Talk Talk Talk

Solid 3. Nice sound and feel and I really liked No Tears and Pretty in Pink. Let down by being too samey all the way through, little to differentiate between the tracks.

Rubbish

Manages to be both psychedelic and furry, zoned out way too easily

son todas iguales pero al menos molan

I can remember seeing The Psychedelic Furs supporting Iggy Pop at the Edinburgh Odeon (this would have been in 1980, after checking edinburghgigarchive.com), possibly with a second support act. I was there to see Iggy rather than the support, but I thought they were OK. I never really listened to the Furs much at the time. This album is OK. I suppose it's the pop end of post-punk. It's better than OK.

Not bad.

Слова слова слова Прозвучали - и канули в Лету

Люблю, обожаю, обожаю, люблю. Pretty in pink бэнгер на все времена 🌸🌸🌸🌸

Лучшая песня: All of this and nothing Худшая: In to you like a train Нормальный пост-панк. Пара песен очень понравилась, остальное - норм

приятно, как и ожидал, но большая часть песен слились в одну, потому больше 4 не поставлю

Альбом в целом понравился, сразу понятно, чьей манерой исполнения вдохновлялся Interpol. Но соглашусь с предыдущими ораторами, после того, как первые треки раскачали, дальше альбом слился в одну большую песню.

This album was a bore bore bore.

Enjoyable - did not know it inspired the pretty in pink film, thought it was other way round…

This album has no reason to be 53 minutes long, just for nothing to happen. It was all very samey, which i appreciate in the smiths but this does not have as much personality. I often found myself bored, which is strange since there was just so much going on here, too much?

Am I giving this a 3 just because of Pretty in Pink and all the nostalgia? Yes. Yes I am.

Ah, the classic sound of the '80s. "Pretty in Pink" is definitely essential, though I think "Love My Way" (not on this album) is moreso for me personally. I was a little young for the Furs' heyday but certainly enjoyed their inclusion in the films I grew up with. This sounds more punk than I would have expected, but by the time I started listening to punk the Furs were definitely not considered punk.

I found so terrible boring, monotonous and overall felt very background of a pub vibes

This was an interesting one. Brit pop has a big mark against it, but I really liked some of the songs. A wider range than most similar albums I haven't liked, but still a little samey. I didn't care too much for the vocalist, but it didn't take too much away from it. Perfectly average.

This fucking list is 50% brittish new wave from the 70/80s. Most of it is not bad, just boring with so little variety.

It's OK, but it'll never set the world alight with excitement.

Meh

Solid 3

It's fine, I guess. Very 80s sound, and done pretty well at that, just not very engaging otherwise.

good album overall

Doesn't have my favourite Furs songs, but is probably their most even album (although even "remastered" it still sounds pretty terrible.) I dig Richard Butler like I dig Jarvis Cocker: I wouldn't want either of them writing a song about me, but I very much enjoy hearing what they've written about other people, including themselves.

There’s a tense, almost unstable energy running through this album that I like. The textures do most of the heavy lifting, especially the way the instruments clash and overlap. It’s not intricate structurally, but it feels alive in a raw, slightly chaotic way.

I don't mind the Psychedelic Furs, but this is a mediocre album which is not even their best. Liked Songs Added: Dumb Waiters Pretty In Pink Mr. Jones She Is Mine

Not bad

The Psychedelic Furs - Talk Talk Talk - 3/5 Pretty solid record, and the post punk energy is definitely there, sharp guitars, moody vibe, and that cool detached swagger. It’s the kind of album that sounds great in the background of a late night drive or when you’re in a “stare out the window” mood. But it didn’t fully stick with me. A few tracks pop, but a lot of it blends together, and I’m not sure I’ll be actively reaching for it again.

More guitar oriented than I expected. I thought I knew the song pretty in pink but didn’t recognize it at all. In fact I looked at all their top songs and nothing was familiar. Maybe I only know the name from the movie but then I don’t think I ever watched that either. I thought these guys were more pet shop boys synth driven. After record ended recommended tracks started playing. Love my way is better than any song on this record.

A small cut above its new wave contemporaries. Post-punk with a pop approach to songwriting, which works for me. The production is muscular and not too sleek. Fun enough, but it didn’t stick to me. It’s too inert and uniform to really knock me over.

More english rock that doesn't inspire me at all

Dope

This was fine but not memorable

I dug this, would definitely listen again. Wouldn’t mind less saxophone though

at the outset I got some vaporwave-ish vibes with a rock backing and it was hitting this real good sweet spot. But it turned into some weirdly generic British pop rock that didnt really stand out anywhere else. Not terrible, just a bit of whiplash of what to expect.

First song was exciting and interesting. Then it just gradually lost most of that over the course of the album. Not terrible overall though!

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this record. The songs are catchy and although the singing sounds like dozens of other britpop bands of the same era, it's still enjoyable.

yeahhh no, those vocals are too talky and the music doesnt make up for it enough

psychedelic furries

Meh

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Psychedelic Furs. Really enjoyed this album.

just kinda boring the majority of the time? the only track that felt good was mr. jones - the sax and guitar duo was kinda sicc on that one tbh and the end goes hard

Pretty middle of the road post punk, with a little extra fuzz. Not bad Fav track: All of This & Nothing

Like it 3/5

Far better than most of what was being made at the time. 7.5 out of 10, yet I'm rounding down to 3 stars. (Four stars is fairly reserved.) (This project really ought to have 1: doesn't belong, 2: good, 3: better than most, 4: great; 5: amazing. If it did, I would put this in the 3 group, whereas most albums on here would be a 2.)

568/1001

Bastante flojardo, repetitivo en un mal sentido, casi todas las canciones son difíciles de terminar, líricamente no le destaco nada, el vocalista es un desastre y eso que a mí me gustan los que "no cantan tan bien". No es horrible, se puede soportar, pero no lo volvería a escuchar nunca. Dumb Waiters es la única canción que tiene al menos algo (no tiene mucho)

Æ huske cirka ingenting, anna enn en vag idé om kordan det hørtes ut og at det ikke va så interessant, men heller ikke direkte ulikbart, så akkurat passe ok?

Never heard before. Wasn’t disappointed.

I've always liked this band. Unique sound with drums, guitar, saxophone and Richard Butler's voice. Songs are very similar to each other though.

It was fine.

I can't quite explain but I've had a soft spot for this from the start even though it's not stellar. There's something that makes me want to go back to it...

