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Too 80s for my liking
Yes, Tainted Love is a great song, and Soft Cell's version is great. I consider it a classic of 80's electronic pop music. However, I could only find a couple other songs that felt relevant in 2025 when there is so much better music out there from the 80's, electronic, pop, et cetera. I'd give this a 2.5, but I don't think I can give it higher than that.
Way better than I expected. A bit weird and very new wave but that works for me.
There is some pretty good stuff on here, some trash to balance it out Will I listen to again: 61%
Tainted Love is an absolute must listen to. I think it's a cover, but they it so damn well. It doesn't seem that the rest of the album hits like Tainted Love. The synth is subtle and not like a lot of early 80's music where overpowers you. Unfortunately the singing needs it. Dude sounds whiny more than anything.
Tainted love and Sex Dwarf
Umm not really my vibe
An album so middling, I lost all motivation to keep up my somewhat decent momentum from earlier in the year. For the good of the first couple of decade defining Tracks, it very quickly descends into untamed chaos. 'Sex Dwarf' will not be played again unless for some weird joke. Best Tracks: - Tainted Love - Seedy Films Worst Tracks: - Sex Dwarf - Chips On My Shoulder Rating: 4/10
I spent the whole album trying to work out whether this guy can sing or not, I still don't know the answer. Very long and quite one-note for me
I liked it but the lyrics are too like horny bro
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret is a wild ride that promises more than it delivers. Sure, Tainted Love is a classic, and Sex Dwarf is absurdly amusing, but most of the album feels forgettable.
"Tainted Love" is decent and then the rest of the album sounds like a worse version of "Tainted Love."
Quite weird album. Yes, Tainted Love is good, but a lot of the other stuff is too experimental for my taste
1. fruztration - 1 2. love - 1.5 3. filmz - 1 4. youth - 1 5. duuarf - 1 6. me - 1 7. chipz - 0 8. bed - 1 9. life - 1 10. hello - 1.5 11. go - 1.5 12. memorabilia - 1 13. girlz - 1 14. fun - 1 15. torch - 1.5 16. inzecure - 1 17. uuhat - 1 18. zo - 2
Has some awesome songs, but also a ton of filler.
Turns out, Tainted Love was their only hit for a reason
6.5/10
Obviously has the absolute hit tainted love, but Im not super into the rest, not the biggest fan of the musical outcomes of the 80s
Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: Tainted Love --- There are a few great standout tracks with a darker, more minimal sound than other synthpop songs from the era. Wish the entire album was as consistently good as Tainted Love or Sex Dwarf, but still a fun listen.
Enjoyed this a lot!! Fun sounds fun voice
Teeno is right!
super fun!! this has always been one of mateen's favs so i heard it a lot growing up... i like it too but mostly tainted love haha
An additional star for Tainted Love. Couldn’t make it past the 30th time they said Sex Dwarf though….
Why do these new wave albums have to be so insufferably long? 2/5
Now don't get me wrong Tainted Love is a great song, but not great enough to save the album as a whole. Just not great, Soft Cell were short lived and a bit of a one hit wonder. The second best song isn't even part of the main album.
Дождливый вечер. Поездка подходит к концу и ты высаживаешься за несколько кварталов до истинного пункта назначения. Ты пытаешься собраться с духом. Потные руки копошаться в кармане бомбера. Дойдя до клуба ты проглатываешь последние слюни, пытаясь увлажнить пустыню в горле. Жестом пытаешься прогнать дрожащий голос матери, осуждающий взгляд общества и заплесневелые нормы морали.Еще пару шагов и пути назад не будет... Еще пару шагов и ты - свободен... Ты пидор короче 7/10
Tainted Love //
Bit annoying.
Worse than hot garbage
Well, shit. This was an unexpected delight. Seedy Films is cheesy AF, with pretty bad vocal phrasing and lyrics, but after listening to the whole record I think it might be on purpose. Sex Dwarf is a legitimate banger too. Favourite tracks: everything.
Kind of underwhelming even
Very one hit wonder.
2 stars. Tainted love is what brings it up from a 1 to a 2. Rip to gay brit ppl but sometimes I hate the voice and lyrics f
could i write poetry to this? n
Another famous one-hit wonder. If you ever in your life have heard Soft Cell's cover of "Tainted Love", then you have already heard the best song on the album. The rest is the same, but not as good. If Pet Shop Boys are your jam, you will have a better chance of enjoying this.
When my brother in law was like 10 the term "Midget Porn" was found in his internet search history.
Brilliant.
Terrible album that cannot be saved by one great song. What’s even more amazing is, I owned the greatest hits of this band as a young teen, and the greatest hits album is also awful, with one good song.
Tirando tainted love o resto é sofrivel
I am really, really not enjoying these one hit wonder bands.
absolute bangers on this, really good
frustrated- 5 tainted love- 8 seedy films- 5 or 6 youth- 5 sex dwarf- 6 or 7 entertain me- 6 or 7 chips on my shoulder- 5 bedsitter- 5 secret life- 5 say hello, wave goodbye- 5 where did our love go- 7 memoribillia- 6 or 7 facility girls- 5 or 6 fun city- 5 torch- 5 insecure me- 6 what- 5 so- 5 or 6 I like soft cell but this shit did not need to be 18 songs long. then again they did say nonstop so... okay i actually listened to the extended version. that's on me guys
Thanks for the recommendation. Wasted hours of my life.
I enjoyed this enough, mostly reading about it and appreciating how the sound was affected by the state of the technology at the time and it's early adoption (at least within budget limitations).
A definite turn-off for me
Ok
other than “tainted love” nothing really stood out. meh.
Pretty much what I expected. Kinda dug it.
Like Tainted Love but that's about all.
A total one hit wonder if ive ever seen one, but the other stuff is engaging enough. psychedelic in the wrong ways but not the worst thing ever.
RIP David Ball. I have to admit, though, that beyond the hits, I didn't really care much for this. Oh go on I'll give it a 3
Is it a porn flick? Gross.
Soft Cell, more like music from hell. Their covers are decent, but don’t let them make their own music.
what a nice surprise
The album is entirely carried by the mega-hit "Tainted Love".
Not a fan
Sometimes you just have to admit certain music isn't meant for you. This was meant for UK club-goers in the 80's and not for me sitting at my desk working in 2025.
