Re: Prefab Sprout

[Jon Drukman <jsd@gaffa.MIT.EDU>]

>Really-From: MasterMind <VNOZICK@EAGLE.WESLEYAN.EDU>

>I haven't seen any word of the new Prefab Sprout album _Jordan: The Comeback_
>here on gaffa.  Has no one heard of them (which I doubt), or does no one other
>than me like them?

This album got a lot of press on rec.music.misc.  I read a stunning
review of it in Melody Maker and based on that review, plus the fact
that the album was produced by Thomas Dolby, I knew it HAD to be mine.
I was not disappointed.

>_Jordan: The Comeback_ is a welcome surprise from Prefab Sprout.  The band has
>a sound similar to the Dream Academy.  This is their fourth album.  The first
>one, _Swoon_, has a sound which is indescribable.  It is nothing like their
>later albums.

I really don't like _Swoon_ at all.  And I don't think _Jordan_ sounds
like Dream Academy, either.

>Looking For Atlantis (The first single, and a poor choice, IMHO)

You're crazy! This song is WONDERFUL.  When I first put in the disc
and heard this, I knew the money was NOT wasted.

>"One of the Broken"
>(Paddy (?) sounds great saying the first line 'Hi, this is God here.')

Yeah, that's Paddy.

>The album is much better than there last
>attempt.  It really is a comeback.

No argument there.  Everyone should buy it.  Maybe Tower Records still
has it as their No Risk Disc?

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