Very fun time here. Very very fun. A little punky Very new wavey. Just a damn good time. It didnt change my perspective on life and the meaning of it all but it made that 40 minutes enjoyable. And what else can you ask for? Got a ton of saves and ill be happy when they come up shuffling. Good time and you should have it too

Is like Patricio rey y los redonditos de ricota but way less cocaine, im pretty sure they tune the same

Never heard of them but this was a very satisfying listen. I liked his somewhat subdued vocals

Estuvo bien, pero tampoco me mató.

not bad not terrible, but i really wouldn't pick it again. It's a fun listen I guess, but nothing stands out really and I'm uncertain on whether to give this one a 3. I guess it's closer to a 2.5. It's ok.

Sounds like something a weird little rebellious teen would listen to. It's just okay.

Boring but fine

Just as I remembered it.

idkkkkkkkkkk

The tone of the voice is much like the Cure, but the rhythm and tone is more upbeat. I don't care for this kind of vocal. I like the synth work, though. And "So Run Down" is just great. 3/5

As far as the the endless new wave in this list goes, this wasn’t too bad I guess.

Good

wish.com David Bowie, boring af

The Psychedelic Furs expand their post-punk sound, sprinkling in a bit of radio friendly new wave, on their album Talk Talk Talk. They also impacted pop culture by inspiring the film Pretty in Pink. Not a bad way to avoid the sophomore jinx!

Mid.

Niezłe. 4

Not their best record, but still a very good one. Happy to find it here!

I always end up immersed in The Psychedelic Furs songwriting and their way of delivering it. A atmospheric, light but rich, post-punk that hits the right spot. Great stuff!

7/10

Good!! enjoyed it a lot

Enjoyable. I like New Wave and yet haven't listened to this one much before. At least, nothing beyond Pretty in Pink.

I’m familiar with Pretty in Pink from the film of the same name obvs, but never listened to any of their other stuff. If I had back in the 80s I probably would of quite liked it but it hasn’t aged particularly well and it’s not gonna be played again too often in the future!

Favorite Tracks: Pretty in Pink / All of This & Nothing / She Is Mine Rating: 3.4 Seems like I'm getting a LOT of early 80's music for only being about 50 albums into this thing? This week has been Prince Sign O' the Times, Japan, Ian Drury, now this all in a row. I'm synth'd out and talking in an exaggerated British accent. Ah well, I guess my goal was to listen to stuff I wouldn't normally. I like this alright, fairly upbeat post-punk with occasional horns. Drums all sound like they were recorded in an airport bathroom.

A band and a singer with a distinct sound. For an artsy new wave band, they go quite hard. Accessible, but still post-punk. Favorite tracks are 'Dumb Waiter' and ‘Into You Like A Train’ and 'Pretty in Pink'. ‘Pretty in Pink’ reminds me of ‘Sweet Jane’ by the Velvet Undergroud. I really like the guitar riff and the little keyboard flourish after. The horns, the drums, I love this whole album.

Such a cool band with such a cool sound. Pretty In Pink, cmonnnn. Great stuff.

Good album with a couple of really great bangers

Some great stuff here, but the vocals generally didn't connect with me. I would come back to this and could see myself liking it a lot in the future

i had this on cassette tape

Interesting new wave sounds. Can absolutely see their influence.

Decent post-punk/new wave from the 80s! Enjoyed the listen while walking around the Canal St Martin in Paris

the Psychedelic Furs were caught in one of the weirder transitional phases of rock music history; Talk Talk Talk, the band's second album, was released as post-punk was turning the corner into new wave and synthpop. it was produced by Steve Lillywhite, who would go on to make a lot of top-selling yawn with U2 in later years; he brings that same pillowy approach to the production here, where the guitars sound like they're in a different room from the rest of the band (I promise he's worked on records I love!). like U2, the Furs have a jangly pop-rock sound that's not strictly post-punk, but which evokes it by association. their singer is grumbly and nondescript; their saxophonist loves those obnoxious rock 'n' roll scoops, pitch bends from below that are way too over-exaggerated. the opening salvo of "Dumb Waiters" and "Pretty in Pink" is pretty good, but I straight-up don't remember the rest, and I just listened to it. to top it all off (and this is just a personal problem), the album's title evokes Talk Talk, one of my favorite bands in the world, who formed the same year it came out. decent 5/10.

It will become clear from what follows that I knew absolutely nothing about this band or this album. More interestingly, though, it turns out that a wrong assumption about a record’s background or place in music history can profoundly affect the way you listen to it. I knew nothing about either band or album. When it came out of the random generator and I looked it up in the spreadsheet, I didn't even know which decade to search in. Nineties or eighties, I guessed. Correct, but only just: 1981. That was already slightly confusing. The band name suggested something rather later. Normally, when I have absolutely no idea what I'm dealing with, I take a quick look at Wikipedia for some background. This time I didn't. I went into the match completely blind. The band name immediately suggested alternative guitar music, and that turned out to be correct. The album title, meanwhile, inevitably made me think of the English keyboard-rock band Talk Talk, and 1981 was far too early for the kind of American alternative guitar music I was imagining. So I automatically assumed this was an English band. And then I didn't understand the music at all. It sounded bizarre for 1981: a strange mixture of alternative guitar music and unmistakably early-eighties sounds, almost like something that wouldn't really appear in England until more than a decade later. The La's, perhaps, although even that comparison is a little strained. It felt like an anomaly in music history. At the fourth listen, the penny finally dropped. Wait a minute. Isn't this an American band? A half-hearted glance at the Spotify biography seemed to confirm it: “The Furs quickly developed as one of the premiere bands on US College and modern rock radio.” And suddenly everything made sense. Now I could hear the music in its proper context: The Replacements, perhaps even Hüsker Dü, lurking somewhere underneath. The great American alternative—over there they called it indie—guitar bands of the eighties. Suddenly this record had a perfectly logical place in music history. Except, of course, I was wrong again. The Psychedelic Furs are English. Very English, in fact. How much more English than Kingston upon Thames would you like? They simply found a particularly receptive audience in the United States. And the interesting thing is that the album must have sounded remarkably innovative in 1981. I can't think of much else from that particular moment that sounds quite like this. Which makes my rather mediocre rating all the more frustrating, because from a helicopter view this ought to be exactly my kind of music. Unfortunately, there is Duncan Kilburn. Kilburn doesn't even have a Wikipedia biography. Punishment from God, presumably. On this album he is responsible for saxophone and keyboards, and by now my opinion of saxophone in pop, let alone rock, should be fairly well established. There are some spectacularly bad moments here. Listen to Mr. Jones—nothing to do with the Counting Crows song—and tell me this isn't simply ugly. The saxophone adds absolutely nothing and frequently sounds as though someone has wandered into the studio carrying the wrong instrument. The keyboards aren't much better. They were still relatively new territory in 1981, and perhaps people simply hadn't figured out what to do with them yet. Interestingly, the album itself doesn't suffer from the dreadful Eighties production sound that would become ubiquitous later on. Digital technology hadn't yet fully ruined everything. The recording actually sounds perfectly decent. It's the sounds themselves that are the problem. Take opener Dumb Waiters, bizarrely enough one of the album's hits. Almost immediately after it starts, some hideous noise launches itself out of the speakers and practically throws you off the sofa. I am not exaggerating. Wikipedia calls it a harmonica, although Kilburn isn't credited with harmonica. Google and AI suggest it's actually heavily processed saxophone, which is also what a Rockpalast performance seems to confirm. Whatever it is, it is horrible. And that's the tragedy of this album. There is something genuinely fresh and inventive here. The guitars, the songwriting, the overall direction: I can hear why this mattered, particularly in 1981. But then someone lets Duncan Kilburn loose with a saxophone and a keyboard. And there goes the record. What a bloody shame.