Really liked the production on this, though some of the singing can come off as a little cloying. Listening to "Sex Dwarf" in the office (on my headphones!) made me laugh. Guess they were more than just "Tainted Love".
Must admit not listened to this album before. Aware of the big hits TL and SHWG but unaware of other songs. Given that this is a really low production/DIY debut it is really good. I like the stark synthesised music and sleezy/snarky lyrics from Almond whose contempt for suburbia is more authentic than most punk songs. SHWG is a brilliant way to close the album. Again surprised by how good 80s music really was.
This is not for me. Watered down, weak electronic beats over shrill vocals, and unflattering repetition that fails to succeed like in other electronic/dance albums. The only song that is listenable is tainted love, and even that song is so one-note. Say Hello, Wave Goodbye has to be one of the more annoying and tedious listens on this list so far (500 albums in) AND it's the closer. Bad bad bad. 1/5
Pretty original in 1981 (other than maybe Thomas Dolby), and an obvious influence on 1980s New Wave.
Well, there's Tainted Love. Indestructible no matter how many people cover it, how many times it gets played on the radio, at your uncle's 3rd wedding reception, 80s night at the local nightclub, etc. Also, Sex Dwarf is an interesting song title - but the song sort of fails to deliver on it. There is a lot of 80s electronica, angst and cold neon lights turned into music. Gives me a nuclear world war teenage angst, cold neon light feeling that I don't appreciate much at all.
Ja jo men 2 much synth
Two hits but the rest of the songs kind of sound like those hits. Pretty pioneering though
A couple stand out songs, while the album as a whole sounds somewhat repetitive from song to song. A decent pop album, with some must listen songs, but not a necessary listen from start to finish
I think the late 80s had some awesome music by artists that are more thought of as 90s artists - Prince, Nine Inch Nails - even Bleach by Nirvana was released in 1989. Then you have music that is quintessentially 80s music. And I think 80s music is the worst decade for music. And this sounds more 80s than anything that has ever 80s.
This is #day248 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… I was supposed to listen to this album yesterday, but since it was my birthday, it got pushed to today. Anyway, catching up, here's to another seminal record from the '80s synth and electropop era. Starting with the artwork alone, this album screams the time it came out in: neon lights, smoke machines, disco balls, sunglasses, and synths galore. But what sets Soft Cell apart is that sleazy, sinful vibe and a kind of experimental edge that wasn't as present in other new wave acts. Some of my favorites from this record include "Frustration," "Tainted Love," "Sex Dwarf," and "Bedsitter." This is a 5 out of 5. Looking forward to #day249.
I was looking for a reason to give this a 2 but I wasn't finding it. This is a good example of why I disliked most of the music coming out in the 80's. I didn't make it completely through a single song.
An extra star for Tainted Love, one of the best tracks from the 80s. That's all. Nothing else to be seen here.
They had a vision and stuck to it
Honestly, apart from Tainted Love, the first half of the album is strange and sounds like music made by either the mighty-boosh or Jez from Peep Show, I don’t get it really. At times it’s a concoction of different sounds with overly British spoken word on top. Second half of the album somewhat redeems itself with normal sounding music, “Where did our love go” is tolerable for instance. 3.9/10.
Great new wave album
jaha painetaan did not listeniä niin lähtee arvostelu pois... hehheh. semmosta teknologiaa.. noh kirjotetaas tästä jotain sitte kun halutaan halutaan niin paljon.. tämäa lbumi on tunnettu koska yksi biisi joka on coveri.. tämä ei vuonna 1981 ole millään saatanan spektrumilla mitenkään influentiaalinen tai edes erikoinen. pari ok bisiä siellä tällä suurimmaksi osaksii kraftwerk wannabe paitsi ei lähellekään ei saatana lähellekään missään tapauksessa annetaan se kaksi vaikka vituttaakin vitusti tainted love
Listened Before? N I'm really not much of a fan of Tainted Love mainly because it was so overplayed over the years... that being said- the rest of this album is pretty awesome! Sex Dwarf is a freaking hilarious classic. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Sex Dwarf
Horny
I love the sentiment of this album ,as a trans woman, I love artists that are unafraid to show their pride and make music about it. I love that about this album but I honestly don't think I would wanna be caught dead listening to most of these songs. They have a time and a place and some people will enjoy this more than I do but I don't enjoy listening to this album. Even the big hit from this album "Tainted Love" is a really cliche, annoying new wave song that brings me no joy. I guess "Frustration" is a pretty fun song which I like the sentiment of 4/10 (extra points for LGBTQ rep) Favourite: Frustration Least Favourite: Tainted Love
Ik dacht dit niet te kennen, maar bij de tweede track wordt m'n ongelijk bewezen. Tainted Love, waarvan ik zojuist leer dat het een cover is, met afstand het hoogtepunt van het album. Lekker trackie. Ik ga de laatste tijd iets beter om met de jaren '80 maar dit is toch wel weer een aardige lakmoesproef. Synthpop gemaakt met computers van ongeveer net na de tweede industriële revolutie. Stoom en kolen waren nog maar net uit zwang geraakt. Het heeft haast iets belachelijks dat ik dit complete album serieus zit te luisteren anno 2025. Tijdloos kun je dit als je werkende trommelvliezen hebt in ieder geval niet noemen. De zanger pakt lekker z'n momentje en het klinkt allemaal tamelijk flamboyant zullen we maar zeggen. Enorm theatraal, maar het past wel bij de foute synth- en drumcomputer geluiden. Dit zit tussen de 2 en 3 sterren. Drie is eigenlijk net te hoog want je kunt het album na Tainted Love misschien net zo goed gewoon afzetten, maar ik laat me maar weer een keer van m'n goede kant zien.
