The Triffids "Calenture" 1987

A bad luck band and an hyper-enjoyable album...Why almost nobody seems to know a word about The Triffids? Was their music strange, difficult to understand? No. Was their image not impressive enough? No: they sparkled a glamorous and at the same time casual appearance. Were their lyrics cryptic or childish? No. Their music had a unique personality: the used instruments, the voice (above all), the feeling... Their lyrics were one of the most intense and original, escaping from the most handled and boring topics like I Love You and You Love Me and LaLaLa... Every record of The Triffids is wonderful, and I couldn't choose between "Born Sandy Devotional" and "Calenture" to say which one's my favourite... The only clear thing is that "Calenture" is better produced: brighter, sharper and more attractive... Don't forget that the producer was Gil Norton... (Pixies fans have to know him)... There are four songs that touch me deeper than any other: "Hometown Farewell Kiss", "Unmade Love", "Blinder By The Hour" and "Save What You Can", but don't miss the others: you won't need your CD skip function... With CD's like this, it would rust in time... The guitars (the slide guitar), the violins, the drums (listen to "Unmade Love" and tell me)... Everything seems to have stepped from heaven... But the best is David McComb (rest in peace)'s voice: off course, there are male singers who perhaps sung better, but sometimes it isn't the loudness, or the virtuosity, but the emotion... And,man!: for someone like me, who doesn't have english as mother language, understand practically every lyric is such a joy (and what for some lyrics!)... Didn't hear from them? What are you waiting for?... The money you spend will be worth every dime... - By Midnighter (Spain)trax:

01 Bury me deep in love 02 Kelly's Blues 03 A Trick of The Light 04 Hometown Farwell Kiss 05 Unmade Love 06 Open for You 07 Holy Water 08 Blinder by the Hour 09 Vagabond Holes 10 Jerdacuttup Man 11 Calenture 12 Save what you can

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