Просто ок.

I enjoyed this one. It had some solid music compositions and interesting vocals that reminded me a bit of Bowie at times. Also liked how they pulled in some non-rock instruments to add more to the mix. The songs themselves were mostly good listens even if I didn't love them all. Biggest issue I had was that there wasn't a lot of diversity in the songs. All kinda sounded a bit the same due to the style. Also, nothing really stood out as amazing. It was just pretty good. Overall: 3.7/5

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Oh my god I hate this British punk style of singing so much that I don't even know if the music was any good. Please, no more punk or post punk I am so done with the genre

not memorable

Very nice. This album feels like a question makr, but in a cool way (great description right). I love the guitar parts. Mr. Jones, It Goes On, and All of This and Nothing were my standouts. I'd maybe listen to it again. 6.9/10

Ihan ok, aikansa kuuloista. Jossain kitarat helisevät smithsin tapaan.

#275/1001. The flock of seagulls and bands emerging from the U.K after punk broke and choked is astonishing. They all seem to find their place, some more experimental, some more dark, some more popular, some more electronic etc. I knew only few songs from them before - probably from movie aoundtracks. They do sound interesting enough to scout their discoraphy a bit, but no interesting enough to spend a fortune buying their albums. So somewhere in the middle of 2 and four I think, and since I truly think 80s was the greatest decade in music, I'll round this up.

Ok album. I liked a few tracks and found the album interesting from a musical standpoint, but the vocals became a bit tiresome by the end.

early punk transitioning to new wave

In my opinion this is one Talk too many

(more like 2.5 but)

(92/100)

This is really not my style of listening at all. I really tried with this one and struggled at any moment in the album to find enjoyment. It’s a miss …

Not as into the punkier side of Psychedelic Furs, it turns out.

Enjoyable enough. Didn't stir me strongly one way or the other. Surprisingly modern-sounding for 1981.

Top Songs: Pretty in Pink No Tears She Is Mine

Good stuff, albeit a bit samey. Nice to listen to on the background, I guess. 6.5 / 10

The vocals always grated for me when hearing TPF when their stuff was new, and that hasn’t changed over the years. And the lyrics do have some thought behind them, to be fair, but I don’t find them particularly interesting or profound. Musically it’s of-its-time postpunk but with a few frills eg a bit of sax here and there. The best-sounding songs are actually the ones where they flash a bit of psychedelia, as per the band name, but even then I found myself wishing it was Echo and the Bunnymen who did the same thing but so much better.

I think this is technically post-punk but it retains much of what I don't like about the punk genre. Repetitive drum beats with little variation and what I describe to myself as the 'bored punk singing style'. Flat vocals with little tonal variation sung in a way that sounds like the singer is bored with life and just wants to get the sone over.

I never was into them. For some reason "Pretty In Pink" was a massive hit, it's OK but doesn't do anything for me.

It’s just like an 80’s album that’s off tune the whole time

Distractingly British s n o o z e f e s t. Lead singer sounds like Fred Armisen trying to do a fake New Wave song on SNL. You'd get the semblance of a cool sound with the saxophone here and there and then the lead singer would come right back to smack you in the face with SOME PIE AND MASH!!!

whenever my siblings and I would howl "singing" in an awful kid concert growing up, my mom would always say "at least they're better than that Psychedelic Furs guy, he's the worst ever" She was right.

one hit=one decent song - back in the hole of brit 80s -90s pop trash

felt very boring, not bad per se, but I didn't want to listen to any of the songs again

In another universe the Furs were massive. One of the great post punk voices. The band sounds OK and with a bit of production could have sounded great. The songs are mixed quality... one global hit, several strong songs and a stinker (just wanna sleep with you). Sounds like they're only just ditching the punk in favour of the mid-indie. With better production, better quality control and (Please!) less saxophone, this would be huge. Surprised that I've never listened to it all before... thank you to the organiser!

Not bad...the songs kind of blur into each other a bit, so it all comes off as a bit characterless. I reckon dressed up in a different set of arrangements and engineered with more clarity, this would be a cracking album - its just a shame i need to imagine that rather than hear it.

Rethinking my scoring. 2 stars means it’s ok but I don’t feel compelled to listen to it ever again. Bit muddy overall. First few tracks are ok but it tails off for me after that

When I was in elementary school my older sister was very into The Nylons. She formed an a cappella band called The A Cappella Fruit with some friends of hers. I think she was Nectarine. Until this very moment I thought A Cappella was one word Acappella. Anyway, "Acappella Fruit" and "Psychedelic Furs" are quite similar as band names go. The first word is an adjective with four syllables. The second word is a single syllable noun starting with an F. It is debatable whether I ever had anything interesting to say in these reviews. It is clear now that I am absolutely bereft of interesting thoughts on these albums. I am pretty much thoroughly ambivalent to this album.

Decent listen only a couple of songs I would come back to tho

Honestly, I listened to this album but don’t remember enough about it to know what to say in this review. I feel like that says it all.

Fell asleep for half of it in the car. Pretty banger tho 7.5/10

Another day, another band with the same sound: whiny punk British dude. How can there be so many on this list? How?

Do they want to be a poppier, rockier version of the Sex Pistols? Lacks the energy for it, and it's a bit monotonous, but at the same time there are some very listenable songs and Dumb Waiters is a great opener, the out-of-tune synth horns work for me. As an album, it's OK, no more.

So unremarkable I’m having trouble writing a review. It’s like if you made a bland pudding cup into an album.

England in the 80s must have sucked

This is a really fun album. I know Pretty in Pink, but not much else from this album. Something I would come back to for sure. 4/5

I knew Pretty in Pink, but that was it. I liked it quite a bit. I relistened to it and it was still good, so yay. 3.75/5

I went into this expecting one thing and got a weird mix of styles instead. The tension between the instruments creates some really satisfying peaks every few minute, but the songwriting feels a bit hit-or-miss. It impresses like a late-night drive where you only remember a few specific turns. A struggling three. Spins: 1 Playlist Additions - Dumb Waiters - Pretty In Pink - She Is Mine

They get a 2 only because the instruments rock. But I cannot enjoy the monotone lead vocals. It's catchy on a couple unique tracks, but gets tiresome fast.

