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Icehouse - Man Of Colours -Remastered- (c) 2002 WARNER
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Supplier: ^MαTßD║R^ Encoder...: Lame 3.90.3
Ripper..: ^MαTßD║R^ Quality...: VBR kbps / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
Source..: CDDA Label.....: WARNER
Scans...: 4 Catalogue#: 0927489852
Tracks..: 17 Type......: Album
Rel.Date: 01-13-2004 Genre.....: Synthpop / 80's Pop
URL.....: http://www.icehouse-iva.com/
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Icehouse has always been difficult band to pigeon hole. That can be a good
thing for artists, who prefer to move from style to style, genre to genre,
if their writing talents are so disposed. Most songwriters will find a niche,
one that's safe, self-expressive (and profitable).
From its very beginnings, Icehouse moved through a variety of styles and
personnel changes, culminating in the seminal "Man of Colours", a near
tribute to the song-writing prowess of the band's longtime frontman, Iva
Davies, the seemingly only, constant member of the band.
Davies is a consummate songwriter. He has the ability to shove his heart
into your face, and still reveal only what he wants to let you see. He has
made his dark, quirky mind and heartfelt emotion truly available to us in
this work, a collection of pop savvy melodies and haunting, atmospheric songs.
An undercurrent of insecurity seems to be pervasive in many of the tracks,
such as the opener, "Crazy", a wonderful pop, yet powerful song with one heck
of a hook, a solid rhythm complement and great guitar sound, reminiscent of
"the Fixx" or early James Honeyman-Scott of the "Pretenders". The insecurity
is found in the lyrics, not the masterful execution by the musicians, with
lines such as the chorus: "Yeah, you gotta be crazy, baby/ To want a guy like
me/ Yeah, you gotta be out of your mind/ Crazy..."
Tracks like "Electric Blue" continue Mr. Davies' feeling of anxiety with
exposing his feelings, or would writing about those anxieties actually be his
way of dealing with them(?): "I just freeze/ Everytime you see through me/ And
it's all over you? Electric Blue..."
"Man of Colours", the title track, is a smorgasbord of well documented emotion,
and "Heartbreak Kid" is eerie, haunting, and beautiful in its execution.
This cd is a must for any Iva Davies fan, Icehouse fan, or any fan of well
written pop music
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01 Crazy 03:24
02 Electric Blue 04:25
03 Nothing Too Serious 03:29
04 Man Of Colours 05:12
05 Heartbreak Kid 05:20
06 The Kingdom 04:52
07 My Obsession 04:10
08 Girl In The Moon 04:01
09 Anybody's War 04:05
10 Sunrise 05:45
11 Crazy (12" Mix) 07:18
12 Crazy (Midnight Mix) 04:46
13 Shakin' The Cage 04:00
14 Over My Head 03:47
15 Touch The Fire 03:46
16 Jimmy Dean 04:00
17 Electric Blue (Extended Mix) 07:34
Total:117,1 MB / 79:54 min
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