Some real big hits
Bra, men litt irriterande i lengden
Kind of a lot to put up with for an hour+
solid but not the most creative 80s pop
I have this album on vinyl and also a few of the 12” extended remixes which are better than the original album versions. None more so than Say Hello and Wave Goodbye. I tend to get quite emotional when I play that track. The clarinet opening with the mellotron backing always send shivers down my spine. I also always think of Mr Tomlinson deputy head at Calder High School Mytholmroyd, who played clarinet in the school orchestra of which I was also a member (trombone) It’s not that Mr Tomlinson would have played anything like that but alongside his clarinetting he was also a very strict disciplinarian and I fell foul of this side of him a lot. I can safely say that without Mr T’s influence my life would have taken a different track for the worse. So when I hear the track I always give thanks and pay my respects (he must be long since dead now RIP) for someone who really did make a big difference for good in my life. Lots of other great 80’s tracks are also on this album. Tainted Love is instantly recognisable from just the two or three opening synth notes which is always a sign of a great song. And who has never danced to this at a wedding with his tie tied around his forehead? Soft Cell have strong Leeds links. Today is 25 years since the murder of Chris and Kev. Never forgotten. MOT ALAW 4/5 5/4/25
2,5
Ok
I've been listening to this on and off quite a lot in the last few years following discussion with friends. It's pretty odd, and not perfect, I can list it's drawbacks - Marc Almond can sing but has an awful habit of going terribly off-tune, Gloria Jones' Tainted Love is infinitely better (although this version is a cultural classic), it has a song called Sex Dwarf; but I can also list it's many pros - it's mental, it's seedy, it's minimalist and jagged while maintaining great pop sensibilities, and it has a song called Sex Dwarf (which is a banger, and I hear lots of precursors to the excellent Pink Grease). It has definitely taken me more than a couple of listens to fall in love with it. Secret Life is great, Bedsitter is great, Youth is great, Say Hello Wave Goodbye is majestic. Bonus tracks, Where Did Our Love Go shows they made the correct choice to go with Tainted Love instead, as this just sounds a whole lot of wrong. Fun City goes on long enough to be decent and pleasant, and I enjoyed Torch.
Yeah Tainted Love is cool but I’m trying to figure out why #5 “Sex Dwarf” wasn’t a bigger ;) hit?? What a WILD album
One hit wonder Tainted Love is ok but most of the rest of this album is a forgettable 80's mess.
“Tainted Love”, “Where Did Our Love Go”, and “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye” are all good, but the rest is just kind of meh.
Irgendwie ist das nicht gut gealtert.
Really enjoyed that.
there is some distinguishable tracks in here which is nice but i didnt really like any of them i feel like im close to liking this album at times but usually not for long but i didnt really hate listening to it and i listened to all of it
Felt like a huge breath of fresh air, surprisingly experimental for a pop album. Really enjoyed the opening songs and the overall concept of someone being so bothered with being ordinary that they're going off the deep end with everything. Very British. Some songs toward the end do drag on a bit much for my taste and get instrumentally less interesting
Never heard this whole album. Only heard 'Tainted Love". Now I know why...
Now I get why one could hate 80s synth pop and if you do this is an absolute nightmare. I however am a gay person who loves to dance very badly in my bedroom and im obsessed with this. Almost had to give it a 3.5 for the back half being a bit shit but lo! Only the unlabelled deluxe edition is on Spotify and it was the bonus tracks I was bored of! I can give it 5!
Provocative pop Highlighted with perky synth Teases the taboo
Pretty fun Synth pop with a couple genre essentials. A bit dated sonically, but that's not really a bad thing, and the homerotic undercurrent running throughout is pretty refreshing. Unfortunately the B-sides aren't as memorable.
Tainted Love by Soft Cell is a top hit. It's one of my favorite songs. I didn't know the rest of the album. It's less bad than I feared. Nevertheless, there is no other track on it that I absolutely want to hear again. 3/5
Still sounds good to me
Very, very ‘80s. Tainted Love is a classic for a reason. The synths, sax, and flute play nicely together. Lyrics are sometimes very good, often not. The drum machine on Bedsitter is super funky and unique.
Tainted Love carried this but I had to draw the line at Sex Dwarf.
I actually thought I would enjoy this more than I did. Tainted Love is great, obviously, and there are a couple other decent tracks (Say Hello, ...), but on the whole it's a little less memorable than I thought it might be.
Heard it before. 80s synth masterclass. Sex Dwarf one of the songs of all time 5/5
Knew i wasnt gonna like it from the title. Gave it a chance and oof
3/5
Man, this album is just everything I don't like about 80's music. With some much good music in the world, why would I ever listen to this?
I didn’t expect to love this album as much as I did — but wow, Soft Cell is so much more than Tainted Love. This album oozes that unmistakable '80s vibe. It’s sleazy, packed with synths, and dripping with pop and sexual undertones — exactly what you’d hope for from Soft Cell. Favourite songs: It’s hard to choose, especially with the deluxe edition offering so many gems. Disco 2 feels like the soundtrack to a wild night out, and I couldn’t get enough of Sex Dwarf, Chips on My Shoulder, and, of course, Tainted Love. Least favourite: Honestly, there’s not a single bad track here. Album artwork: Super cool cover — it perfectly captures the vibe of the music
I have learned through this project, that I strongly dislike this style of music. The vocals are soooo bad and the instrumentals are boring. "Tainted Love" is soooo good but other than that this is average at best. Liked Songs: "Frustration" , "Tainted Love" , "Sex Dwarf" , "Chips On My Shoulder" , "Secret Life" , "What?"
liked songs: Frustration, Tainted Love, Bedsitter, Where Did Our Love Go?, Torch, What? Great synth sounds throughout. Sex Dwarf could have been an original song on 30 Rock. 3.75
iwie manchmal nervig, aber auch camp. darun 3
Always thought this band was a one-hit wonder. This album is half way decent, but unfortunately pretty dated. I liked the first song and last song (Say Hello, Wave Goodbye) and of course Tainted Love is notable, but the rest was kind of forgettable overly sexualized nonsense that maybe sounded edgy in the 80s, but now is pretty boring. Wouldn’t really have a reason to come back to this.
5 stars for Sex Dwarf 2 stars for the rest of the album. 5+2 = 7 7/2 = 3.5 Ergo, 3 stars.
Feels very reminiscent of the nightclub scene in the 80's - I wasn't there but this is pretty much how I imagine it. Interesting juxtaposition of the upbeat synths with the emotional vocals. This feels very unserious but kind of dark at the same time, I have pretty mixed feelings about this one.
The vocals on this were mesmerizing. Even with the obviously 80s production which usually isn't my favorite I enjoyed almost every song. Sex Dwarf was kinda wild tho
*looks around on my morning commute* no one knows I'm listening to a song called Sex Dwarf
I think “Tainted Love” is one of the best one-hit wonders ever (I know they had more hits elsewhere), so I was looking forward to finally listening to this album, and honestly I wasn’t disappointed. This delivered exactly what I wanted from the guys who did Tainted Love - grimy, sleezy, horny music. Unapologetically queer, which is kinda wild for it being the 80s. Loved the dramatic voice, loved the 80s production. This album is really good and certainly sets a mood!
