#195
July 27 1984
Aztec camera
Knife
4 out of 5
All I Need is Everything
The Birth fo the True
Knife
I only know Aztec Camera from two things:
Their name. Always mentioned with the greats of the Indie band 80s.
And...their cover of Van Halen’s “Jump”.
Neither of those things propelled me to investigate further. What did I miss?
This is fine. Pleasant. Harmless. It’s like The Jam lite. Or Crowded House. But not as hook laden as those bands so it’s no surprise that Pete Frane was a critical darling but didn’t connect with the masses in a big way. But god damn do these songs go on too long.
It’s all so Knopflerian.
That said, the title track unfolds like a lily in a burgeoning field of poppies.
