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Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

SteveA — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:14:01 -0000

I was 12 when this album came out and was in love with the new wave sounds at that time - it was so "alternative" then. This album had a great feel to it - mainly the great tracks on it - Hold Me Now, Doctor Doctor , Into the Gap - and the look of the threesome was kinda how I wanted to look back then.
Thanks for reminding me about this. Great memories it brings back with my sister and cousins while we rock out to this one! :)

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

eddie_w — Wed, 27 May 2009 20:14:51 -0000

Really loved this album (and "Side Kicks" too) when it came out, and still love it today. I like how many of the songs have such different styles/sounds from each other - the straight up pop of "Hold Me Now", the country-ish "You Take Me Up", and the Middle East-tinged "The Gap", etc. It all seemed so exotic to my 15-year-old musical neophyte ears.

As big a fan as I was/am, I only recently found out about and heard "Passion Planet" for the first time. You're right, it's an awesome track.

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

DavidMedsker — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:39:45 -0000

Love "Sister of Mercy," but never saw the video before. Hey, they used the 12" mix, nice.

Gotta say, I still think Tom Bailey's hair looks awesome.

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

Chris X — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:17:43 -0000

Have loved this band since they broke out back in the early-mid 80s. Never stopped, still love them to this day!

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

BobCashill — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:46:18 -0000

Sadly, I remember it too.

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

steed — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:19:37 -0000

Very nice with "Passion Planet". It's a neat little track, isn't it? Thompson Twins are one of those groups that one day I can love and the next I can hate. I've always thought they were pretty average but even with saying that, I'm enjoying these two tracks a lot. Confusing band for me.

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

andrewTee — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:08:48 -0000

Funny you should mention! It's only in the past year or so that I've come around to "Doctor, Doctor" - I'd always hated it due to the hackneyed "lovesick" lyric theme (cf. "Good Lovin'", "Bad Case of Loving You") but the music is really gorgeous, I just pretend they're singing in French. "Hold Me Now" I've always loved. And thanks for the "Passion Planet" shout-out - "livin' on, lovin' on."

Re: Lost in the ’80s: Thompson Twins

JonCummings — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:16:50 -0000

Just had the sudden trauma of remembering that at one point in college, I struggled mightily to get my hair to look just like Tom Bailey's. (At least I wasn't trying to rock an Alannah Currie look...)

"Sisters of Mercy" is a nice song. I saw the Twins at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion in the fall of '85. My eight-word review: No one in that band could actually sing.