ABC — Beauty Stab

Posted by Tracy Sigler, February 2, 2006 8:21 pm - Permalink   
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  • Artist: ABC
  • Title: Beauty Stab
  • Year: 1983
  • Format: Vinyl 12 in.
  • Rating (1-10): 8
  • Owner: Tracy / Mary
  • Acquired: 1983 – Unknown origin.
  • Keeper: Yes

“Beauty Stab” is the second album by ABC, and it’s very different than their debut. This is a darker, more rocked out, more arty, and less funky record. It’s also much more guitar-heavy, but with horns and strings still in there. They certainly didn’t repeat themselves. The most under-rated pop band ever.

ABC — The Lexicon of Love

Posted by Tracy Sigler, January 2, 2006 11:23 pm - Permalink   
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  • Artist: ABC
  • Title: The Lexicon of Love
  • Year: 1982
  • Format: Vinyl 12 in.
  • Rating (1-10): 10
  • Owner: Tracy/Mary
  • Acquired: 1982 – Not sure where, but I remember my friend Jeff Arthur told me about them.
  • Keeper: Yes

This album has been played as many times as anything in our collection. It is absolutely the best pop record I’ve ever heard, and it’s one of my all-time faves, irrespective of genres. And if a natural-born metalhead like me can say that, you know it’s good. Funky and classy at the same time. Super-dance-able, with smart lyrics to boot.

“Poison Arrow” and “The Look of Love” were hits to some degree in the US, but my favorite is “Tears Are Not Enough.”

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