The Blue Aeroplanes
Beatsongs - Ensign 1991
Tracks: 1. Huh! / 2. Yr Own World / 3. Angelwords / 4. Fun / 5. Cardboard Box / 6. My Hurricane / 7. Aeroplane Blues / 8. Jack Leaves & Back Spring / 9. Colour Me / 10. Streamers / 11. The Boy in the Bubble / 12. Sixth Continent
Comments:
”Beatsongs” was The Blue Aeroplanes’ follow-up to their much acclaimed ”Swagger” album. The album was recorded in the U.S. and produced by Elvis Costello and Larry Hirsch. It was their second album on a major label (Ensign) and their highest charting, reaching no. 33 in the UK Albums Chart.
It has the trademarks of ”Swagger”, great guitar-lines, spoken lyrics and some great harmony-vocals on several; actually an overall sound not unlike Australia’s Midnight Oil.
”Beatsongs” is very consistent, containing no weak songs, with at least a handful very good songs. My two favourites are ”Angelwords”, ”Colour Me”, both some great melodic guitar-lines, and ”Yr Own World” which also have the nice harmony vocals. Also a great cover-version of Paul Simon’s ”The Boy in the Bubble”.
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