A Flock Of Seagulls - Listen (1983) Reissue 1992
A Flock Of Seagulls - Listen (1983) Reissue 1992
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 374 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 143 Mb | Scans included
New Wave, Pop Rock, Synthpop | Label: Beehive | # BEECD 8 | Time: 00:57:07
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 374 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 143 Mb | Scans included
New Wave, Pop Rock, Synthpop | Label: Beehive | # BEECD 8 | Time: 00:57:07
Listen was the second album release by the UK new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, released in 1983. It teamed the musical group with record producer Mike Howlett again, except on the single release "(It's Not Me) Talking" which was produced by Bill Nelson. The record included the UK Top 10 hit "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)". The cassette version and the 1992 CD version (on the Beehive label) have the original LP tracks in a slightly different order, with the additional tracks "Rosenmontag", "Quicksand", and "The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin" interspersed (although the track listing for the CD edition, printed on the inserts and the disc itself, incorrectly follows the LP track listing above rather than reflecting the disc's actual contents).
If you think I enjoy enjoying this epitome of new-wave commercialism, this pap beloved of no one but MTV-addled suburbanites (not even NME, ever!)–well, you're right. I'm not just being campy, either, except insofar as camp means the luxury of surrender to stupidity–in this case to sheer, sensationalistic aural pleasure, whooshes and zooms and sustains and computerized ostinatos and English boys whining about their spaced-out, financially secure lot, all held aloft on tunes Mr. Spock could dance to. There are too many slow ones on number two, so I don't play both sides indiscriminately like I do with the debut. But hell, "What Am I Supposed to Do" even has a decent lyric.Review by Robert Christgau (B+)
Following their gold-selling Top 10 debut, A Flock of Seagulls returned in 1983 with Listen. Mike Howlett again handled the production chores, but the band errantly chose to pursue even more reliance on electronics, which gives Listen a bit of a sterile feel. Nonetheless, there are still several tracks here that are as strong as their debut, even if, as a whole, the album isn't as consistent. Listen spawned only one hit, but it's a gem; the multi-layered, hypnotic "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)." Other standouts include the eerie, moody "Nightmares" with its sparse guitar and synthesizer squawks, and a surprisingly effective ballad "Transfer Affection." Ultimately, the band loses the plot on the second half, when they seem to forget melodies and focus on hardware; although the Bill Nelson-produced "(It's Not Me) Talking" is a bracing, breakneck tempo return to their interest in aliens. Listen is most likely to be enjoyed most by die-hard fans of the band.Review by Tom Demalon, Allmusic.com
A Flock Of Seagulls - Listen (1983) Reissue 1992
Tracklist:
01. Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (5:32)
02. Nightmares (4:37)
03. Transfer Affection (5:21)
04. What Am I Supposed To Do? (4:11)
05. The Fall (4:29)
06. Rosenmontag [Bonus Track] (4:04)
07. Electrics (3:34)
08. The Traveller (3:27)
09. 2:30 (1:00)
10. Over The Border (5:02)
11. (It's Not Me) Talking (4:59)
12. Quicksand [Bonus Track] (4:44)
13. The Last Flight Of Yuri Gagarin [Bonus Track] (6:07)
Notes:
The CD's actual track sequence is shown above, and is the same as the track sequence of the original cassette release of the album.
The packaging and CD label give a very different, 10-track listing – the track listing of the original LP release of the album.
Discogs info
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A Flock Of Seagulls - Listen (1983) Reissue 1992
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