Enjoyed the singles, rest was ok. Standout songs: Tainted Love Bedsitter
It’s all very silly, but not in a necessarily in a bad way. Not my thing really, synth pop, but it really is a neon sleaze electric cabaret of a twisted 80s sound. Obviously know the singles, but wasn’t expecting much so pleasantly surprised, though sex dwarf?? is that pc nowadays. 3 Star.
Yeah I just didn’t care for it. The last song was actually pretty good though, which was surprising since I expected Tainted Love to be the only notable song.
The sound which makes you glad you weren’t alive in the 80’s. Nothing.
One song reminds me of late nights at the dance clubs. The rest is just okay.
Contains a trio of decent singles but also some filler.
Like most, I already knew "Tainted Love", but haven't spent any proper time with this Soft Cell. I had kinda written them off as "one-hit wonder", and I was kind of right (in the commercial sense). At times they are playful and purposefully campy ("Seedy Films"), at others there are shades of Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget, and the Cure ("Youth"), and sometimes they blend the two into something danceable yet so delightfully stupid as "Sex Dwarf". There is depth here, but not a whole lot. Soft Cell does tend toward the goofy side of things, adding unnecessary effects and vocals, seemingly, wherever they can ("Entertain Me" is a prime example of a good song made worse by excessive noise). There are instances in which these tendencies can elevate the song; "Chips on My Shoulder" features whistles, shouts in the background, group cheers, giving the frantic party vibe I think they were aiming for. In short, it's a weird little work by some unlikely pop-stars. I wanted to like it, but the quality just isn't there.
I mean, the title is apt. But good lord maybe make a song about your day or something idk. Some of the songs are awesome but some are god awful. (2) Scale for future: 1 - turn this off now 2 - will groan if it comes on 3 - no problems, I wouldn’t play it but I don’t mind hearing it 4 - pretty good, I may even play it 5 - bangers
I’m tempted to give this five stars just for Sex Dwarf. But beyond that surreal highlight and the guilty pleasure of Tainted Love this was a slog.
Heavily reliant on tainted love
Liked this a lot more than I thought I would. Solid 80's New Wave sleaze. The hits, of course, are there. But there's a lot more decent material to scratch that cocaine itch. Unexpected bangers: Seedy Films, Secret Life, Insecure Me
2.5 maybe. Most of it sounds like two college students playing around on synths. Lots from that era already sound polished and great. Obviously the bangers are generational
One of the worst albums I've heard from
Очень крутой альбом и группа! Странно, что я их раньше не слышал...
Rlly good Loved instumemtals
Overall a good album. A bit of bloat on it as I felt it could've been a couple of songs shorter.
Pretty disappointing
"Tainted Love" was the kernel of undigested corn in this turd sandwich. If that's the best song on your album, it's time to pack it up.
Ein großer Hit, der Rest ... na ja.
I now know where most 90s and noughties parodies of eighties art pop came from. Boldly experimental, largely unlistenable, but three stars for really Having a Go.
I didn’t think I was familiar with Soft Cell, but who doesn’t know Tainted Love? I was pleased to find they are more than a one hit wonder. This album is unmistakably 80s and makes you want to dance.
It's a bit better than I was expecting I believe "Non-Stop Erotic Cabanet" is Patient Zero of the 80s synth pop craze that populates this list. "Sex Dwarf" is an underrated song that sadly couldn't be a single. A few of the tracks are just dated and stale. Fun fact: I didn't know "Tainted Love" was a cover until today. 3 stars for "Non-Stop Erotic Cabanet".
Definitely the case where the album made the list on the strength of one song. A cover song at that. Sex Dwarf was definitely a song I've heard, but it's not one I'll forget, but like, not in a good way. By the time I got to Secret Life was ready for the album to be over, only to find out I was halfway through. The second half was not at all memorable. I will give this album :star::star: though cause it had at least one really solid song on it, even if it was a cover.
Talk about a one-hit wonder considering the variance in the amount of listens on this album. From almost 1 billion on "Tainted Love" to 300,000 on "Insecute Me" and "Fun City". Usually that's a case where the album doesn't live up to the single. Definitely the case here.
This is the 44th album I’m rating. I’ve heard of the band but I’ve never listened to a song so this’ll be a brand new experience. Adding to my Playlist - Nothing. Not Adding to my Playlist - Frustration, Tainted Love, Seedy Films, Youth, Sex Dwarf, Entertain Me, Chips on my Shoulder, Bedsitter, Secret Life, and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. All in all I liked 0/10 of the songs. Wow this shit fucking sucks. In a way I appreciate it for exposing me to a new sound but it really sucks.
c'mon.
Big single is a banger. The rest is too 80's
3.5
Oh, that's why this album is on here
Ну старье конечно, но местами прикольно
Has that sparse synth driven 80s pop sound, very sleazy thematically. I enjoyed it, maybe not something I'll come back to and listen through again, some songs carry the album and other I found a bit forgettable
Lots of killer and little filler. Surprised I liked this as much as I did. I don’t think I’ll be going back to it any time soon but am glad I listened to it.
So goofy and fun, will definitely revisit
The longer it went on the more I liked it
The title is truly exactly what it is and it’s awesome
My first job was at an arcade. One day, as I'm clocking in and getting situated, my boss is singing just the part of Tainted Love about getting away. He quit the next week to become a cook at Hooters. Great album.
For the amount of love I have for Tainted Love, it was pretty disappointing to find the rest of this album to be mostly mindless '80s dance club jams. Really happy I did not listen to the whole 30+ Deluxe edition.
One of the best new wave albums of the 80s. Marc Almond's singing is not perfect, but his instincts are fantastic.
Ja, ne. Also der eine Klassiker Tainted Love natürlich schon.
It's Soft Cell. It's aight.
Tainted Love is the best song on the Coneheads soundtrack.
