The Beloved
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In 1986, Jon Marsh and Steve Waddington formed the core of Journey Through, with Tim Havard. When Guy Gausden completed the lineup, the group changed their name to The Beloved. The band originally had a guitar-oriented sound, but soon began using drum machines and dance elements. They sounded at times like New Order, and a summation of this stage of their career can be found on this album, Where It Is, which is actually a compilation of previously released material, consisting of singles and related B-Sides, pressed onto one individual long playing work. The record includes all the early singles, "A Hundred Words," "This Means War," "Happy Now," and the double A-side "Surprise Me" / "Forever Dancing," and makes for an interesting "start to finish" listen in terms of getting an aural journey of the bands evolution.
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Comments (2)
I hear a bit of "Pornography era" Cure in the bass guitar sounds. But yeah - the vox is New Order-esque.
Interesting find, rummy ;-)
Man, they really DO sound a lot like New Order (first song especially). The lead singer could have filled in for the lead singer of Simple Minds, too.
I really enjoyed the first song. The second one, though, seemed too "extended" or "clubby" for my taste, but still not bad.