Track Listing 1. Sailing On The Seven Seas 2. Pandora's Box (It's A Long Long Way) 3. Then You Turn Away 4. Speed Of Light 5. Was It Something I Said 6. Big Town 7. Call My Name 8. Apollo XI 9. Walking On Air 10. Walk Tall 11. Neon Lights 12. All That Matters
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Contributing Artists: | OMD | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Full performer name: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.Producers: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Howard Gray, Andy Richards.Engineers include: Jeremy Allom, Phil Coxon, Fred De Faye.1991's SUGAR TAX was the first new album by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark since 1986's THE PACIFIC AGE. Much had changed in the intervening five years. Most obviously, co-founder Paul Humphreys had left the band, leaving singer/keyboardist Andy McCluskey the sole constant member. Surprisingly, SUGAR TAX sounds remarkably like earlier OMD albums, leading one to wonder how important Humphrey's role in the band had actually been. Less overtly poppy and more atmospheric than THE PACIFIC AGE or that album's predecessor CRUSH, SUGAR TAX is in many ways a return to the darker hues and sonic experiments of earlier records like DAZZLE SHIPS or ARCHITECTURE AND MORALITY. As catchy as songs such as "Then You Turn Away," or "Call My Name" are, there's not an "If You Leave" to be found here.
Editorial Reviews 3 Stars - Good ...an unflappable album of quality songs which re-establishes OMD's credentials as masters of synthesized melancholia and dreamy pop songs.. Q (06/01/1991)
3 Stars - Good ...an unflappable album of quality songs which re-establishes OMD's credentials as masters of synthesized melancholia and dreamy pop songs.. Q (06/01/1991)
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