All Discussions Tagged 'Beyond The Pale' - Classic Rock Bottom2024-03-28T11:38:56Zhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=Beyond+The+Pale&feed=yes&xn_auth=noLost/Forgotten Album #365tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2017-09-01:6060463:Topic:1493752017-09-01T11:41:10.291ZJonhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JonCStephenson
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<p>Not only is this the ninth album in a series, but it's also the second album in a new series. So, let's call this album 9.2 in the current series. Why? Because we can!</p>
<p>The crack staff had quite a chuckle when someone basically begged for a clue last week. Then there was that other silly person who put on their Mr. Sarcastic pants and wondered if this week would be album 9.3 in a series. Shows…</p>
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<p>Not only is this the ninth album in a series, but it's also the second album in a new series. So, let's call this album 9.2 in the current series. Why? Because we can!</p>
<p>The crack staff had quite a chuckle when someone basically begged for a clue last week. Then there was that other silly person who put on their Mr. Sarcastic pants and wondered if this week would be album 9.3 in a series. Shows what they know!</p>
<p>Always good to have a chuckle or two.</p>
<p>Do they still make those? Not a lot of bang for the buck with those Chuckles. I believe there were five to a pack, would have been a better bargain if there were six. </p>
<p>So this week's selection is the 1986 release from Fiona, <em>Beyond The Pale</em>. No jumping on this album cover, but that fashion is definitely 80's. As with her first album, the album really doesn't give you an idea what kind of music is contained within. Is it dance music? Pop? Rock? Choral? Spoken word musings? All of the above? None of the above?</p>
<p>Guess you'll just have to listen to find out.</p>
<p>Allmusic.com doesn't give this much of a favorable review, but at least there's a review:</p>
<p><em>The second album from this sweetly histrionic singer, featuring '80s pop, gated drums, and synthesizer stabs punctuated with '80s metal guitar. With Fiona out front and then-lover Beau Hill twiddling knobs, most every cut transcends the cookie cutter even in small ways, as when "Tragedy" mocks itself with electronic basso profundo backing vocals or "Hopelessly Love You" opens with a keyboard stammer and an intro twisting the fair maiden's pitches into helium giggles. Side two offers her first sustained suite, including "Running out of Night," a warning to an aging miscreant to either stay in bed or keep running; "He's on My Side" is the record's most pristine melody over heartfelt, embarrassed goop that's perfect for the newlyweds' first dance, and "Keeper of the Flame" is a jilted lover's vow that, like the mole in the ground, she will root her ex's mountain down. Fiona co-wrote all three of the latter; it's evident she's gearing up for her high-water mark, Heart Like a Gun.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Beyond The Pale</strong></p>
<p><em>1. Tragedy</em><br/> <em>2. Hopelessly Love You</em><br/> <em>3. Living In A Boy's World</em><br/> <em>4. Thunder & Lightning</em><br/> <em>5. Tender Is The Heart</em><br/> <em>6. Running Out Of Night</em><br/> <span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong><em>7. In My Blood</em></strong></span><br/> <em>8. He's On My Side</em><br/> <em>9. You Better Wait</em><br/> <em>10. Keeper Of The Flame</em></p>
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<p><strong>Availability:</strong> The remastered edition runs around $12 and contains two bonus tracks of the same song and, as usual, they're not included here.</p>
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