I firmly believe that Prefab Sprout's album Steve McQueen is one of the all time great albums, and in the top five albums released in the 1980s. As such I was very excited when I heard that the reclusive Paddy McAloon was putting the band back together for a new album. The reality is a little bit different. Let's Change The World With music is effectively an old demo, the rejected follow-up to ...
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Fine.I love, love, love this song.In the sense that I've been listening to, oh, say They Might Be Giants (more on them tomorrow) for roughly 10 years, I've been listening to Prefab Sprout's music (songs written and sung by Paddy McAloon) for about two and a half days. Spurred by a trusted friend's recommendation, I listened to Jordan: The Comeback (1990, produced by the occasionally great Thoma...
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I was on Porcupine Tree's site checking things out, and saw that each band member had posted a playlist. Interesting experience to see what the group members who produce the heaviest, darkest, softest, and proggiest music as a whole, listens to as individuals. Different as east from west.Prefab Sprout came from Steven Wilson's playlist. They sound amazingly like his other band No Man, and fit m...
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'Faron Young' is an aggressive country rock number dedicated to the American C&W star and taken from their 2nd album, "Steve McQueen" and released in the U.S. as Two Wheels Good, due to a legal conflict with the estate of you know who. I always found their music just a little to poppy slick (George Michaels comes to mind) but I always got a kick out of this tune.Faron YoungAntiques !Every other...
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Steve McQueen - id est: Best of '80s Prefab Sprout essential - is awesomely remastered in 2007 by remaster master Thomas Dolby, who produced the album originally in 1985.Think of this here 192 kbps mp3 as grasping on bits of beauty via shitty speakers, but the sagely thing to do is buy the real thing, n'est-ce pas?Check you out, Bandito.As a sidenote, only last week I found out Prefab chief Pa...
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Shuffle popup brought back some memories. We are not breaking any musical ground here, but back in the day this tune was part of the life "soundtrack" and made me smile (no doubt in self deprecation). The song was supposed to be a response to Bruce Springsteen's perceived lyrical style and alleged narrow song repertoire. They suggest that Springsteen's worldview is too restricted and that "som...
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I firmly believe that Prefab Sprout's album Steve McQueen is one of the all time great albums, and in the top five albums released in the 1980s. As such I was very excited when I heard that the reclusive Paddy McAloon was putting the band back together for a new album. The reality is a little bit different. Let's Change The World With music is effectively an old demo, the rejected follow-up to ...
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| 4 The King of Rock 'n' Roll |
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