3.5
I don't love absolutely everything on here, but there's some really great synth pop beyond the couple tracks I knew.
things heard in my house this morning: “no wonder they’re a 1-hit-wonder” “how is this so bad?” “did he just say sex dwarf?” “…i guess tainted love brings it up to a 2”
Love this album, it's sound is so upbeat, even if some of the lyrics aren't. Dare I say that their cover of the Gloria Jones's song "Tainted Love" was better than the original. Also contains their hit singles "Bedsitter" and "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye".
Fucking beans, did people used to buy this? Woeful ain’t the word!
A perfect record! I love „Tainted Love“ since I was a little child and „Bedsitter“ is also a hit. But what struck me today was „Chips on my shoulder“. If this doesn’t move you you’re probably dead.
Non-stop? Yep. Erotic? Definitely. Cabaret? Ehhh.... Besides their one hit wonder Tainted Love and a few other tracks this album isn't a standout. Few songs were excellent and others were just bad. But I love the overall vibe, and the transitions between songs were nice. Good but I don't think I'll listen again. Favourite track: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
“Tainted Love”, “Where Did Our Love Go”, and “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye” are all good, but the rest is just kind of meh.
A trio of good songs (Tainted Love, Where Did Our Love Go?, and Say Hello, Have Goodbye) surrounded by meh.
4/5. Edgy synth-pop, making it because it's what you have to do but you don't like it so you make fun it while making it. That is the energy I get from this. And honestly it's fresh and fun. Just random screaming and talking in the middle of choruses. And even when they want to be serious, they do have the singing chops to do so too. I think some songs were not well written in general but overall, the energy alone carries this one. Moody yet not serious, fun times. Best Song: Tainted Love, Frustration, Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
You get the impression that these guys would have been a (middling) punk rock outfit if they had picked up guitars instead of synths. Much of this is sparse, and rather dissonant, electronic art rock, but there are a handful of tracks that are almost good: the ubiquitous “Tainted Love” as well as “Bedsitter,” “Secret Life,” and “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.”
This album, man. Ever since I first heard "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" in that Master of None show, I've been hooked to it. I press play on the whole album and turns out I already knew "Tainted Love" from that Rihanna song that sampled it a long time ago. Cool, right. Listening to the entire album and man, it's so 80s. If I had to picture the early 80s before rap took over and everyone had gigantic hair like Pat Benatar, random exercise clothes and leg warmers on, dancing extremely hard to songs like "Frustration" and "Sex Dwarf." It is very easy to have this playing in the background while you're doing other things. And that's very positive. I ran this album back 3 times before I realized I was still listening to the same album. These two set out to make a classic and they did just that. Take this as a 3.5/5.
Standout Track: Sex Dwarf
Holy crap he just could not hit the right note. The sex lyrics are super cringy, the keyboard is overkill, and this adds nothing to the world of music whatsoever. And don't try arguing that it has some value because it spawned an iconic song. The rest of the album definitely DOES NOT make up for it.
Not terrible. Some classics. Some hard to listen to, it's not particularly fresh. 3.5 stars. On the fence.
2 or 3 songs that are great the rest are meh
Melodies are almost comedically repetitive. This feels like fake music that would play in a movie set in the 80s like bruh. Tainted Love saves this from 1 star.
I’m not sure I liked this much. I noticed some classic pop songs in this project but this style of music isn’t for me.
The type of album you really want to like because that one track (in this case, "Tainted Love") is so good, there must be something close to that on here. There are a few that are pretty decent, but unfortunately "Tainted Love" is the only song truly worth your time.
The only song I remotely like on this album is Tainted Love and even then I don't like this version of it.
Enjoyed this a lot. Very tongue in cheek and dramatic, very fun to listen to.
Ist mir zu disharmonisch
Oh WTF, Tainted Love is by these guys!? ha! never knew the band name. Okay not only is the title awesome but I'm enjoying all the tracks so far. It has a bit of a darkness goth feel to it. Sex Dwarf, I've heard this one too! Never realized the lyrics before lol or even the name of the song. mmm the moaning in this.. 🤤 Oh I've also heard Where Did Our Love Go? 4 stars
Weird and fun and yeah I liked it! Not a wowee goosebumps good, but good!
What do you mean you don't have your own sex dwarf?
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 8/10 Before this I've only ever heard tainted love. But this album really surprises me on how the synthesisers are used. Especially for an album from 1981 they have a synth sound design which still sounds so modern. This can best be heard on the song Memorabilia. The only minus is that the album is really way too long. Favourite tracks: Tainted Love Chips on my shoulder Say Hello, Wave Goodbye Memorabilia Least favourite songs: Seedy film Facility film
tainted love is great, the rest of this album fails to meet that high
It’s a 2 on account of Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye. Otherwise it would be a 1. I was put off immediately by the first song and it never really got better.
Generally fun, and was doing something at the edge of the technology at the time, for all it sounds like now. A bit patchy in places but does have three songs that have stood up really well - or maybe that's just because they are very evocative for me. Not a high scorer, but not a dud either.
Great album - with a few highlight songs supported by vocal and electronic mastery. Nice.
Älskar Marc Almond. Ja, inte på det sättet utan mer som artist. Tycker han till och med är bättre solo. Men det spelar ingen roll. Det här är ändå top notch.
Listening to the album in its entirety feels like it was a miracle that tainted love got so popular, most songs felt like a fever dream. I honestly haven't laughed as hard to a song as much as Sex Dwarf, felt like it was straight out of an SNL skit or from Lonely Island.
Tainted love is terrific. But as so often here one song no matter how great does not an album make. 5 for tainted love. -3 for everything else.
