In Collection
#617
Rating:
7
#617
Rating:
7
| 01 | Noddy Goes To Sweden | 04:30 | ||||||
| 02 | Voidarama | 04:26 | ||||||
| 03 | Act Of Will | 04:45 | ||||||
| 04 | Fragile | 05:28 | ||||||
| 05 | Cambodia | 04:33 | ||||||
| 06 | Triumphant Limp | 07:32 | ||||||
| 07 | D.M.Z. | 08:40 | ||||||
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Notes
Musicians: Percy Jones- bass on (1,3,4,5,7), vocals on (1)
Peter Robinson- keyboards, tam-tam on (5,6)
Michael Clarke- drums on (1,3,4,5,7)
John Goodsall- guitar on (2,3,5,6,7), vocals on (3)
John Giblin- bass on (2,6)
Phil Collins- drums on (2,6)
Robin Lumley- keyboards on (2,6)
Tracks:
Noddy Goes To Sweden (Jones) 4:30
Voidarama (Goodsall) 4:25
Act of Will (Goodsall) 4:44
Fragile! (Jones, Robinson) 5:26
Cambodia (Goodsall) 4:30
Triumphant Limp (Goodsall, Giblin, Lumley, Collins) 7:28
D. M. Z. (Jones) 8:37
This record ushered the band into the '80s with an appropriately neurotic mood, but the results are some impressively agile instrumentation and truly intense compositions. While entirely comprised of leftover material from the Product sessions, I would suggest that a certain nervous urgency combines with a tint of spooky dementia to set this record apart from its predecessor.
Several listeners have inquired about the lyrics to Act of Will, and the right honourable Mr. Scott McMahan has generously equipped me with the following effort:
Act of Will
Lyrics Transcription by Scott McMahan, Peter Stoller
Further embellishments by Yours Truly (e.l.)
See burning streets where you can't hide
A million fires must have (passed us by?)
A song of chaos on the other side
(The leap?) from far below your only guide
Don't be distracted from the act of will
Don't be distracted from the act of will
The stars are brighter than a factory site
The paper frantic with firelight
We see the world though the fast escape (or, through the fire escape?)
We never dreamed it was where (we'd be?)
Momentum (problem?) of a peice of dust
One never knew it (while they're doing it?)
Don't be distracted from the act of will
Don't be distracted from the act of will
Now you're ready for the final act
The lurking? fear is what you attract
Like a (turkey?) in a (frozen?) Mack
Your face (or, place?) is (firm?)
(when you can (or, can't?) relax (or, react?)?)
Act of will
Act of will
So there. Any further attempts or clarification are welcome.