Rating: 80/100 "Musos' frowns turned upside down"
review: No one expected such an accessible sound from this collaboration between the most cerebral ex-members of, respectively, Roxy Music and The Velvet Underground. Addingto the pair's reputations, the recording process was reportedly fraught with Eno branding Cale "difficult" and "irrational". The daggers on the cover were no coincidence.
Somehow, the loggerheaded duo produced a collection of glorious, glistening pop gems. Eno had just fathered his first daughter, and was enjoying the 1990 World Cup tournament. Cale put the cheerfulness down to working in a studio that had windows for a change. Cordoba provides a darker moment and Cale's voice is never far from a growl, but the general mood elevates like Talking Heads at their most warmly euphoric.
Similar albums:
Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure
Robert Fripp - Exposure
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