The Rumour - Purity of Essence
August 29 1980
The Rumour
Purity of Essence
Genre: Pub Power Pop
2.75 out of 5
Highlights:
Tula
The Rumour were Graham Parker’s back up band. But, like The Band and Eagles, they were an actual band unto themselves. (Elvis Costello’s backup band on his first record was Huey Lewis and the News, right?)
But, it doesn’t seem like The Rumour wrote their own stuff for the most part.
They do Bacharach, Lowe, Randy Newman and a bunch of Brinsley Schwartz songs and, with each successive tune, they prove that they were an amazing backing band.
I’m listening to the original UK pressing, which has a different running order and some different songs. You do what you like.
It’s meh.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/purity-of-essence-the-american-edition/432184008
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