Album: Sex & Society
Year: 1980
Style: New Wave, Power Pop, Glam
Similar Bands: Split Enz, Mental As Anything, A's
"One-Word" Review: Theatrical Power Wave
Based Out Of: Illinois
Label: Ovation
Cover, Lyrics, Record
Back, Lyrics, Record
Sex & Society (1980)- You're So Cool 3:25
- I Like You 3:32
- Secret Rock N' Roller 3:44
- Thought I Was Tough 3:45
- Feel So Good 3:26 /
- I'm A Citizen 4:10
- Advertising (Rock! Rock!) 5:44
- Sex & Society 5:07
- Nuclear Love 4:01
Members & Other Bands:
- Marier- Composer, Vox, Guitar, Photography
- Ken Marier - Composer, Creative Mgmt, Album Cover Concept
- Tom Pabich - Tails Out Productions
- David Webb - Tails Out Production, Photography
- Ernst Wiatrowski - Keys, Vox, Photography
- Craig Gillispe - Bass, Vox, Photography
- Robert Horn - Drums, Vox, Desigh, Artwork, Art Direction, Photography
- Dominic Busemi - Guitar, Vox, Photography (Inside Out)
- Cary Baker - Press Relations
- Frank Giuliano - National Promotions
- Lauren Kornman - National Promotions
- Susan Gayford - Costuming, Photography
- Mary Holmes - Hair Design
- Alex Bachnick - Photography
- Jane Senastian - Photography
- Rose Haave - Photography
- Darlene Murphy - Photography
- Tom Pabich - Photography
- Trisha Smythe - Photography
- Richard Fairbanks - Live Sound
- Tom Labus - Live Sound
- Javier Cruz - Synthesizist (Skafish)
- Dick Schoy - Cymbals
- George "Yanos" Danos - Dentist
- Mark Hayes - Muscle
- Bob Gasper - Favors
- Jim Scheffler - Education
- Jim Dolan - Production Assisted, Engineered, Mixed
- Ron Gresham - Asst Engineer/Mixer
Unknown-ness: I've never heard of this band. From the cover costuming, the band comes off as a uniformed futuristic/alien prog band delivering a concept album. I imagine the songs about space, other planets, and militarization, as a metaphor for our society.
Album Review: They were apparently trying to take advantage of MTV as it was lifting off, as I've read that their video ran on the early days (although not in the first 24 hrs). They have a very bouncy, jovial approach to power pop and new wave, with a lot of style adjustments coming off as theatrical. It is a fun album, lots of harmonies, but does not have a star quality. I do really like the jittery, twittery keyboard in "I Like You," which really drives home the New Wave sound.
Stand Out Track: I Like You
Links:
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MTV video on early days
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