up the Heat
The Hurt
Requisite 80s Cover: Springsteen’s “Growin’ Up”. Rev it up like it’s a Buddy Holly track and really add nothing more to it. But it does prove who Clive Gregson derives inspiration from. Bowie’s version is better.
The best song on this album is the opener. But the trouble is that this project is dedicated to hearing the records as they were first put out into the world. And that opener, “Yesterday’s Love” isn’t on the original release but it is a spectacular non-Costello Costello-esque song.
Neither is what would be the side two opener, “No Idea”. Which is another really strong song and I’m left wondering why they weren’t both on the original pressing.
If what your heart wants is a collection of heartache songs ala Joe Jackson or Rockpile, or even Springsteen (Lookin’ at you, “Foolish Pride” & “Girls Are Always Right") yep, this’ll get you there.
Any Trouble proves that 1980 is to Power Pop as 1987 was to Hair Metal. Only thing is, Power Pop requires more than power chords. Nothing against power chords but, these bands are fucking tight. Another Stiff Records success!
https://open.spotify.com/album/2CV9DCyTjAZ1Ouj9ry4E0z?si=nUJdsKodQeuI_9zdy239eQ
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