Prefab Sprout - Steve McQueen (2007)
Artist: Prefab Sprout
Title: Steve McQueen
Year Of Release: 1985 / 2007
Label: Legacy / Sony BMG – 88697072442 / Kitchenware Records – KWCD3-25
Genre: Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Acoustic
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 1:20:10
Total Size: 608 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Steve McQueen
Year Of Release: 1985 / 2007
Label: Legacy / Sony BMG – 88697072442 / Kitchenware Records – KWCD3-25
Genre: Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Acoustic
Quality: FLAC (tracks + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 1:20:10
Total Size: 608 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Disc 1 - Original Album
01. Faron Young 03:43
02. Bonny 03:47
03. Appetite 03:59
04. When Love Breaks Down 04:06
05. Goodbye Lucille #1 04:30
06. Hallelujah 04:19
07. Moving the River 03:57
08. Horsin’ Around 04:40
09. Desire As 05:19
10. Blueberry Pies 02:26
11. When the Angels 04:26
Disc 2 - Acoustic Versions
01. Appetite 03:57
02. Bonny 03:58
03. Desire As 07:09
04. When Love Breaks Down 04:25
05. Goodbye Lucille #1 03:55
06. Moving the River 03:39
07. Faron Young 03:47
08. When the Angels 04:09
Smart, sophisticated, and timelessly stylish, Steve McQueen (titled Two Wheels Good in the U.S. after threats of a lawsuit from the actor's estate) is a minor classic, a shimmering jazz-pop masterpiece sparked by Paddy McAloon's witty and inventive songwriting. McAloon is a wickedly cavalier composer, his songs exploring human weaknesses like regret ("Bonny"), lust ("Appetite"), and infidelity ("Horsin' Around") with cynical insight and sarcastic flair; he's also remarkably adaptable, easily switching gears from the faux country of "Faron Young" to the stately pop grace of "Moving the River." At times, perhaps, his pretensions get the better of him (as on "Desire As"), while at other times his lyrics are perhaps too trenchant for their own good; at those moments, however, what keeps Steve McQueen afloat is Thomas Dolby's lush production, which makes even the loftiest and most biting moments as easily palatable as the airiest adult contemporary confection. -- Jason Ankeny
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