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Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap - Import 2 CD

Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap - Import 2 CD

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Dance & Electronica

Electro/Synth

26 de julio de 2024

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Catalog No.: EDSL0205

JAN/ISBN: 740155740535

Number of Discs: 2

Country/Region of Manufacture: Import

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Heaven 17

Description:

After creating a marvelous electronic debut, Glenn Gregory, Ian Marsh, and Martyn Ware decided to tamper with their winning formula a bit on Heaven 17's 1983 follow-up to Penthouse and Pavement. The result, which added piano, strings, and Earth, Wind, & Fire's horn section to the band's cool synthesizer pulse, was even better, and The Luxury Gap became one of the seminal albums of the British new wave. The best-known track remains "Let Me Go," a club hit that features Gregory's moody, dramatic lead above a percolating vocal and synth arrangement. But even better is the mechanized Motown of "Temptation," a deservedly huge British smash that got a shot of genuine soul from R&B singer Carol Kenyon. Nearly every song ends up a winner, though, as the album displays undreamed-of range. If beat-heavy techno anthems like "Crushed By the Wheels of Industry" were expected of Heaven 17, the melodic sophistication of "The Best Kept Secret" and "Lady Ice and Mr. Hex" -- both of which sound almost like show tunes -- wasn't. If there's a flaw, it's that while the band's leftist messages were more subtle and humorous than most of their time, they still seem rather naive. But the music, which showed just how warm electro-pop's usually chilly grooves could be, is another matter entirely. [Note to collectors: there were differences in the original British and American pressings of the album. The 1997 reissue by Caroline follows the order of the British pressing, adding some extended remixes.] ~ Dan LeRoy

Tracklisting:

1.Crushed by the Wheels of Industry
2.Who'll Stop the Rain
3.Let Me Go
4.Key to the World
5.Temptation
6.Come Live With Me
7.Lady Ice and Mr Hex
8.We Live So Fast
9.The Best Kept Secret
10.We Live So Fast [12"]
11.Crushed by the Wheels of Industry, Pt. 1-2
12.Let Me Go [Endless Version]

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