Although it got lost in a flood of new romantic/new hairstyle dross at the start of the 80s, there is far more substance to Missing Persons' debut proper than the likes of A Flock of Seagulls or Classix Nouveau could ever hope to muster. Sure, there were cheesy synthesizers aplenty and a slick production which threatened to strangle the band's melodic flair, but in Dale Bozzio, Missing Persons had a natural star. Bozzio's sugar hiccup vocal style was both alien and alluring, though she struggled to overcome reservations about the way her image was exploited (seemingly with her co-operation) by Capitol. Her futuristic latex boob tube should be a prime exhibit in any 80s atrocity exhibition. The pivotal song on the album, the title of which is an anagram of the band's name, was "Walking in L.A.," which became a minor hit on the back of the group's glossy magazine visibility.
Originally written and performed by the group, Missing Persons, to which my friend Jeff and I used to groove on the way to high school in Jeff's car, when we weren't listening to Abacab by Genesis or Asia's first album.But the best video version of the song is by Traci Lords...Interesting....yes?
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Originally written and performed by the group, Missing Persons, to which my friend Jeff and I used to groove on the way to high school in Jeff's car, when we weren't listening to Abacab by Genesis or Asia's first album.But the best video version of the song is by Traci Lords...Interesting....yes?
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Noticeable Ones |
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| 2 Windows |
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| 3 It Ain't None of Your Business |
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| 4 Destination Unknown |
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| 5 Walking in L.A. |
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| 6 U.S. Drag |
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| 7 Tears |
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| 8 Here and Now |
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| 9 Words |
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| 10 Bad Streets |
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| 11 Rock & Roll Suspension |
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| 12 No Way Out |
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| 13 Hello, I Love You [*] |
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| 14 Mental Hopscotch [*] |
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