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12 Dec, 2008
The bands best album
The Changeling has always been my favourite Toyah album. Whilst the band had started out in the punk era, and then drifted into the new wave scene to greater popular appeal, something happened in late 1981 that took the band to a whole new level. Like many an iconic female singer the media almost remoulded Toyah and sanitised her for the teenybopper audience, but her loyal 'punkish' fan base remained with her. Despite this strange start of affairs the group managed to create songs that were both catchy, popular and powerful. With the release of Four More from Toyah in late 81 the band line up included renowned drummer Simon Phillips and with his astoundingly inventive backing the group practically became a supergroup overnight. The tour that followed honed the musicianship and quality of performance of them all. So when The Changeling was recorded in 82 what you had was some great musicians playing at the top of their game. Toyah's singing had matured from the oft squealing performance of old into a textured delivery with a sometimes dark, sometimes joyous edge. If punk was a reaction against the pomposity of supergroup progressive rock then it's ironic that in many respects the otherworldly themes that are usually associated with such material probably reached their zenith with The Changeling - and it's live counterpart - Warrior Rock. It's prog rock for people who dislike the self absorbed aspect of prog rock. It's punk for people who like their power rock to be full of inventive musicianship.
This CD Features all the original tracks plus some bonus material - of particular note amongst the extras are Good Morning Universe and one of it's 'Four More' EP tracks - namely In the Fair Ground. Sadly missing are the other two - Furious Futures and Urban Tribesmen. The Brave New World B side 'Warrior Rock' is also present as is the rerecored IEYA. However good it is to have Thunder in the Mountains on the CD it seems slightly ill at ease with the more mature Changeling era material, and both that track and it's companion Voodoo Doll might have been better suited for inclusion on the Anthem CD. This would have allowed room for the missing Four More from Toyah EP tracks, and the flexi disc track Stand Proud, all more suited for The Changeling.
However, as this is bonus material it is a minor issue of choice and context. My one minor gripe is the excising of the distant octoban playout which featured on the end of side one of the original LP, some time after The Angel and Me fades.
Overall, a quality recording given a very good CD release, now we need a proper unedited release of the Warrior Rock double album.
14 Aug, 2019
A good dinosaur B movie.
1 of 1 found this helpful An atmospheric little adventure film that delivers in ways that Irwin Allen's The Lost World doesn't. Impressive matt paintings give the The Land Unknown some huge and impressive vistas. The dinosaur effects are variable, utilising real lizards, a man in a T-Rex suit and a large and impressive animatronic river monster. The film is helped hugely by being black and white so not only does it appear far more moody but it's also more effective in the compositing, which is pretty seamless for a film of this vintage. The bluray is crisp visually and the boxset includes the DVD and a fold-out repro of the original poster art. Highly recommended.
26 Dec, 2020
1966 Batman is cool and witty.
A rich vein of humour keeps the film buoyant and enjoyable as
Batman and his stoic ward Robin fight against four of his most memorable adversaries - The Riddler, The Joker, The Penguin and Cat Woman. The fun premise is helped enormously by the vivacity of the performances, the cool gadgetry and the self aware wit. Nelson Riddle's theme is as cool as the Batmobile, the Batcopter, the Batcycle and the Batboat. A very enjoyable film that is everything cool and fun about 60s scriptwriting. Very much recommended.