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Sweet - Cut Above The Rest (1979) [2016, Universal Music Japan UICY-77751]

Posted By: v3122

Date: 22 Jun 2016 09:16:32

Sweet - Cut Above The Rest (1979) [2016, Universal Music Japan UICY-77751]

Sweet - Cut Above The Rest (1979)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Universal Music Japan, UICY-77751 | ~ 336 or 111 Mb | Scans(png) -> 127 Mb
Rock / Glam

After recording Level Headed, an album that mostly forsaked their hard rock leanings for pure pop, longtime lead vocalist Brian Connolly left Sweet for good. The rest of the group decided to press on as a trio, combining their pop/rock sound with a variety of other musical styles in a bid to gain a more progressive image. The result was Cut Above the Rest, a bizarre combination of the hard-rocking pop that dominated classic Sweet singles with progressive flights of fancy in a 10cc/Electric Light Orchestra vein, plus a dash of lounge lizard-ish soft rock balladry thrown in to cover all the pop/rock bases. There's no way an album that tries do so many things at once could succeed at all of them, but Cut Above the Rest is a surprisingly listenable affair. When the elements jell, the songs are positively addictive: "Play All Night" is a blistering rocker that contrasts glam rock guitar riffs with candy-coated vocal harmonies worthy of Queen, and "Mother Earth" is an odd but fascinating hybrid of pop hooks and prog instrumental virtuosity that sounds like Electric Light Orchestra collaborating with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. "Eye Games" is another successful experiment, a purely acoustic tune with perceptive and witty lyrics about the dating rituals that take place in nightclubs. On the downside, Cut Above the Rest is weighed down by an unfortunate penchant for melodramatic balladry: the attractive harmonies that light up "Big Apple Waltz" are undone by its sappy romance lyrics, and "Hold Me" is histrionic to the point of being unintentionally funny. Despite these lapses, Cut Above the Rest is a distinctive and memorable outing whose experimental edge and strong craftsmanship make it stand out amongst Sweet's late-'70s output. It is too erratic for the casual listener, but hardcore Sweet fanatics will find plenty enjoy on this album.

by Donald A. Guarisco, AMG

The Sweet at Wiki | The Sweet at Discogs | The Sweet at Allmusic

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Sweet - Cut Above The Rest (1979):

Tracklist:

01. Call Me 03:41
02. Play All Night 03:15
03. Big Apple Waltz 04:04
04. Dorian Gray 04:44
05. Discophony (Dis-Kof-O-Ne) 05:36
06. Eye Games 01:57
07. Mother Earth 06:31
08. Hold Me 04:49
09. Stay With Me 05:10

Bonus Tracks:
10. Mother Earth (Single Version) 03:58
11. Why Don't You 03:25

EAC Log

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EAC extraction logfile from 11. June 2016, 18:33

Sweet / Cut Above The Rest SHM-CD

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