Real to Real Cacophony
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| Studio album from Simple Minds | ||||
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Publication |
November 1, 1979 |
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admission |
September 1979 |
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| Label (s) | Zoom Records (UK), Arista, Virgin Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, record |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
40:46 |
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Real to Real Cacophony is the second studio album by the Scottish rock band Simple Minds .
history
Jim Kerr wrote the lyrics again, but this time all members of the band were involved in the composition. Among other things, the result differed quite significantly from the debut album. Almost all elements of pop music have been neglected, the history of the band in post-punk should come out better.
The contrast between reality and cacophony runs through the whole album , which is also repeatedly taken up lyrically. The musical dissonance culminates in the guitar solo by Calling Your Name , which contrasts with the actual music.
So the whole album initially seems unfinished to the listener, as if it had been created under time pressure. The use of numerous effects in the production of Leckie creates the impression of a more experimental recording, which is underlined by the use of unusual melodies.
publication
The album was released in November 1979 on Zoom Records in Great Britain and distributed in Germany and other countries by Arista. With the onset of commercial success, the album was re-released in 1982 by Virgin Records. Virgin released the unchanged album in CD format in 1985 and a digitally remastered version in 2002 under the title Reel to Real Cacophony as an allusion to the reworked tapes (reel to reel tape recorder). In 2012 the album was re-released in the X5 box set from Virgin Records with 3 bonus tracks.
Track list
- Real to Real (2:51)
- Naked Eye (2:22)
- Citizen (Dance of Youth) (2:53)
- Carnival (Shelter in a Suitcase) (2:51)
- Factory (4:15)
- Cacophony (1:41)
- Veldt (3:35)
- Premonition (5:29)
- Changeling (4:12)
- Film Theme (2:26)
- Calling your name (5:07)
- Scar (3:33)
Bonus tracks
- 13. Kaleidoscope (4:18)
- 14. Film Theme Dub (1:29)
- 15. Premonition (Live) (5:43)
occupation
- Jim Kerr (vocals)
- Charlie Burchill (guitar, violin, saxophone)
- Derek Forbes (bass)
- Brian McGee (drums, percussion)
- Michael MacNeil (keyboards)
reception
Andy Kellman from Allmusic focuses in his review on the major development step towards the debut album and says: "It's where Simple Minds ventured beyond the ability to mimic their influences and began to manipulate them" ("Here the Simple Minds went beyond their ability to Imitating influences, out and began to process them ”).
Christian Graf quotes the specialist press that reacted positively to the album in the rock music lexicon: The NME attributed enough talent to the band "to become one of the most important bands of the post-punk era". According to Graf, the band's live performance was described by the specialist magazine Record Mirror as "refreshing as a cool breeze". Graf describes the sound as "avant-garde electronics and minimal art"
Real to Real Cacophony could not build on the commercial success of the debut album. Neither the album nor the released single Changeling made it into the charts.
Web links
- Real to Real Cacophony on Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Andy Kellman, Reel to Real Cacophony - Simple Minds. In: allmusic.com. Retrieved December 4, 2011 .
- ^ A b c Christian Graf: Rockmusiklexikon . Europe / Vol. 2, L – Z. Taurus Press, Hamburg 1986, ISBN 3-922542-22-0 (pp. 435-866). , P. 663f.