MR. MISTER Welcome To The Real World & GO ON RCA RECORDS 1985/7 ISSUES 2 LP SET
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Mr. Mister, for reasons unknown to the world, decided to abandon the uplifting 80s pop sound that the World had come to expect from them, and even though they had the lineup of an 80s pop band, they somehow managed to elevate synth to an instrument that could produce a serious sound. The album travels down a much funkier road than that of it's predecessors. It also sees Richard Page using his chords to their best advantage. This seems strange because they always seemed so amazing on the other records. How could they be better? If you find a way of acquiring this CD if purchased you'll understand what I mean.
Tracklist:
1. Stand and Deliver
2. Healing Waters
3. Dust
4. Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)
5. The Tube
6. Bare My Soul
7. Control
8. Watching the World
9. Power Over Me
10. Man of a Thousand Dances
11. The Border
The superior tracks in my opinion are Healing Waters, Dust, Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You), The Tube, Bare My Soul, Power Over Me, Man of a Thousand Dances, and of course The Border.
Healing Waters is a spiritual masterpiece which employs the use of a Gospel Choir. If you're interested in sampling the album before you buy, try the iTunes music store to hear the tracks available on the best of. On the Irish store, the best of has different tracks if you wish to hear others. You can do the same with Something Real which shows Richard Page using his Voice to it's best ability. Dust is a beautiful ballad featuring excellent percussion parts by Pat Mastelotto (who I believe really stands out on this album alot more than on previous.) On Dust Steve Farris really shines also.
Here, I have to say that as a guitarist, I respect Steve Farris a lot as one of my favorites, I think he is underated and should be known to more guitarists around the globe who listen to Yngwie Malmsteen to open up their eyes on how laid back guitar playing can be much more powerful than some hour long shredding solo. Steve is the best on this album for me. He writes interesting rythym parts, shows he can really play guitar even though he is masking his virtuosity in soloing underneath Floyd Rose abuse. He makes excellent use of volume swells and general rythym playing on this album, and with my intentions of becoming a session musician, I hope I can develop the wide range of styles and talents that he uses. Steve if you ever read this you are an inspiration in my books!
The tube is an interesting funky number, it disses television in a very strange way, it has a cool solo. Bare my soul is a fast number by Farris, John Lang (Lyricist for the entire album) and Page. It is a harder song, though distortion free, it has a heavier feel to it. Power over Me has a very spiritual feel to it, though I find the choice of Synth sound as an odd one, but it works, and has a beautiful Sax (I assume) solo which suits the music. Interestingly about this song, though the chord progression seems to be minor, which sounds dark, the vocals contrast this darkness and take a more major influenced line which creates a beautiful blend of tone and melody. Man of a Thousand dances is an unusual upbeat funky and spiritual ballad with an interesting lyric choice. The vocals take an interesting direction which makes for a genius song. The Border is possibly the most beautiful ending an album can have. Here we have Steve George revert to a good ol' acoustic piano. This is a perfect choice. It sets the mood for the ballad. The lyrics seem a little too cliched for this particular song, but they are sentimental and suitable none the less. Farris adds little flourishes in with use of a delay pedal in the opening sections. This is the ultimate closer for my tastes. The song begins slowly and maintains the same tempo, but becomes more upbeat when the percussion enters International Buyers – Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. Note: It's illegal to falsify customs declarations or mark an item as a "gift" in order to avoid customs feesINTERNATIONAL BUYERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE CUSTOM'S TAXES IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY AND KNOW THEY (AS THE BUYER) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CUSTOMS TAXES.
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