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The all-too-short but great opener "Talk Talk" segues perfectly into this album's big hit single "Clones (We're All)" which was a Top-5 smash here in July 1980. "Clones" features an offbeat, otherworldy keyboard line that meshes perfectly with the songs paranoid lyrics. It's one of Alice's strongest performances on record IMO; but the album's best cut is definitely the sorrowful rocker "Pain". The chain-gang rhythm and stinging guitars punctuate what are some of Alice's best lyrics ever. This may be my favorite solo Alice song, period.
The remainder of the album is less inspired but still a good listen. We get more new-wave on "Aspirin Damage" and "Nuclear Infected"; upbeat rock ditty "Leather Boots" and average rock-and-roll numbers "Grim Facts", "Model Citizen", "Headlines" and "Dance Yourself to Death", the latter being the best of the lot with its bluesy tempo and let's-diss-the-parents attitude.
Some filler on this one, but the several outstanding numbers make it essential listening for Alice fans.
I remember seeing the video for the song "Clones(We're All)" on T.V. with my brothers and sisters and being very shocked at the way Alice looked, dressed up in a military uniform, with a beret on his head, standing very still and looking nearly anorexic. The song itself is very catchy, however and very new wave, with it's synthesizers and all. The lyrics are interesting....I like the part where one clone has a problem with his "clone status", leading him to say, "I just wanna be myself!".
The album has ten very short songs, with practically no space between songs. The album is very short, clocking in at under 33 minutes. I think half of the album is terrific and find the other half at the very least "interesting", especially in the lyrics department. The first half of the album gets off to a great start with A.C.'s hard rock version of the MUSIC MACHINE song, "Talk, Talk". Alice alternates smoothly between his crunch and sneer voice and his smoother crooning voice. Very solid drumming by Dennis Conway. "Clones" is of course a great song, even though it wasn't written by Alice. "Pain" is one of the better songs on the album, both musically and lyrically. Starting out with just piano, the song then rocks out a bit in a strange time signature and Alice describes what pain would be like if it were a person. This song is followed by the minute and a half rockabilly tune "Leather Boots", with Alice doing his best Elvis impersonation.
I'm not as impressed with the rest of the album, even though I absolutely adore the song "Nuclear Infected", which gets the second half of the album off to a hard rocking start, with it's very infectious heavy metal guitar riff. I like the lyrics for "Grim Facts" and "Headlines", even if the music on these two songs don't grab me. Not all of this album works, but when it DOES work, it works surprisingly well. It's not as good as any of the albums Alice did with his original group, but I certainly prefer it to the hair metal albums he did in the mid to late 80's.
Definitely worth checking out!
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