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Wilder (The Teardrop Explodes, 1996) 
The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (CD 1996)

 
The Teardrop Explodes - Wilder (CD 1996)

Title: Wilder
Record Label: Mercury
Release Year: 1996
EAN: 0042283689626
Genre: Rock/Pop
Product ID: EPID3972012
Description: Originally planned as THE GREAT DOMINIONS a full year beforehand, The Teardrop Explodes' sophomore effort only saw light in 1981. By this point, the public's fascination with the band was already on the wane. Not for the last time in his...
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Track Listing
1. Bent Out Of Shape
2. Colours Fly Away
3. Seven Views Of Jerusalem
4. Pure Joy
5. Falling Down Around Me
6. Culture Bunker
7. Tiny Children
8. Passionate Friend
9. Like Leila Khaled Said
10. Great Dominions

Details
Number of CDs:1
Producer:Clive Langer
Recording Type:Studio
Distributor:Universal Music
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:AAD

Album Notes
Originally planned as THE GREAT DOMINIONS a full year beforehand, The Teardrop Explodes' sophomore effort only saw light in 1981. By this point, the public's fascination with the band was already on the wane. Not for the last time in his career, Julian Cope was busy fashioning obscurity from a potentially winning position. Against the backdrop of a group falling apart--and his own increasingly acid-fuelled instability--Cope somehow dispatched a minor psychedelic pop classic. WILDER is less densely layered than its predecessor KILIMANJARO, relying all too heavily on string synthesizers for texture and cute electronic rhythms in a stark overall picture. Why grumble though, when the Turtles-esque "Passionate Friend" and the plainly insane imagery of the brassy "Colours Fly Away" lead the way into more Cope-fried confectionery? The Teardrops' transformation from group to hired hands leaves Cope clutching shakily at the reins. His writing and his voice, though, have never been better--witness "The Fighting Takes Over" or "The Great Dominions." And, if prime influences are difficult to disguise, thank goodness the boy has a great record collection.

Editorial Reviews
...One of the half-dozen best British pop albums of the early '80s...
Mojo (12/01/2000)

4 out of 5 stars - ...[A] fascinating record...
Q (01/01/2001)

4 out of 5 stars - ...[A] fascinating record...Mojo (12/00, p.124) - ...One of the half-dozen best British pop albums of the early '80s...
Q (01/01/2001)


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