Spot of Interference/Shook [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Spot of Interference/Shook [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. I Survived the 70's

2. She May Call You Up Tonight

3. I Can't Fade Away

4. Hurt

5. Driftwood from Disaster

6. Why Am I

7. No Time at All (See How They Run)

8. For the Lonely Hunter

9. See Me

10. Civilisation

See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Shorting Out

2. Views (Dance Goes On)

3. Wild Places

4. Indiscreet

5. Wish

6. Driver

7. Tomorrow Falls on Saturday

8. Fear Strikes Out

9. Over Under Sideways Down

10. Room Service

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2 on 1 CD featuring the best of the acclaimed singer-songwriter's 80s albums. Although associated with folk-rock due to his time spent as frontman with Fairport Convention, Plainsong and Southern Comfort, Matthews' solo output has always stylistically varied and been difficult to pin down, and these are no exception- the first flirting openly with the power pop sound of XTC, Squeeze, Bram Tchaikovsky et al, the second an excursion into minimalist synthesized New Wave. Sadly, he never received enough acclaim for these experiments, but the albums are worthy of investigation- especially in this digitally remastered slipcase format with brand new notes. BGO. 2005.

Tracks:

I Survived the '70s
She May Call You Up Tonight
I Can't Fade Away
Hurt
Driftwood from Disaster
Why Am I
No Time at All (See How They Run)
For the Lonely Hunter
See Me
Civilisation
What Do I Do

Tracks:

Shorting Out
Views (Dance Goes On)
Wild Places
Indiscreet
Wish
Driver
Tomorrow Falls on Saturday
Fear Strikes Out
Over, Under, Sideways, Down
Room Service

Album Description

2 on 1 CD featuring the best of the acclaimed singer-songwriter's 80s albums. Although associated with folk-rock due to his time spent as frontman with Fairport Convention, Plainsong and Southern Comfort, Matthews' solo output has always stylistically varied and been difficult to pin down, and these are no exception- the first flirting openly with the power pop sound of XTC, Squeeze, Bram Tchaikovsky et al, the second an excursion into minimalist synthesized New Wave. Sadly, he never received enough acclaim for these experiments, but the albums are worthy of investigation- especially in this digitally remastered slipcase format with brand new notes. BGO. 2005.

Album Details

Seemingly First Time on CD for These Two 1980s Albums from Distinguished Singer/Songwriter Ian Matthews. From his Early Days in Fairport Convention, Through Matthews Southern Comfort to the Present Day, Ian Has Made a Collection of Well-crafted Original Records. He is Still Gigging and Recording in the 21st Century. Digitally Remastered, Slip-cased and with New Notes.

Customer Reviews:

2 completly different CD's.......2005-10-13

Disc 1, "spot of interference" is out of the late 70's-early 80's, I had picked up a vinyl copy about then and it quickly became one of my all time favorites, but someone ripped it off at a party years back, having just found it on cd, it's like finding a long lost friend, the music, well it's not Southern Comfort, believe or not, THIS DISC ROCKS!, it has a bit of a "pop" feel to it, the closest I can describe it is a mixture of Humble Pie and Crabby Appleton glance at Christopher Milk, great guitar riffs, solid songs, strong lyrics, you will want to get up and dance! Disc 2, this one is new to me, I am still working it in, it is not at all like dics 1, it is almost pure tecno pop, the echo chamber is used a lot, some song have a far east feel to them, don't get me wrong, it's good, it's like, Be Bop Deluxe, maybe a little mild. "Spot of Interference" is a real guitar rock album,not like some of these pretenders out there, It will get into your ears, your feet and your musical soul!

Music Review:

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