Olin kuullut Psychedelic Fursin musiikkia vain muutamissa elokuvissa. Talk Talk Talk on melko hyvä levy. Uuden aallon musiikkia jossa on hyviä pop-melodioita ja pidän Richard Butlerin karheasta äänestä. En oikein tiedä kuuluisiko tälle antaa kolme vai neljä tähteä.

kinda boring, but not offensive?

ChatGPT bitte generier mir e post-punk band us de 80er

Not bad for post-punk/new-wave.Some nice ideas. Best song: I Wanna Sleep With You.

I love The Smiths

нормалек, но бенгеров не найдено.

Für mich nichts besonderes. Typischer Brit-Rock aus den 80ern. Keine Highlights, recht ähnlich klingende Lieder. 2/5

There are a lot of alt rock albums on this list and this one barely makes the par.

they rly did talk talk talk a lot in this album lol. i love the psychedelic furs but i didn't enjoy this that much. the lyrics are... something. the guitars are always a treat.

Meh don’t really like the voice

Had their sound from the start.

Not my thing again but would be cool for movie soundtracks or enjoyable live.

New wave? More like old crap.

Nothing stood out, just okay

Enjoyable enough but didn't grab me that strongly.

Its okay

Of course, Pretty in Pink is great, but it felt like most other songs were just rehashes of the same material. Decent enough but not outstanding.

I like three Psychedelic Furs tracks, two are on here, the rest of the album is passable.

By turns discordant and downright poppy. It's a puzzle of a record. Pay particular attention to the way that the guitars in the background seem, at times, to be out of tune with each other and the (synth?) horn hooks. The effect can be a maelstrom (I did not enjoy 'Dumb Waiters') or a slight edge of ominousness in an otherwise straightforward tune (listen to the backing playing in the chorus of 'Pretty In Pink' -- it's eerie; it's tense). 'It Goes On' and 'So Run Down' are memorable and enjoyable, though. Overall, this is a good record to understand what people mean by post-punk. It has elements of punk rock (subject matter, vocal delivery) but is much more elaborate, both in terms of instrumentation (though X-Ray Spex did have a sax player and 90's skater ska had horns aplenty) and also in the compositional choices. There are too many chords to be punk in 1981. Overall, it's a smart and well-built album. I only enjoy it in parts but I think that's a matter of taste -- I'll remember that I don't love the Furs but also that they're talented. They also seem to be of a piece with The Cure and Joy Division, which solidifies their place in this project. 4/5 -- worth listening just to see if you like it or not.

Pretty in Pink is the iconic song here. The rest of the album sounds similar, just not as known as the opener. Love the vocals and the sound. wavering between a 3 and a 4 here.

Not novel, not standout, not worth the time of admission.

Cool

Nah. Do not want. Just can't get into New Wave. But I gave it a go.

Some of these lyrics are pure brainrot. The music is pretty solid and coherent, though.

This is one of those bands I’ve known about for as long as I can remember, but all I ever knew were their hits. About six months ago, I finally listened to this album for the first time and really enjoyed it. I completely forgot about it until recently when I saw it on my list and decided to give it another listen, and I think I enjoy it even more this time around. I have a total weakness for those jangly guitars, and the way they blend the catchiness of new wave with a post-punk foundation really hits the spot. The music has a colorful, raw edge to it, but the production is polished and clean in a way that complements the feel of the music perfectly.

I know a couple of Psychedelic Furs songs, but I’ve never listened to one of their albums before. Honestly, I would have never guessed that they’d have an album on this list. I’ve found that a good number of the new wave albums from the early eighties are a pretty mixed bag for me, so I have no clue whether or not I’m going to enjoy this album. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed Talk Talk Talk. Psychedelic Furs had a really unique song on this album, combining new wave and post punk sounds in some really interesting ways. The way the lead and rhythm guitars were layered was very unique, and it created some really great melodies. The keyboard playing was really strong as well, and I enjoyed it when there was some saxophone playing. Richard Butler’s gravelly vocals really helped give this an album enough of a rough edge that it remained rooted in punk quite a bit. The bass lines weren’t always noticeable to me, but when they were, they really stood out, adding a great groove to these songs. As I went through this album, I was really struck by how varied the songs were, but the album still sounded incredibly cohesive. I think Talk Talk Talk has been one of the best new wave albums from the early eighties that I’ve had the chance to review. I have some notes on the individual songs listed below: I was immediately struck by the guitars and keyboards on “Dumb Waiters.” Psychedelic Furs created a really unique sound on this album right away. Richard Butler’s vocals were really unique too. I really enjoyed how the way all the instruments were layered; it created a very unique sound, and there was so much to take in. “Pretty in Pink” was excellent. I don’t know if I’ve ever heard this version of the song, or only the 1986 version from the film, but either way, this song was great. The guitars and vocals were excellent, and the bass line was wonderful. I loved the drums on the chorus, and the keyboard playing was really good too. This is just an awesome new wave song, and it’s a blast to listen to. “No Tears” was really good. This song had some more great guitar playing and a great bass line too. The saxophone solo was awesome, and I really loved the drumming coming out of the bridge. “Into You Like a Train” blended the saxophone, drumming, and guitar so well. The keyboards were great too, as were the vocals. Everything clicked so well on this song, and I was one of my favorites on the album. The rhythms on “It Goes On” were outstanding. The distorted guitar sounded great, and I loved the bag-pipe sounding keyboards combined with the saxophone. I loved the structure of “All of This and Nothing.” I enjoyed how the intro and outro were very different from the main body of the song, and the guitar playing was great. Talk Talk Talk was really excellent to listen to, and I’m surprised by how unique it was. Psychedelic Furs crafted a really fun album here, and I’ll definitely be coming back to this album.

would be a 3 if the lead singer wasn't so shit, it's amazing how his voice is more aggravating than all the ragebait scream-core music on this list.

