Audio CD review:
Deacon Blue - Singles

Deacon Blue - Singles

Band: Deacon Blue Title: Singles Rating: Release Date: 2006-10-23 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Dignity 2: Real Gone Kid 3: Wages Day 4: Fergus Sings the Blues 5: Twist and Shout 6: Bigger Than Dynamite 7: Your Swaying Arms 8: Your Town 9: I'll Never Fall in Love Again - Deacon Blue, Bacharach, Burt 10: Chocolate Girl 11: When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring) 12: Love and Regret 13: I Was Right and Your Were Wrong 14: Loaded 15: Queen of the New Year 16: Only Tender Love 17: Cover from the Sky 18: Haunted 19: The One About Loneliness

The usual . . . plus three new songs Never mind, I was curious to see what they sound like now, and there are apparently three new songs here. These guys have released more collections than Simple Minds, so I won't bother to say anything about the old stuff, except some of it is sounding old indeed these days. "Bigger Than Dynamite", "Haunted" are pure dance beat pop formula, and the trademark vocal harmonies are still there. The hook in "Bigger" is the best, "Haunted" kind of misses a memorable passage and is a little clumsy in transitions, but it's a decent song. "One About Loneliness" is more anthemic, but really is without a compelling hook, and gets very derivative in the "big" coda. Well, I can't really see they've changed that much, the sound is more modern, but they haven't transcended their catalog in any particular way. If you like them, you'll like the new stuff, though it will make you swallow hard to put out the dough considering you already have all the other stuff, ad infinitum. If you've never heard of them, I can't give you any particular encouragement to go out of your way. . You can see a complete list of all Deacon Blue discography, or go back to the Deacon Blue tabs