I'll confess, my initial reaction to this album was not great. Tainted Love aside, the songs are pretty under-baked and not well recorded. But I think the not-well recorded thing is something I often consider as feature, not a bug, in a lot of the guitar-based music I like, so I needed to give this a better go. I'll quote from Simon Reynolds' Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984: "Soft Cell's Marc Almond was fragile too, but in a different way: wonderfully uncool and hyper-emotional. His vocal pitch wavered, the intonation was often excessive, but Almond's all-too-human passion burst through. Like the Human League, Soft Cell had no truck with the we-are-robots posturing of first wave electropop: their songs nestled in the gap between glitzy dreams and squalid English reality" I think that gets to what is great about Soft Cell; their ambition to bring a sleazy cabaret, art pop, chanson vibe to their music. Barely musically competent and with minimal technical ability, they recorded this with big ambitions and big emotions. And it is certainly one of the first clearly gay-coded pop records. Marc Almond wouldn't comment on his sexuality at the time, but it's all out there to see, and I applaud the courage to be out in all but name. It paved the way for much of the great pop of the 1980s; the Communards, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and a bunch of others travelled the trail blazed by Soft Cell. Mind you, I don't think they had the expectation of being a big chart band, but that's what happened thanks to their cover of Tainted Love. I'm a lover of Northern Soul, and love Gloria Jones' original, and Soft Cell closely follow her vocal arrangement and performance, but the recontextualizing as synth pop (and prescient of the AIDS crisis) really owns the song. It was a deserved worldwide monster hit and a classic song for the ages. Tainted Love is the absolute banger and clearly the best song on the album. The other tracks have a tendency to be under-developed. I wish they had the time to refine and arrange the songs a bit more and the budget to record them properly, because Marc Almond's vocals are generally terrific. He can really sell a song. But they are not really songs for the ages (although do I hear a resonance between the portamento synth line in Sex Dwarf and a similar lick in My Bloody Valentine's 'I Only Said'?) I also love the fact that their manager, Stevo, used Soft Cell's success to fund and launch the Some Bizarre record label, which brough us not only Soft Cell and Marc Almond's solo works, but also records by Psychic TV, Cabaret Voltaire, The The, Einstürzende Neubauten, Test Dept, Foetus and my own personal white whale Renaldo and the Loaf's 'The Elbow is Taboo' LP. So, there's that. TLDR: I appreciate the idea and influence of this record, but sadly, it's not that great to actually listen to. Except Tainted Love, which is an absolute banger.
Sex Dwarf is insane
3.5
So I had heard Tainted Love and Where Did Our Love Go a million times of course but I can't say for sure that I had ever hear anything else by Soft Cell. After this album I kind of feel like they were a bit of a sleeper band that should be more famous than they were/are. I don't know what it is about this album, it's not something I would normally be into but I loved it. It's super fun. I suppose this is what you get when you mix disco with synth wave? It's really dated sounding but in more of a nostalgic and endearing way than being irritating. The second half falls off a little but, I don't know man, this is pretty much a banger. 4/5
It’s a bit silly overall. But this captures a specific moment in time pretty accurately. Marc Almond sounds almost like he’s making up the lyrics as he’s singing. This record feels low budget and advanced at the same time.
Great album
I knew the hit but not much else. Nice surprise. Great introduction to the 80s music to come.
Way too much 80s this week. Some solid songs, but some absolute misses. 2.5/5. I'll round up.
It stinks
Tainted Love is a classic - the rest of this ranges from meh to okay.
Tainted Love doesn't save this album from being a 1. AWFUL
Poor
You people don't DESERVE the 80s!!! This is as poignant a work of are today as it was when it was written. So many modern undertones and as overtly sexy as any mainstream act could get.
You know Soft Cell? Oh what, the band who does Tainted Love? Yeah, that's right. I bet they write loads of songs that are just as good as Tainted Love don't they? Nope.
very english very gay (not derogatory just vibes)
Tainted Love is one of the best songs to exist. The way the singer is ever so slightly off occasionally, the minimal musical track, the distinctive sound. Lovely. The rest of the album is alright,I just don't want to ever hear it again.
Sometimes great singles hide even greater albums. And other times, legendary singles actually hide clearly underwhelming full length records. This is case number 2 here. File under "the 1001 cover versions (bettering the originals) you must listen to before you die (if you haven't already)". The album that hit single is from can be mentioned in a footnote, though. 2/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 7/10 for more general purposes (5 + 2) Number of albums left to review: around eighty, as I've gone over the 1000 line and this generator is including albums from all editions of the book Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 448 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 270 Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 325 (including this one)
Se convirtió en uno de mis álbumes favoritos de la vida inmediatamente. Algo de DEVO pero más mainstream, inglés y puro synth. El canto es algo punk, pero la música es synthpop. Muy de los ochenta, pero suena bastante fresco. Además tiene un saxo ricotero muy bueno.
I expected it to be bad but it was mostly ok. Kinda unhinged. A bit like if you added the cynicism of Roxy Music to the B-52s, kept a good chunk of the wildness but took away most of the heart. That gets you about 2 stars in my books. music: hated. (⌐■_■)
I never really thought, “I wonder what the rest of the album that Tainted Love is on sounds like?” and I’m kinda glad to have had a reason to find out. It’s a lot more rough around the edges and wacky than I expected that’s for sure. Didn’t like it quite enough to become a big Soft Cell guy who gets mad at people for only knowing the one song. Too bad. Would be pretty funny.
It's fine, it's catchy, a few good songs, but I don't feel the need to listen again. Maybe I'm underrating this because I've heard Tainted Love 1001 times on the radio, hard to tell.
Besides the two bangers of tainted love and where did our love go, this album is very forgettable. Those are two great songs though.
It was ok. If not for Tainted Love and Where Did Out Love Go this this group would be a pass for me
Tainted Love is a banger but the rest of the album isn't really. Find the vocal style a bit annoying too.
It's kind of ridiculously charming that David Grey would go on to cover a Soft Cell song (Say Hello, Wave Goodbye) so convincingly. The original is actual fire.
This album tastes of vodka and coke. I loved it.
Not my favourite but has some pretty good tunes on it..chill mellow vibes
Tainted Love is an indestructible song, but of course it's a cover. "Sex Dwarf" is much too Spinal Tap for me lyrically.
High energy and annoying or low energy and boring. Always bad.
Not for me, wouldn't listen to this again
The right length. The music is alright. The singer is not that good. Favorite song: sex dwarf.
Love a bit of soft cell. I've seen Marc Almond a couple of times and his music has stood the test of time. Very good album and some classics amoungst the songs
Poza tainted love, takie pitu-pitu
Pretty meh. Not catchy enough for pop and not experimental enough to be anything else. 4/10
Sex Dwarf. 7/10
Fun, but doesn't quite hold together enough to be a classic.
it would have been literally soooo amazing to hear this music while fucked up on 17 different uppers in the club pre-AIDS crisis…idk if it hits as hard in any other context but i think the absurd synths/preset drum beats etc. are pretty fun and i just love listening to marc almond’s lovely gay voice. we need gay men to start speaking with lisps again. anyway so i like the disparate elements but they just don’t gel super well to me for some reason.
