Tuesday 17 April 2018

Blue (1979) Without You - LOST 70s GEMS

On their fourth and final album, Fools Party, Blue had lost their sound which started out so pure and downright intimate on their blues filtered pop rock debut album. They never had enough of their own voice unfortunately with pianos, heavy guitar solos and restrained vocals being at the centre as well as a unhealthy penchant for moderate sounding bubblegum pop tunes. By the late 70s they were now a generic power pop band lost in a sea of more interesting New Wave and New Romantic acts and seemed increasingly banal with their streamlined, early 70s melodies.

Mexico is a formulaic country rock song the Dirt band would produce. While the dated sound of sweeping, disco strings, cutting edge for 75 but in 79 post-Giorgio Moroder's Donna Summer Techno masterworks; they appear on country rock song, Long Enough and Love Sings with it's pretty chorus. is a gentle love song complete with ambient guitar work and a sweet ending refrain of the title.


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