14-04-2018, 10:12 AM
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Last one for now while you all catch up...No.218: "Face Value" by Phil Collins (1981)
After hastily completing the work on Genesis' Abacab album, Collins set off to record and make an album featuring songs he couldn't do with his main band due to the highly personal nature of the tracks involved. This album almost totally focused on Collins' marriage break-up in which his then wife ran off with a painter and decorator (the paint pot and ladder which featured on his Top Of The Pops appearances was a blunt reminder to his ex of this). Face Value was an exceptionally well-produced album with some marvellous songs of hope despair and loneliness, coupled with a few lighter moments and wonderfully atmospheric tunes such as first singel 'In The Air Tonight'. Collins' first and best solo album, before he got all schmaltzy.
14-04-2018, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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Haha. I've just looked that up, Solo, and apparently that song was a No.1 hit in Brazil in 1986!!I never even knew that existed...pretty awful song isn't it?
NB I try not to question your choices but including Moore is a bit of an iffy one.
14-04-2018, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by solo
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I remembered that clip because at the time we joked that Midge Ure copied Tims moves for If I Was.
I just though Tim Moore was a one-hit wonder to be honest, not even a "hit" in sight though, but a very good album.
14-04-2018, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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Could be right there, although I think Tim probably copied George Michael's Wham 'Wake Me Up before You Go Go' vid to begin with!I just though Tim Moore was a one-hit wonder to be honest, not even a "hit" in sight though, but a very good album.
More about Moore with clips
https://www.discogs.com/artist/165591-Tim-Moore
14-04-2018, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by solo
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More about Moore with clips https://www.discogs.com/artist/165591-Tim-Moore
14-04-2018, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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How interesting is that! I'll take a look of some of those songs later on. Thanks Solo!
What I found interesting was the link with Moore and Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates fame !!!
14-04-2018, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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Last one for now while you all catch up...No.218: "Face Value" by Phil Collins (1981)
After hastily completing the work on Genesis' Abacab album, Collins set off to record and make an album featuring songs he couldn't do with his main band due to the highly personal nature of the tracks involved. This album almost totally focused on Collins' marriage break-up in which his then wife ran off with a painter and decorator (the paint pot and ladder which featured on his Top Of The Pops appearances was a blunt reminder to his ex of this). Face Value was an exceptionally well-produced album with some marvellous songs of hope despair and loneliness, coupled with a few lighter moments and wonderfully atmospheric tunes such as first singel 'In The Air Tonight'. Collins' first and best solo album, before he got all schmaltzy.
I didn't know that about the step ladder on TOTP. Interesting!
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