The chorus of “Seedy Films” is sooo funny to me it sounds like an SNL bit making fun of the genre…the tongue twister “sleazy city sleepy people” is just a perfect opportunity for his sibilant S to be on full display (not complaining). But overall yeah very strange vibe to me but I’m sure this was great for its intended purpose and not for laying on my couch formatting documents on my computer for the Financial Times as I am doing right now. *Best tracks: Tainted Love*
Its got their 2 big hits on it. Its very 80s so its got a lot of misses on the album too
Tainted Love isch scho en banger, aber süsch isch s album vor allem astrengend findi..
Decent album. Nearly a 4.
Same shaky novice vibrato in the singers voice and annoying 80s synth-pop with sax. So tired of the same pile of excrement in this list.
The album is not anything I was expecting. Tainted Love, although the big hit, and a great hit, almost stands out as being completely different. The album is funky, sexy and full of energy, and then the whole album kind of shifts direction to that traditional 80s sounds. It is a real ride. The sound is fresh and unique. I was back and forth between a 3 and a 4, but by the end of the listen it was definitely a 4. Torch is my standout apart from tainted love
Needs no elaboration, absolutely outstanding
Too long and too many insane songs
Iconic Songs.
I love 80s synth so completely surprised how much I disliked this. The synth is jarring, some of the lyrics are awful, and the vocals hurt my ears. A bonus point for originality and for the Tainted Love cover.
Oh man, Marc is one horny almond, but he makes a good synth pop record. Full of energy throughout, with genuinely good songs, which are occasionally about sex dwarves and a sleazy blue film cities - but when he's not going on about over-enthusiastically about his fetishes, Tainted Love, Say Hello Wave Goodbye and Frustration are awesome, and the rest are close behind. The drum machine and synth production is also top notch. I loved this album.
Huge, huge surprise here. I am not generally a synthpop fan whatsoever, and I've historically not thought much of this "Tainted Love" cover, but something kind of comes together for me on this one. Really interesting arrangements and songs, and it's not *too* over the top or synthy. Much more intriguing than a lot of other stuff from this time period. Interested to see if this grows on me with repeated listenings! 3.5/5
The Good: a Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret The Bad: One needs to enjoy a cabaret The Ugly: Trying to figure out what a soft cell has to do with all this… There are probably 5 emblematic ‘80s intros that have been used over and over to define that period in tv and film, and Tainted Love is one of them! Anyone who was experiencing life in that decade appreciates the song, whether you were into that music at the time or not. The rest of the album, in my opinion, is a spit||rinse||repeat kind a thing. 3* just because of Tainted Love and Sex Dwarf
Sexy (and i know it)
1/5
Well well well. I didn't expecting to be listening to a song called Sex Dwarf today. I *certainly* didn't expect said song to be irresistibly danceable. This album is nuts - turns out Tainted Love is probably the most restrained track on it. There are lots of wacky synth hooks that, together with the lyrics, vividly conjure up a mental breakdown or midlife crisis. It's great!
Not bad, but it feels like it goes on forever
Jolly, a bit dated but still OK
This album came out at a good time for me! I loved it from the moment I first heard it as it filled this wonderful intersection between the alt music I liked, transgressive pop and out and out pop. The three singles on this album are top notch, and the rest of the music is great. I can remember being at a night club when they showed the infamous Sex Dwarf video! Top tracks - Say Hello Wave Goodbye, Tainted Love (of course!), Sex Dwarf. Soft Cell were in the vanguard of the synthpop explosion in the UK charts.
Didn't want to even finish this album, Tainted Love carries this band, every other song i heard was boring, confusing, or seemed to be intentionally annoying.
I don't think this is a good album, sorry. 2 stars because of tainted love.
Tainted love is amazing everything else veers from ok to meh
Tainted Love…sure great song The rest of this is so off putting and goes on for so long.
The 2 singles were the only redeeming part of this album. 2 stars for those, 0 stars for everything else.
I mean this with no disrespect whatsoever... This is an album for casual gay sex. There's nothing deep or romantic in here. It's for going to a club putting some chemicals in your stomach watching the flashing lights, finding a guy who looks like a young Harrison Ford and bringing him home. In the morning you find out that Harrison Ford was more of a Steve Buscemi, the ecstasy you took was meth, and this album is shit. 2 stars
"Tainted Love" and "Where Did our Love Go" covers are fun. Didn’t realize “Tainted Love” was a cover until looking into this album. The rest ehh.
The cover of this album and the title on it makes me laugh. The word “erotic” combined with these two guys is close to parody. I have to say the same thing about the music. It’s peak 80s synth in the bad way. The singers voice isn’t bad but he can’t control it properly and his lyrics are pretty bad. The instrumental backing is either noodling woodwinds or generic beeps and boops. Tainted Love is the best track and they didn’t write it (though they made it in to the hit it is with the synth work, so credit due there). I looked up the original track listing to make sure I didn’t actually have to listen to an hour+ of this, and thankfully the original ends after 10 tracks. This is not very good. 2 stars for tainted love and sex dwarf (somehow the best original with the best name and insane topic).
"Meanwhile my girl Ophelia is goth as hell Keeps a razor by her wrist, rocks out to Soft Cell" -MC Lars It's so weird and dark and nerdy. I love it.
I kinda hate this lol. Didn't know they did tainted love tho so good for them. Definitely picked up towards the end, but still kind of just wailing. Being British and talking about sex is not a personality trait I believe. I liked them better when they weren't being obnoxious and during more calmer songs. Seedy Films made me want to die. Fav Songs: Tainted Love, Secret Life, Say Hello Wave Goodbye, Sex Dwarf WAIT THIS IS KINDA GOING HARD I'll give it a 2 Album Art (Gonna start doing this now bc I saw another guy on here do it): These guys look like they're about to sell you the worst joint you've ever seen. Oh wait wtf is he holding is that a cut of meat or was i right about the weed I want to punch them i like the effect and the titles and background thats cool thats nice
Not sure why a 1 hit wonder is considered to be an entire album that needs to be listened to
8/10. I love 1980's synth pop. In general, this album is a great listen. It's not Depeche Mode or Tears for Fears, but it's still really cool! It has several interesting tracks on it. However, it's too long for its style, in my opinion. :)
Trash
Very nice.
