Sweet - Level Headed (1978) [2016, Universal Music Japan UICY-77750]

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Sweet - Level Headed (1978)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Universal Music Japan, UICY-77750 | ~ 317 or 110 Mb | Scans(png) -> 186 Mb
Rock / Glam

Sweet struggled to earn credibility as album artists and/or score hits after finally wresting themselves free of songwriting/production team Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman in the summer of 1974. They turned out a few albums before achieving both goals with Level Headed. The album gave them their final Top Ten hit with the dreamy "Love Is Like Oxygen," a single that suggested that its accompanying record was a trippy mainstream pop record. Instead, it was one part of an ambitious sonic mosaic where Sweet tried a little bit of everything, cloaking it all in a neo-prog aesthetic. If it was hard to hear the candy crunch of early Sweet on "Love Is Like Oxygen," it seems like "Little Willy" in comparison to the rest of Level Headed, where the group runs wild in the studio. Throughout the first half, they indulge in catchy pop, dressing it up with mild psychedelia, elongating melodies with breezy harmonies and studio swirl. This is just a teaser for the second side, where they delve deep into album rock weirdness, trying on classical-inspired art rock with "Anthem No. 1" and "Anthem No. 2," waltzing along with the Europop "Lettres d'Amour," and livening the proceedings with "Strong Love," a horn-spiked disco tune. Certainly, this is not classic-era Sweet, but that's precisely what's good about Level Headed – they're off-kilter and adventurous, occasionally stumbling but always making interesting music on an album that's anything but what the title promises. If Level Headed didn't spawn another hit, so be it – it remains one of Sweet's most fascinating albums, compared to both what came before and after. Yes, it was "Ballroom Blitz," "Fox on the Run," and other early hits that influenced the pop-metal of the late '70s and '80s, but for hardcore Sweet fans, Level Headed is a gem to treasure.

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG


Sweet - Level Headed (1978):


Tracklist:

01. Dream On 03:42
02. Love Is Like Oxygen 03:26
03. California Nights 02:52
04. Strong Love 04:15
05. Fountain 06:56
06. Anthem No I (Lady Of The Lake) 04:10
07. Silverbird 03:27
08. Lettres D'Amour 03:30
09. Anthem No II 00:59
10. Air On 'A' Tape Loop 06:04

Bonus Tracks:
11. Love Is Like Oxygen (Single Version) 03:47
12. Cover Girl 03:34

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015

EAC extraction logfile from 12. June 2016, 7:48

Sweet / Level Headed SHM-CD

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Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo


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Official DR value: DR8

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Codec: FLAC

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