Hello folks, today we will share some rare recording of the 80's mod revival scene. This is a pre Tears for Fears outfit of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith-Graduate in 1980. I must say that this album is pretty decent. With the mod revivalist bands that I've heard so far, thay are clearly influenced heavily by The Jam, I don't see anything wrong with it but mostly these bands tend to sound like The Jam in every aspect - the guitar riffs, the drum solos and the angst that comes with it are Welleresque. Don't get me wrong I'm a big Jam and Paul Weller fan.
Graduate songs are mostly pop in a good sense, I like to call it smart pop. There are a couple of ska tracks in the 2Tone vein thrown in (Elvis should Play Ska) and some slow songs like (No Second Troy). Tracks that I like are "Julie, Julie", "Ambition", "Christ Look Upon Us" and "Act My Age". The difference with this band with their contemporaries is their sound - they don't sound like The Jam or any other music associated with the Mod scene (60s Soul and R&B and garage) which is a good thing. Pop but not too cheesy or diabetically sweet catchy melody and good musicianship. You can sense that they are not trying hard to be someone they are not. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith quit in 1981 and formed Tears for Fears. Listen to this and the album "Songs from the Big Chair" and somehow you'll notice that there are some similarities in some songs of the two bands and then you'll realize that Graduate made sense. Enjoy.
Graduate songs are mostly pop in a good sense, I like to call it smart pop. There are a couple of ska tracks in the 2Tone vein thrown in (Elvis should Play Ska) and some slow songs like (No Second Troy). Tracks that I like are "Julie, Julie", "Ambition", "Christ Look Upon Us" and "Act My Age". The difference with this band with their contemporaries is their sound - they don't sound like The Jam or any other music associated with the Mod scene (60s Soul and R&B and garage) which is a good thing. Pop but not too cheesy or diabetically sweet catchy melody and good musicianship. You can sense that they are not trying hard to be someone they are not. Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith quit in 1981 and formed Tears for Fears. Listen to this and the album "Songs from the Big Chair" and somehow you'll notice that there are some similarities in some songs of the two bands and then you'll realize that Graduate made sense. Enjoy.
Steve Buck - keyboards and flutist
Andy Marsden - drums
Roland Orzabal - guitar and keyboards
Curt Smith - bass and synthesizers
01 Acting My Age
02 Sick And Tired
03 Ever Met A Day
04 Dancing Nights
05 Shut Up
06 Elvis Should Play Ska
07 Watching Your World
08 Love That Is Bad
09 Julie Julie
10 Bad Dreams
11 Ambition
12 I See Through You
13 Premature Baby
14 Christ Look Upon Us
15 Oh U Boys
16 Only The Best
17 Think Of Me
18 Happens So Fast
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ReplyDeleteGener >>> meron nga line sa Tears for Fears song na Sowing the seeds of love " Stamp out the Council bring back The Jam " nice post
ReplyDeleteCorrection line sa Tears for Fears song na Sowing the seeds of love "Kick out the style ! bring back the jam ! "
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