albums - june 2010 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome (deluxe) (ZTT) Originally released in 1984, Welcome to the Pleasuredome can rightly be regarded as one of the best pop albums of not just the 80s but of all time. This 25th anniversary re-release by ZTT includes a full re-mastered version of the original album plus a bonus disc of alternative takes of the band’s singles and demo versions. All very nicely repackaged in a double gatefold CD. The album is largely a showcase for the band's first four singles, three of which - 'Relax', 'Two Tribes' and 'The Power of Love' reached number one with the fourth and title track peaking at number two.

However, controversy followed by the band from the outset with 'Relax' being banned by the BBC due to worries over it's allegedly obscene lyrics and video which appears to show the band partying in a S&M club. Lounge Lizard Session Keygen Free. Hammond Manuals. Whilst 'Two Tribes' parodied the cold war stand off between East and West at the time, complete with a video showing the then heads of state of the USA and Russia, Reagan and Chernenko, fighting whilst other world leaders look on placing bets. These singles are definitely the outstanding tracks on the album and both are underpinned by pulsating drums and hulking bass lines with Trevor Horn adding a full-on production and letting the now unmistaken vocals of Holly Johnson come to the fore. Third single ‘The Power of Love’ marked a change in direction for the band with their first ballad and a song which still has the power to bring tears to grown men’s eyes even today with it’s haunting chorus. Energy Efficiency Manual Wulfinghoff Pdf Reader more.

However, it is probably the albums title track which presented the band’s high point but musically and commercially. Clocking in at over 13 minutes ‘Welcome To The Pleasuredome’ complete with tribal chanting, soaring backing vocals and massive stabs of synth allowed both the band and Trevor Horn to create a real pop masterpiece. The remaining tracks on the album unfortunately don’t quite match these tracks yet there a couple of hidden gems with a blazing cover of ‘Born To Run’, the sexual deviance of ‘Krisco Kisses’ and ‘The Only Star in Heaven’ all of which stand out in their own right. The bonus CD doesn’t really offer too much in the way of additional material, except for the most die-hard fans of the band, with only really ‘Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Cut Rough)’ providing an interesting insight into the bands punk roots. Unfortunately, it was all down hill for the band from here with internal squabbles and a rather disappointingly second album ‘Liverpool’ eventually leading to the break up of the band. Although, lead singer Holly Johnson enjoyed a solo career nothing quite matched up to the heights of this album.