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Yaz - Upstairs at Eric's .gif) By Steve Gdula
There was a time when you couldn't step into a dance club without
hearing at least part of this recording booming over the sound system. The
often over-played hit, "Situation," was a bubbling caldron of
nasally synth noodlings, a whopping bass line, and drum machine wallops.
Alison Moyet's looped laugh in the middle of the song ended up as a
sample, over-used a thousand times over. Yaz was an interesting blend of
Moyet's smoky blues and jazz tinged vocals with Vince Clarke's digital
disco. Moyet's voice alone was instrument enough, and the melodies here
perfectly showcased her incredible range. Upstairs easily moved
between energetic dance floor exuberance ("Don't Go" and
"Good-bye Seventies"), blues-inspired wailers
("Midnight"), and icy electronic minimalism ("Winter
Kills"). It was an explosion of a debut, touching upon '80s gay
disco, synth pop, and diva-ism in one fell swoop. The CD closes with the
overlooked "Didn't I Bring Your Love Down," an infectious barn
burner with a call/response break that blows the roof off of Eric's
little techno-pop ro
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| 1. Don't Go | 7. Only You | | 2. Too Pieces | 8. Goodbye Seventies | | 3. Bad Connection | 9. Situation | | 4. I Before E Except After C | 10. Winter Kills | | 5. Midnight | 11. Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) | | 6. In My Room | |
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"I think the "digital disco" was performed by the former Depeche Mode keyboardist Vince Clarke, Andy Bell is the vocalist of Vince Clarke's latest band Erasure." --Henry | "This was one of my favorite albums from the Awesome80s. The song "Situation" still rockets me back to High
School/First year of College. It's a classic!" --Slapshot62 |
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Looking for a rare import-only single, a gold record, world tour book, hard to find magazine, an autographed guitar, or simply this CD? You'll find them at eBay!
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|  | Artist: Yaz
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| | Released: April 1, 1982
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