Crap

7.2/10

Despite what I think is a decent opening salvo - the schronky Dumb Waiters and the original mix of Pretty In Pink - Talk Talk Talk settles down into very pedestrian rock’n’roll: all the edges rough and a hole in the middle. Just the year before Steve Lillywhite had produced the expansive 3rd Peter Gabriel album and the clean Black Sea by XTC, so the murky production here must be a deliberate choice. It does justify Butler's coarse unpleasant voice and that unpleasant voice does make some banal music a little more interesting, but I could do without Butler’s awkward sexual overtures. My mother went to the see the Psychedelic Furs in the early 80s. She told her older sister, who misheard the band as the Psychedelic Fairies. I tried to tell this to my friend, LD, a Furs fan, but he misheard the misheading as the Psychedelic Furries. He found it very funny, so I didn’t bother to correct the misunderstanding. 2 I was initially baffled by this album. While there is frequently a pleasant sheen of Berlin Bowie about the whole thing the musical detail is so banal that I felt compelled to listen a few more times to be sure it wasn’t some sort of conceptual feature. The singing in particular was at first full of seemingly bold decisions, albeit David Bowie’s bold decisions from a few years before, and yet its volitional element seemed to decay to my ears the more I listened. By fourth spin I was nearly certain that Richard Butler was, just, a bad singer. First mystery this album was, then farce. Late in the first listen I caught myself thinking ‘haven’t I heard this one already?’ and checked the track listing lest I had fallen foul, again, of the Special Edition Deluxe Reissue. I hadn’t. It’s just that a ludicrous percentage of the top line throughout Talk Talk Talk, particularly in the verses, is ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’ on the offbeat. I toyed for a while with the notion that this was a conscious decision with some sort of artistic logic before acknowledging to myself that I had given far more time to these morons than I ought to. One of the worst albums on its subgenre I have heard. 1/5

Solid all the way through.

A band I very much enjoyed back in the 80’s. I haven’t listened to most of their albums, in their case preferring the greatest hits album All of This and Nothing. I also saw them live back in 2018 or so, and Richard Butler’s voice was still quite impressive. I mostly liked this album. Pretty in Pink, AOTAN, and She is Mine were the standouts, but there's were a couple of songs that didn’t do much for me. I think if there are a couple of later Furs albums on the list I’ll enjoy them more. It’s a 3.5 that will likely bump up to 4.

I did like this album. Kinda reminds me of bands like The Cure and Duran Duran

It's a decent post punk/new wave record but I don't really like the singer's voice and the songs didn't have much individual identity.

it's amazing and a little bit different but with the main atmosphere. I definitely would like to listen it one more time at the hot summer night or something

Post-punk, new wave.

Really good album had some bangers that I added to my playlist. I have no complaints

Love it

Damn fine listening

Ekstremt forglemmelig og middelmådig.

Couple of absolutely brilliant tracks - Pretty in Pink and She Is Mine - but overall I found it enjoyable but samey.

Listening to this album reminded me of many other albums that came out after it, did this inspire others? Or was this the sound at the time that everyone wanted to make? The opening track, is my favourite from the album

Sorry to say it, but that opening track was so annoying to me. The synth sounds out of tune. Correct me if I’m wrong, but it genuinely sounded like one of those anti-cat alarm devices you put by a pond. I thought the whole album was going to suck after that. Thankfully, it got a lot better. The second track, “Pretty In Pink,” almost feels like a David Bowie song, and that’s where the album finally clicks. My personal favorite is “Into You Like A Train,” which nails that 80s feel while still carrying some early punk attitude. Overall, it’s nothing special, but it has a few real highlights. There aren’t any truly bad songs besides the opener. 7.5/10

Ehhh doesn’t quite get me

Overall: not a fan of this style of music

It kind of rocks.

I was okay with poppy psychedelic furs but the first record which is far darker and more post punk is a better record. Still, while the singles, Pretty in Pink and Dumb Waiters, sanded the rough edges off Richard Butlers gravelly vocals, they are still passably good tracks that still hold up despite the production which removes some of the dynamics from the tracks when compared with their live versions from this period. I saw them 2x - once in a small club shortly after the self titled debut where Sister Europe and India ruled college radio and a second time in a significantly larger theater shortly after this record was released. Live they were engaging and energetic and reminiscent of Siouxsie and The Banshees. There are some gems to be found on this record. Richard is at his best when the song pulses in for example Mr.Jones and Into You Like A Train. The hook in Into You Like A Train is subtle and Richard’s vocal propels the chorus to carry the motorik beat like a train to the end of the song. All of This and Nothing loses the plot a bit coming off like an INXS outtake. She is Mine is a variation of Into You Like A Train and Pretty in Pink mashed together. It’s noticeably but not obnoxiously so. So, other than that one outlier (All This and Nothing) this is a pretty strong outing. 4/5

It was nice enough, but it didn't engage me a whole lot Standouts Pretty In Pink 3/5

Would not buy

A bit smiths meets cure, but not as depressing

I never took to the Psychedelic Furs, back in the day. Turns out, I still don't.

Solid album. good vibes, flowed well. Could hear that old English rock influence throughout it. Really enjoyed "Pretty in Pink", and "Into You Like a Train"

Liked a few songs, some of it wasn’t my thing. But pretty cool. 3/5

isn't she pretty in pink

Such an unexpected album, I'm always really partial to genre bending albums, but I love how this one mixes rock, jazz, punk and and I can't believe I'm actually using this as a compliment, shoegaze. Never heard anything like this before. It's got the edge of the Sex Pistols or Pearl Jam but incorporates so much more in the musicality and production. The only real knock is that this album finds its lane pretty quick and doesn't get out of it. Even if they are the only one swimming in it, I still would have liked to have heard a bit more experimentation within the very unique genre they're cornering.

Enjoyable with one classic track but not as good as Forever Now.

Pretty run of the mill New Wave. Forgot it soon after listening

Fine. 3.5

Nothing too crazy, but it’s the kind of album you have to listen to on repeat for one to really appreciate it. I like new wave as a genre, but this album didn’t really do much for me.

This was a pretty solid album. The last demo track was kind of odd (almost a recap of the whole thing?). Dumb Waiters and Pretty in Pink were the best tracks

This is right up my wheelhouse - early 80's post-punk/new wave with heavy guitar and live drums! Even after 24 years I still love it. Besides "Pretty in Pink", the highlights for me include "All of This and Nothing" - especially the demo version on the 2002 rerelease bonus tray, "Mr. Jones" and "Into You Like a Train" .

I didn't much like them back in 1980s and I don't like them now

pretty in pink 1981 united kingdom post punk

The whole album just sounds the same, and the sounds quite close to a few bands I like, so all it does is want me to listen to them.

Given a lot of the comments about this album I expected it to be pretty bad, however this was genuinely great; a pleasant surprise.

This is the kind of mid-80s rock vibe that I really like!

Några låtar var liksom bra och några helt ass, kändes som att det skulle vara bättre än vad det var. Inte heller helt min musiksmak och några låtar var alldeles för långa.

Really liked this. Have a feeling it will stay in the rotation!

Heard some songs from them before. Sadly this album didn't make a good first impression. I've heard Pretty In Pink from it before and it was the only song here that really stood out, the rest sounded very samey. I'm disappointed 2/5

Pretty down the middle post punk new wave.

If it takes Stranger Things to get my daughter into Psychedelic Furs, I’m not gonna complain. Good album. Good band.

