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| Topic | My journey through "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" topic 2 |
| trentpac 05/09/25 2:46:23 PM #252: | Album #125 Frankie Goes to Hollywood- Welcome to the Pleasure Dome (1984) UK Runtime: 64:01 1st time listen Recommend a listen? Sure It's fitting that this album is reviewed after the previous review, as they got their name from a newspaper headline about Frank Sinatra. This band has always been the band that plays "Relax" to me and nothing more. And I would go oh yeah that was them to when I heard "The Power of Love." So this was interesting to finally hear more from this band after all these years. They're kind of a blend of pop, new wave, and dance music. This was one of two albums they released before they parted ways. Of the 16 tracks there's 4 covers that while they're all done relatively well, I could've done without at least 3 of them. (Born to Run, Ferry Cross the Mersey, San Jose) Mostly just to tighten up the album so that it flows better. All the covers, besides War honestly feel a little out of place. War at least makes sense in context of what song that follows it. (Two Tribes) I prefer the original material on the album. (See highlights below) Ultimately it's a good albeit uneven record. I'm glad I finally gave it a spin, but should it be on this list...I don't know. It's certainly worth at least a listen. Recommended. Highlights: Welcome to the Pleasure Dome Relax Two Tribes Wish the Lads Were Here Black Night White Light The Power of Love https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kgP8in2fUSz0PCb0gPnhcZyNWOMrRiDBI&si=dZ-pxmoxJSkMDQju Recommended out of the 1001 so far: 109/125 New album listens for me so far: 57 Heard it before: 68 --- "I have seen great intolerance shown in support of tolerance."-Samuel Taylor Coleridge ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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