What do you get when take two parts Duran Duran, two parts Chic, and front it with Robert Palmer? Well its this funk/rock gem that’s what!!! Andy Tylor was always the rock guy in Duran Duran, and he wasn’t given the chance to play as much as he wanted, so at the time, this was a perfect vehicle for him to stretch out.
Opener, Some Like It Hot, is a great opening with a serious groove and a real catchy song. Murderess is more of the same with a great beat and drum sound. HUGE!!! Lonely Tonight carries on with that monster drum sound with a great funky groove, but slightly let down with a weak vocal from Palmer. Side closer, Communication, is the weakest song on this side. Even the monster drum sound can’t save this one.
Flipping over on to Side 2, and the song that everyone in the universe will have heard of, their cover of T.Rex’s Bang a Gong (Get It On). Not usually a fan of cover tunes, but when it’s done as good as this then bring it on. This is such a great version with killer production – it was impossible to fail. How to follow that?! Go To Zero gives it a good try with that monster Chic funk groove, and some killer playing from John Taylor. The Isley Brothers Harvest For The World is next, and this is a perfect example of a cover that does not work. Such an iconic song where exactly do you take it? Not like this that’s for sure. Album closer, Still In Your Heart, is another let down from what, on the whole, is a great album. So still a good album apart from a couple of poor song choices.
8/10 from The Grooveman.
