Wednesday, March 11, 2020

The 1986 Listening Post - Dead or Alive - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

Dead or Alive - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know


#506
November 21 1986
Dead or Alive
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know
Genre: Dance Rock
3.25 out of 5




Highlights:
Brand New Love
I’ll Save You All My Kisses



This record wants to be a party. But, more so, it kind of wants to be Frankie Goes to Hollywood. But not this year’s Frankie. It wants to capture the “Two Tribes” Frankie. And Frankie Say, “No Pete. Spin right round and find a different sound.” “But, Holly! ‘Come Inside’ is soooooo Frankie, amirite????”

You could put Side One of this record, drop some Molly and have a heckuva good 20 minutes. The second side reminds me of Meco’s Star Wars & Other Galactic Funk record. Side one was disco Star Wars and that was a blast. Side two consisted of 3 mediocre disco tracks called “Other”, “Galactic” and “Funk”. 
No one needed that. 


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