NICK GARVEY - BLUE SKIES (1982)
On his solo album, Nick Garvey demonstrates the versatility of his voice
(clear tenor, hoarse baritone, agile falsetto). But he's even more
adroit at the mixing console, able to whip up tuneful, ringing
Spector/Springsteen pop melodrama and make lush, spacious pop-rock out
of the riff from "Willie and the Hand Jive." He also throws a curve or
two, like the clever, 10cc-ish ("Think Tough") or the semi-parodic Squeeze-cum-Bowie of "Skin."
But even the support by members of the Motors/Tyla/Bram Tchaikovsky
axis and his own genuine likability we can't say this album was as great
as his previous efforts with the Ducks or the Motors. Trouser Press
WU (254 mb)
7" Single (with b side not on the album)
1 comment:
Thanks Angelo. Hard to beat the first two albums by The Motors.
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