Honestly better than i was expecting - it's very clear where this fits in the history of music, as you can clearly hear their influences as well as all the bands that they will eventually inspire after them! While Pretty in Pink is obviously the best known of them, I'm a fan of Dumb Waiters and Mr Jones personally - probably going to come back to this one when i need some decent background music :)

Utterly naff

It was all right, but the next morning I don't remember it.

Great songs and a great recording. Richard Butler's inimitable vocals are carried along by rock solid drums and bass. There's a lot of great interplay between the two guitars and sax which results in a rich variety of textures. The opening track is perhaps slightly weak, but after that it's all solid stuff, particularly the superb All of This and Nothing.

classic

Plutôt du côté sympathique du punk.

It’s fine but not much sticking out

Simple. Boring. "Music". How can you go wrong with songs with amazing titles like "Dumb Waiters" and "I Wanna Sleep With You"? Oh yeah, you make it work with a boring and monotonous lead singer and dull clangy baking rhythms that sound like every other band from the early '80's.

I liked it to start but everything felt the same by the end. Somehow "I Wanna Sleep With You" and "All of This and Nothing" reminded me of Dimebag Darrell riffs.

Pretty decent new wave, occasionally great, but those one-note vocals become quite grating over 45 minutes.

This is good, a great indie band. Somehow Into you like a train stayed with me as a strong track. Pretty in Pink is probably my least favourite track as it has been overplayed and the title is ultimately naff.

I had never heard of this band before. Perhaps they aren't discussed so much simply because they aren't very good. I was unimpressed by the songwriting, the vocals, and I honestly thought the production sounded muddy and unbalanced throughout most of the album. That being said, it wasn't entirely detestable, and a couple of tracks were done fairly well.

I was ready to hate on this album for being yet another generic release by yet another half-forgotten Brit band... but it kind of grew on me, and in the end I enjoyed it more than I expected. I found the balance between pop, punk and new wave elements quite enjoyable here, and I really liked the way they use the sax. Nothing memorable overall, it's a pure product of its time. I probably won't listen again, and I'm not sure it was really needed on this list - but it was quite all right for a one-time listen. 5/10

I’m running late and ended up listening to this album two days after the fact. Gio’s review pushed me to actually take the time to sit with it. Despite the ambient chaos at home, the very first notes of the intro immediately caught my attention. The album really keeps a punk vibe throughout, probably thanks to the vocals, the garage sound, and a rhythm section that stays pretty fast most of the time. In the end, I think it’s a very solid post-punk record, genuinely enjoyable as a whole. Raw and fairly rich. A really nice surprise for an album from that period.

Why does the US insist on changing the tracklist for so many albums? The US version sounds so out of order, it's actually insane. No fault of the album itself, though. Nice music, nice tunes, I dig. Not much overly *special* though

So many classic tunes on this one. "Dumb Waiters", "Into You Like A Train", "Mr. Jones", and of course "Pretty In Pink". An all-around fantastic album.

Enjoyable album, just towards the end I felt like it was starting to sound the same.

Ok, another misjudgment by me. I mean, it’s only 1 song but for some reason I thought these guys were going to sound like pussies and be cheesy 80’s music. There’s glimpses of punk and pop. There’s Bowie in there as well. Ok, I’m a fan. I hope they didn’t change their sound that much from this album. I could be happy with this sound album to album. No song sticks out to me but they all are good in their own right.

I get the feeling that these guys aren't feeling this album. It's like the Happy Mondays, just a little more bored. The music itself isn't boring, but I'm really struggling to remember anything about this album other than the absolutely glorious saxophone bonus points it receives.

New Wave punk. It's pretty blah for my tastes. I neither liked nor disliked it. It slides far closer to a 2 than a 4. I can see why folks who enjoy this genre would dig the album, but it's just not my flavor.

Nothing spectacular to me.

Eep eep eep. I am soooo eeepyyy its 2 am god damn, but nice album ngl, aight goodnight

sometimes interesting instrumentals but often one note

Fine, really need a list that's non-UK

A bit weird

If you’ve heard “Pretty in Pink,” then you’ve heard the rest of this album, too. Not terrible, but also not life changing. Inoffensive 80s music.

Unique sound to this album, could be good or bad depending on the vibe you're going for. I liked Dumb Waiters and Pretty in Pink. Overall, 6/10.

I thought this was pretty cool. Not fantastic, but I'm giving it an optimistic 4 star rating just because this week we've had a bunch of british synth pop from this same era and it's all SUCKED but this wasn't bad. I'm almost ready to declare this the greatest early-80's synthy pop/rock record of all time haha

If I could give this negative stars I would

Lost a point for having saxaphone, but despite falling into that generic 80's new wave sound it evokes sticky bandroom floors and dark laneways more than bright neon.

Bit too weird.

Meh

I generally like the Psychedelic Furs but I found this one to be pretty boring

Nothing special, pretty bland.

This was ok, I love Pretty in Pink.

I've always enjoyed how "Pretty in Pink" is really pretty in the verses and a bit grimy and ugly in the choruses where he actually sings "pretty in pink, isn't she?" Hmmm maybe that means something! - Anyways. I was surprised at how strong the other songs were. That run from "Mr. Jones" to "All of this and nothing" is GREAT. The drummer in particular is just killing it. I'm sure a lot of people aren't going to dig this because it sounds the way a dumpster looks, and the singer is so gravelly and British. But I dig it. FOUR STARS

I quite liked this album but nothing really stood out.

It's fine, not essential though

😎

More of a 2.5. The musicianship was there, but the simple lyrics and dreary singing meant that I wasn't ever really engaged. The instrumentation reminded me at times of "Blackout" - one of my favourite David Bowie tracks - so, there's that at least.

Vocals too dreary and flat for my taste.

One of the first records I ever picked up on vinyl, my ear really enjoys Richard Butler's raw, hoarse vocals and the overall kinda ugly, dissonant sound while still being pretty poppy, love this album so much.

Score elevated due to PRETTY IN PINK and ALL OF THIS AND NOTHING. Subtle Bowie-ness for what it’s worth.

Jfc what’s up with this 80/ls run. These albums aren’t getting a fair shake anymore but that’s the way the cookie crumbles

Not bad, a little Bowie esque. Idk probably needs another listen, maybe I’m just latching onto the fact I know one of the songs.

Overall the sound of the album is good, it’s just that every song pretty much sounds the same. It starts to become really repetitive.

