Original Mirrors - s/t

Name: Original Mirrors
Album: s/t
Year: 1980
Style: New Wave
Similar Bands: Haircut 100, Flock of Seagulls
"One-Word" Review: Flat New Wave Let Down
Based Out Of: Liverpool, England
Label: Artista

 Cover, Lyrics Record

Back, Lyrics Record

Original Mirrors (1980)

1. Panic in the Night 3:18
2. Sharp Words 4:28
3. Could This Be Heaven 5:10
4. Boys Cry 2:35
5. Chains of Love 4:02 /
6. Night of the Angels 3:38
7. Reflections 4:09 (Supremes cover)
8. The Boys the Boys 3:28
9. Flying 4:04
10. Feel Like a Train 4:40

Album Rating (1-10): 7.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Steve Allen - Writer, Producer, Vox (Deaf School, Hot Club, Perils of Plastic, Clive Langer * the Boxes)
• Ian Broudie - Writer, Producer, Guitar (Lightning Seeds, Care, Big in Japan, Bette Bright & the Illuminations, Ellery Bop, Wild Swans, Icicle Works, Shack, SSHH)
• Alan Winstanley - Producer, Remix (Madness)
• Bill Nelson - Producer 
• Pete Kircher - Drums (Status Quo)
• Jonathan Perkins - Keys (XTC, Stadium Dogs, Dave Stewart & Spiritual Cowboys, JC-001, Roger taylor, Murray Lachlan Young, Miss World )
• Phil Spalding - Bass (Bernie Torme, Bop, Cockney N Westerns, Eat this, GTR, Mirrors, Dirty Strangers, The Hard, the Managment, The Rowdies, Toyah, Right Said Fred, Tashan)
• Kevin Ward - Writer

Unknown-ness: As I have a strong love for the Lightning Seeds, I knew this project was one that Ian Broudie was part of before the Seeds (as well as  Big in Japan). So I figure it will be some nice, smooth catchy brit-pop.

Album Review: So the album has a much more pub rock / new wave feel than the playful music i was anticipating, knowing the Lightning Seeds...mostly because Broudie is a co-writer, and just plays guitar without singing. So the output is a much more straightforward new wave sound. Even the aid of ex XTC's keyboard player can't bring this above mediocre pop.

Stand Out Track: Sharp Words

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