Genre: American pop/rock
Places I remember: Chaldon records and books (Caterham on the hill)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: She's Gone
Gear costume: Las Vegas Turnaround (the stewardess song)
Active compensatory factors: 'Soul-inflected' is a great description of the guys' style.
I was an early fan - buying the (almost perfect) single, She's Gone, and thrashing it, but not the parent album until a few weeks ago. I don't know why I didn't buy it before then as I've loved the cover and loved their vocal style for decades now.
This is their second album and was successful to a point in the mid seventies. It's only since their mega success in the eighties that the album has grown in stature and sales.
She's Gone stands out - how could it not? but the rest of the album has glimpses of the ecstasy that seems effortless in She's Gone.
Apparently it's the duo's favourite album, so if you haven't experienced it yet - get in there!
Where do they all belong? They are much better known for their huge late seventies/eighties monster hit smash records but there is a lovely glimpse of two guys meshing amid some cool smooth soul grooves on this record.
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