Oh man, it’s another quintessential middle of the road 3 star album. Going to have to pull something out of thin air to get a lengthier review for this one. Ok, let’s start with the basic things that I enjoyed. I love this singers voice. I’m also a sucker for a good brass section, so this album has that covered very well. The drummer works out great here, and you can really hear him banging the hell out of the drums. I did not dislike a single song on this album, but like many have said, they’re all tremendously similar and formulaic. However, I don’t take issue with the similarities here, because as a whole, I really like what this band has to offer. My favorite song on the album was the opener, “Dumb Waiters”. I loved the funky background elements of that one, they were very unique and hit my ears just right. That one was good enough to add to my frequent rotation. Humorously, I think the hit on this one, “Pretty In Pink”, while still good, isn’t one of the stronger songs on the album. I don’t quite understand why this one is rated as low as it is. Sure, it’s generic and doesn’t do anything particularly new or interesting, but I wouldn’t call this one boring or uninteresting because of that. Either way, I still enjoyed my day with this one and never thought of skipping anything here. Good stuff.

Favourite Songs: Mr. Jones All Of This And Nothing

I am not a fan of this type of music. I always give it my best shot though.

I'm starting to wonder if the late 70s & early 80s was my ideal musical era and I was born twenty years too late. Saxophone Punk(TM) makes me lose my mind every time I hear it (even if X-Ray Spex did it better). At some point I’ll need to start complaining about the volume of post-punk and new wave albums on this list, but not today. This album probably isn't required listening unless you're a genre fan. Spotify defaults to the original UK track listing which stacks "Dumb Waiters" and "Pretty In Pink" right up front. The result is an album which, unfortunately, starts to sound pretty same-y through the middle, and then ends with a mellow double-whammy of "All Of This And Nothing" and "She Is Mine". The US order makes for a slightly more engaging listening experience and I'd recommend that - it's the version that starts with "Pretty In Pink". While we're taking about it, "Pretty In Pink" became the most notable track from this album because there was a John Hughes movie named after it and (a re-recorded version) was featured on the soundtrack. Listening to it today, I'm struck by how much the vocals sounds like something that could have come out of a band like Orgy or Deadsy in the early 00s.

Not bad

the perfect album to make you feel like a main character in an 80s movie...MOLLY RINGWALD I GET YOU....

OMFGGGGNFNFMNFNDNNDD PRETTY IN PIIIINKKKKK 💕💖💞💓💗💝💘 other than that i'm like ok! this is a band! lol!

50/50 good and bad songs

It's fine, nothing really stood out though. Not much to say about this. Mid 3.

Always saw this band’s tapes mixed in with my friend’s older siblings tapes back in the day. Not sure what’s psychedelic about it, although it’s good to finally hear it. Pretty cheesy with that damn saxophone, and very 80s. There are a few good tunes on here I guess.

De eerste track is wat dissonant, om niet te zeggen vals en daardoor dacht ik de eerste minuut even iets alsin 'ohjee daar gaan we weer', maar ik moet zeggen dat hetme daarna eigenlijk best wel meeviel. Het is wat vergeetbaar natuurlijk, maar het is best wel catchy allemaal. Het klinkt een beetje fabriekshal-kil, maar tegelijkertijd zit er iets vrolijks of optimistisch in de muziek verstopt. Ik krijg er geen actieve slechte zin van, ik kan het goed aanhoren en ik durf zelfs zo ver te gaan om te zeggen dat het me wat plezier oplevert. Ik heb dan deze keer ook geen last van het stukje 80's wat toch wel hoorbaar is, of de zanger die je misschien vervelend zou kunnen vinden. Ik vind 4 sterren eigenlijk net wat te hoog, maar als ik dit tegenover die Stooges zet waar ik net vanaf kom dan kan ik het best verantwoorden. Laten we het erop houden dat ik de score gunstig heb afgerond. Een leuk album om eens gehoord te hebben.

Já ouvi muitos álbuns repetitivos, mas esse tá num patamar elevado. Parece uma longa e cansativa música de 50 minutos. Vocal tenebroso. Péssimo mix de bateria. "All of This And Nothing" foi a única música que fez algo de criativo e interessante, no começo e no final (no meio é a mesma merda). Resumo: terrível. Melhor do álbum: "All of This and Nothing". Pior do álbum: Todas as outras, porque são identicamente patéticas.

Não sou muito do punk, mas esse com vibes meio new wave (me lembrou Devo) me agradaram até. Vou voltar pra catar umas coisas

Great album

I like it! Pos punk new wave. Sounds very vibrant and enjoyable to listening...three star and a wanna listen more...good choice!

Rock britanico generico, monotono, lo mas creativo a mi parecer fue Dumb Waiters. Niun brillo jajaja

Fuzzy. Or furry. Too hairy for me.

A perfectly acceptable slice of post-punk. This is probably only really of note due to it containing Pretty in Pink as the rest of it did not really cut through…but solid enough.

Feel a little bit post punked out with the run of albums recently and this didn’t particularly stand out amongst them. Seems like the mixing could do with a bit of a remaster because to me it sounded quite muddy and not in a ‘wall of sound’ good way.

Pretty good, recognized the obvious, rest was decent. The lead singers voice got to be a little much by the end.

I love this band. I often think this is what Joy Division may have become although I really doubt they’d have used a saxophone ever.

This post-punk/new wave album charges ahead on serrated guitars, punchy rhythm work, and dense sax flourishes, while the vocals deliver their angst with theatrical drawl and sneering cool. Yet for me it plays like being stuck at a loud after-party hosted in an echoing hallway—initially thrilling with attitude, but quickly grating as the clamor swallows nuance.

It was only ok, I got about halfway through before getting bored

Talk Talk Talk (not to be confused with Talk Talk by Talk Talk... I know, the 80s were weird) is the album that made everyone take notice of the Psychedelic Furs. It's not the one that made them MTV darlings, that being Forever Now, though it does contain their most enduring song, Pretty in Pink. Alongside Pretty in Pink, there is a host of great tunes on this record, especially Into You Like a Train and Mr. Jones. The latter very much shows their punk roots. And that's because The Furs were punk and they were New Wave and they had a touch of what would become Shoegaze. That's what makes this album so wonderful. That's all there in its raw form, before the slick MTV style took over. Yes, Forever Now is a great album, but it's a different kind of album than Talk Talk Talk. It's more produced with far fewer (intentionally) rough edges. Forever Now is an 80s album. Talk Talk Talk is a Punk and New Wave album. Maybe it's a matter of taste but I think Talk Talk Talk is the better album and this version of Pretty in Pink is vastly superior to the reworked version for the fantastic Brat Pack movie of the same name. Stick with the original song and the original Furs.

Okay, slightly different than what I expected. When I saw new wave, I was ready for more synths, overly reverbed vocals and pop cliches. But maybe this is more of the post-punk sound, with more punk than many that fall into this category. Very catchy opening track and came to actually quite like the dissonant, wince inducing hook. Ah ok, maybe I spoke too soon and got the new wave element before long 😕 usual reaction of just a bit urgh and unappealing. Although these have a few more rough edges than most, which I like. Maybe I’m getting more casual as I get through the list but got the gist, it’s okay, won’t finish it all. 3 stars

Loved the first song. The rest was fine. Some songs felt unbearably long, but everything was vaguely catchy at least. I think I was expecting a little more from The Psychedelic Furs given how influential they are. It’s very 80s, not in a bad way, just not particularly groundbreaking. I enjoyed it well enough, but it’s not going to be on heavy rotation for me.

