![]() ![]() Crush offers very little of substance maybe that'sĪlways been the case with OMD, and earlier albums simply masked it The words to "Crush," "Blocīloc Bloc," "Hold On," and "Secret" reveal that melodies really are Lyric sheet is just begging for trouble). Unfortunately, given the lyrics on thisĪlbum, OMD picked the wrong time to be intelligible (and including a Hague keeps the arrangements clean and simple, so much so that it'sĭifficult to hear what (if anything) Martin Cooper and Malcolm HolmesĬontribute to the final product. Were stylemongers rather than electronic visionaries. It also invites the suggestion that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys ![]() OMD to cultivate a new audience without losing their U.K. In Greensboro," and shades of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle" on "The Nativeĭaughters of the Golden West." Switching horses in midstream does allow Pleasant moment), some interesting patterns on "Crush" and "The LightsĪre Going Out" that recall Dazzle Ships, the relatively edgy "88 Seconds Rewritten as a pop song ("La Femme Accident," arguably the album's most Original identity, however, will have to settle for "Joan of Arc" Like "So in Love" and "Secret." Anyone looking for signs of OMD's From a commercial standpoint, the move paid Ultravox and Kraftwerk for the more contemporary fare offered up by The Reinvention of the band's original ideals, trading in the influence of The lightweight synthesizer pop of Crush represents a nearly complete
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