Visage - The Anvil (1982) {Polydor}
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New Wave / New Romantic / Synth Pop
When they
recorded the follow-up to their surprisingly successful debut, the
members of Visage appeared to be dealing from a position of strength.
But the dance club-fueled, style-obsessed new romantic movement that had
propelled the group to success in England was already crumbling, and
frontman Steve Strange had begun to take his role as the movement's
figurehead a little too seriously. The Anvil, rumored to be the subject
of a multi-million dollar feature film (a project that never
materialized), emphasizes Strange's penchant for melancholy and
melodrama.
Where the
band's debut undercut such pretensions with humorous tracks like the
twangy "Malpaso Man," only one tune here -- "Night Train," with a
rubbery bassline and blasts of brass backing a tongue-in-cheek tale of
intrigue -- dares to take liberties with Visage's moody image. Still,
with backing from the same core of post-punk all-stars (Ultravox's Midge
Ure -- who co-produced the album -- and violinist Billy Currie, as well
as Magazine keyboardist Dave Formula), Strange and drummer Rusty Egan
sound just as good as before, and despite once again closing an album
with a forgettable instrumental ("Whispers"), almost all the band's
efforts on The Anvil are extremely well-crafted synth pop. Two, in fact,
are essential new wave artifacts. The title track takes a despairing
look around clubland, setting Strange's best-ever lyric to a grim parody
of a hit in the meatmarket disco it describes; it suggests he'd become
disillusioned with the scene that had spawned Visage. "The Damned Don't
Cry," meanwhile, is even better, a ghostly groove that comes closer than
anyone would have thought possible to recapturing the haunted
magnificence of "Fade to Grey," the band's signature hit. |
Personnel:
Steve Strange – lead vocals
Midge Ure – guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals
Dave Formula – synthesizer
Billy Currie – electric violin, synthesizer
Rusty Egan – drums, electronic drums, backing vocals
Additional personnel:
Barry Adamson – bass
Gary Barnacle – saxophone
Perri Lister – backing vocals
Lorraine Whitmarsh – backing vocals
tracklist:
01. The Damned Don't Cry
02. Anvil (Night Club School)
03. Move Up
04. Night Train
05. The Horseman
06. Look What They've Done
07. Again We Love
08. Wild Life
09. Whispers
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