Holy fuuu - love this!!

I typically don’t like british post-punk stuff like this, but this one was okay. Musically it was pretty good. Singer’s voice is a tad monotonous and doesn’t vary much but it works in this case. Not bad. Standout Songs: Pretty In Pink No Tears Mr. Jones All of This and Nothing

nice album one big hit. distinctive voice and sound

I don’t really know what to say about this one. It’s ok. I don’t see myself coming back to it, but it’s not terrible. I like some of the guitars (they sound like early Cure at points). I just don’t think I could handle 53 minutes of it again, cause it gets a little old, I think mostly due to the vocals. Pretty In Pink is a decent song. 3/5

Album #969 I only knew one song from this band, Pretty in Pink. Album is more rock and less new wave than I expected. Not bad. Singer is kind of flat though.

meh

Not a fan of the British punk voice. Especially the annunciation on I Wanna Sleep With You. Sounds like the singer from IDLES

I like this band. I really do! I've seen 'em live and everything! But *Talk Talk Talk* is one of their weaker records. It's a transitional album between their dense, swirling debut (terrific) and the crisp, poppier sound of their third record *Forever Now* (also great), making a tentative step away from the former towards the latter. However, the noisier, more chaotic numbers that make up the bulk of this record sound like retreads of songs on the debut; even the vocal melodies sound recycled. *Talk Talk Talk* also contains a few pop-oriented tracks in "Pretty In Pink", "She Is Mine" and "All Of This And Nothing", which are the highlights of this record. One can only wish they would have gone in this direction for the whole album (but you have to wait for *Forever Now* or better yet *Mirror Moves* for that).

Balsas nuobodokas, tekstas irgi. Nemanau, kad klausyčiausi antrą kartą.

Nostalgia: 4+ Actual Enjoyment: 2.5

I am sure someone likes this.

I liked this until he started singing. Something about the 80s style of singing irritates me and everyone from the era emulated it.

I can see how this could be an iconic album for someone who caught it at the right age/point in life.

Liked it more than I thought. More crunch to the guitars than I was expecting. Wasn't perfect but listenable.

Not sure I'd revisit

Not bad but probably won’t revisit

It really is kinda unfortunate, I wanted to like this more! It starts off really strong, but then after that it just starts blurring together for the most part.

Really solid post-punk effort, with a few psychedelic leanings thrown in. The saxophone on a couple of tracks was an extra nice touch!

This guy's singing straight up blows. There's some decent energy going on with the rest of the band, nothing spectacular, but he keeps ruining the music with his off-key singing. It's mad. Get rid of Richard Butler and give the sax guy more airtime -- that would fix all my problems with this record.

I wish this was better than it is. I love the song Love My Way but this is very samey. Adored the song All of This and Nothing but otherwise I don't think I could distinguish any of these tunes from each other.

Me gustó en su día, pero a día de hoy suena monótono y superado.

That will be interesting. A2 or 3? Mr Jones? A 2

I’m stoned and I can’t think of a thing to say about this album sorry but it’s good

The Furs are a bit better than a lot of the drek that came out around the same time. Decent musicians and an interesting singer elevated it above the hundreds of "Hey! My mom bought me a keyboard" bands. I've always liked Richard Butler's voice. Kind of languid, jaded, filled with ennui. Earnest too, though. It might be a bit same-y throughout though. I think their best in small doses, 2-3 songs in a mix is good. I like this "Pretty in Pink" more then the one on that soundtrack. This is more of a band thing while the other leans more on the keyboards. The last 2 tracks are hype. I'd say this is about a 3.7 album, but I'm going all the way up to a 4 this time.

Not into this record despite some cool moments. Some creepy and off putting lyrics, but mostly just not super interesting to me, especially vocally. I know they've influenced a lot of the stuff I love, but this didn't do it for me. Some aesthetic production decisions I'm not into as well, for instance a lot of it feels pretty mono/up the middle to me. Like big important guitar parts feel lacking because of how they're treated in the recordings. Is this like the post-punky version of Alice Cooper? It feels like it's missing some edge. Fave song: Pretty In Pink - great hook but I don't really like the way the verses feel. Somethings just off about it all to me.

Intro song is so badass. That lead melody is so weird and angular but so fetch. The outro of the tracks is bonkers and I love it. I seriously think I haven't heard 'Pretty in Pink' before. The chorus is proto-Preoccupations as shit holy. I can tell that a bunch of the jangly post-punk I'm drawn to is inspired by Psychadelic Furs. OK half-way through and I feel dumb for not knowing this band better. This is the archetype of anything post-punk I like. 'Into You Like a Train' is so driving, so relentless. Gah this is really good. Also can see ArcFire being super influenced by this stuff too, especially at their most post-punky. All of This and Nothing is so wild - the acoustic intro that fades out then the band comes in. End of the song the band fades out and we're back with the acoustic, which fades out. Three fade-outs in one track?? Or am I fried. This album is making me rehash my age old mantra, "i wanna be in a post-punk band so f bad'. This might send me on a real journey through post-punk history in a way I never have before. Favs: Into You Like a Train, Pretty in Pink, No Tears

Production is interesting off the bat. Saxophones and phaser guitars? Pretty In Pink I’ve heard. Great track. Again the production is interesting, organs, shimmery chimes, duelling hard panned guitars. I just want to sleep with you - creep Vocals get pretty grating listening to a full record. One-note (literally sometimes) Some catchy tunes! It Goes On The production was really interesting (psychedelic, even), and there is some solid songwriting here, albeit a bit obfuscated by the vocals for me. I enjoyed the listen but don’t think I’ll be coming back.

This came out of the gate swinging and I was like, "hey this shit sucks." but it grew on me. The songs are too long, but longer than too long so they swing back into a kind of sensible repetition. Richard Butler sounds like he has marbles in his mouth, but it's not like he's Mark E. Smith. Much like each song, the album grows and actually, this is pretty good! One thing I felt listening to it was how much it's been ripped off by...a lot of people, so it feels kind of like I've heard it before, and probably better, but, still, 1981! Sidenote, I thought Into You Like a Train was a Blake Schwarzenbach original and I'm stunned to see that it's not, but having listened to this album it makes perfect sense.

didnt hate it. Love my way is their only banger song so far and its not on this one tho. Low 3

I like the vibe.

особо ничего выделить не могу, средний альбом, ничем не запомнился, вообще. звучит просто неплохо. максимум - 3.