Fact #161796
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Short story:
The Circus by Erasure enters the UK album chart where it will peak at No6 during a 106 week run.
Full article:
Johnny Black : Interesting chap, this Vince Clarke. As you may recall, in a relatively short space of time, he’s been the driving force in Depeche Mode, Yazoo and now Erasure, writing some of the best electro-pop anthems of the last decade.
For some obscure reason, Erasure reminds me of The Bluebells. Maybe that’s because they’re both groups where the creative heart is an older artist, but the songs are performed by younger men who form the visual focus of the group. Well, having got that off my chest, what do I think about the music?
It’s good stuff, never particularly surprising but always powerful and tuneful, pushed along on jerky electronic rhythms. There are three extra tracks on this CD version of the album, two being re-mixes of the singles (Sometimes and It Doesn’t Have To be) while the other is an electronic interpretation of Grieg’s In The Hall Of The Mountain King, an infinitely superior version than the one perpetrated by Rick Wakeman about a decade ago.
There are several other obvious singles on here, almost all displaying delicious stereo separation effects, and the whole album is programmed to run smoothly.
(Review first appeared in CD Review magazine, October 1987)
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For some obscure reason, Erasure reminds me of The Bluebells. Maybe that’s because they’re both groups where the creative heart is an older artist, but the songs are performed by younger men who form the visual focus of the group. Well, having got that off my chest, what do I think about the music?
It’s good stuff, never particularly surprising but always powerful and tuneful, pushed along on jerky electronic rhythms. There are three extra tracks on this CD version of the album, two being re-mixes of the singles (Sometimes and It Doesn’t Have To be) while the other is an electronic interpretation of Grieg’s In The Hall Of The Mountain King, an infinitely superior version than the one perpetrated by Rick Wakeman about a decade ago.
There are several other obvious singles on here, almost all displaying delicious stereo separation effects, and the whole album is programmed to run smoothly.
(Review first appeared in CD Review magazine, October 1987)