My least favorite new wave album so far
Well, this really really sounds like an early synthpop album. It might be that I've heard too many of these on this list, but this one really didn't do it for me like some of the other early synthpop bands I've gotten on this list. Something about their energy and singing puts me off a bit 3/5
Synth pop album, this list just knows how to surprise eh. Sarcasm aside, the first 3 tracks were genuinely enjoyable, switching up styles with the sax and clarinet, plus a banger which I didn’t know was from them! 3.5
Apart from Tainted Love and the one I will mention shortly I had not much of an idea of Soft Cell. This album I enjoyed so much more than I thought I ever would. It sounds like a Soho that is long gone but I was lucky to experience the tail end of. Sex dwarf is phenomenal but the aforementioned track is Say Hello Wave Goodbye. One of the most heartbreakingly strong breakup songs. Every line has you there standing in the rain lit by neon lights...
I liked it even though it was a deeply silly album. A bit amateurish feeling from a popular band somehow? Could be that it was part of the adoption of early synthesis tech into pop music? Could be that their whole thing was kind of being unserious. I'm not allergic to that. It was pretty ok. Not awesome for how many times people have mentioned the album to me. I think it stood out proud simply because it has a song about a sex dwarf.
Big 80's vibes. Not the best full album. 2/5
seedy, sleazy, singular, melancholic, fixed in time.
hell yeah, new wave and synth pop are my fixed as of today, love it
It’s good, I’ve never been the worlds biggest soft cell fan, so it’s just middle of the road for me I’m afraid
I like a bit of synth-pop but was never a fan of Soft Cell at the time. Tainted love is a classic, but apart from that and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye i'm not keen on the rest of it.
Big sexy synthetic pop mmmmm
Fabulously sleazy.
Favorite tracks: Say Hello, Wave Goodbye; Chips on My Shoulder; Sex Dwarf.
I liked a lot of this
i think the thing that most sticks out to me is that for how early this is in the history of synthpop, and for how rough and patchy the sound is, the band somehow knows Exactly What They Want To Achieve and how to achieve it with the confidence of infinitely more established technology and genre conventions. front to back quality tunes matched only by surprisingly layered aesthetic unity...i think the flavor that rly sells it is the Comic Edge which is mostly content to bubble under the surface, quietly enhancing the ramshackle qualities. closing track is rly beautiful and sad, and i think does even more wonders than the aesthetic to help me conceptualize this as a whole Album. a weirdly evocative halloween listen too!!
I mean, it's not great. Tainted Love is pretty good, but that's their only hit. Everything else sounds average, or slightly below average, to me. I get the vibe of this album, though - very 80s.
I just know that one big song. All in all, it is a good pop album that has too many tracks on it.
This album started out ok and got better and better towards the end. I was afraid the whole album would be like Tainted Love, but I was pleasantly surprised; Sex Dwarf had me hooked even before I saw the song title!
Wasn't jiving with this, until I was. The 2nd half of the album (starting at Sex Dwarf) was a lot more my speed. It slowed down a bit near the end, but Sex Dwarf through Bedsitter was really good. 3/5
I usually don’t have much use for new wave albums, they’re singles acts more often than not. Double so for one hit wonders like Soft Cell. Somehow though, this is pretty solid and has more memorable songs than I’d expect. C+
sleazy and 80s like the album cover. Cheesy 80s sax and synthesizers. Sexy Dwarf - “I would like you on a long black leash / Walk my doggie, walk my sexy little dwarf / They all love your miniature ways / You know what they say about small boys” then sounds of spanking and moaning like wtf 😭
I did not enjoy this. Tainted Love is a classic and I hoped this would be good, but it is not. 2.5, rounded down.
One of the more annoying kinds of albums you come across on this list is “someone with an interesting voice who chooses to use it to make annoying noises instead of singing good.” This is only here for tainted love.
I'd listen to this again. "Tainted Love" was definitely the best song on there, but they know their genre and they executed this album well.
soft cell's mix of tainted love that blends into where did our love go is one of my favorite songs maybe ever? regrettably it's not on this album in that form. i did a full listen through of this a couple years back and remember hating it, but maybe it's an acquired taste bc it didn't go down as bad as i remembered this time. still a 2.5 probably
very sexual lyrics for something I only had time to listen to while working, gentlemen
It’s ok, just not really my cup of tea 🍵
Lol wtf was "Sex Dwarf"?? Very 80s, "Tainted Love" is really the only standout, but as far as 80s New Wave goes, this was good.
This album was a good one, but not great. I do think it's a shame that Soft Cell is more known for their covers.
First track: Frustration. That kind of sums it up. Tainted Cell is a banger, apart from that I hope I never have to hear any other song from this record again.
October 16, 2024 HL: “Tainted Love”, “Youth”, “Entertain Me”, “Say Hello Wave Goodbye” Sometimes creepy, sometimes bizarre, always camp, always 80s Very much a ‘time and a place’ kind of album, but overall a fun ride that got better on a repeat listen.
I'm wondering if Soft Cell were actually a drunken joke gone too far. Surely someone should have noticed at 'Sex Dwarf'? It's a good cover of 'Tainted Love', though.
Weird, but some interesting sounds. Tainted Love is the standout. 2.5
I don't want to say it was bad because I actually liked it but it probably was bad
Liked the first few songs but after that it just became noise SOME TIMES I FEEL I WANT TO (👏 👏) TURN THIS OFF
++: Frustration, Tainted Love, Sex Dwarf, Entertain Me, Chips on My Schoulder +: Seedy Films, Youth, Secret Life +-: Bedsitter, Say Hello, Wave Goodbye 7,9/10
Again, another group that I knew the song but not the artist! 'Tainted Love' was a staple on the radio when growing up - fun stuff. The rest of the synth-pop less interesting, but Tainted Love made it 3 stars.
Two stars for two good songs on one album. The rest of the album made me keep checking to see how much longer I had left to listen to.
Had Tainted Love, but that was it.
Oh my. I guess I only knew Tainted Love, the radio hit of the era. Frustration starts this off making me wanna turn it off. Tainted Love pops on and I'm dancing in my seat, the frustration of the prior track fading into the past. Was a bit hit or miss after that. Most I enjoyed, but at times it dragged on and was a bit too campy/dance club for my taste. Where Did Our Love Go? came back at the end to redeem it once more. Fighting with myself between 2 and 3. Fun City sealed the deal. 2 it is.