Oil and Gold by Shriekback : Classic Eighties Music Review
Apocalyptic Thoughts and Evolution Make This Music Terrific
A couple of songs on this album are my favorites and of the eighties and I expect continues to be favorites for those who've sampled it.
"Hammerheads" opens with the line "Our time has come". The music has a driving bongo drumbeat clashing with an almost Arabic horn that goes well with the dangerous feeling of swimming along with hammerheads wondering who is going to survive or not. The music is pretty consistent musically but the rhythms change dramatically as the album develops.
"This Big Hush" is one of the saddest love songs I've ever heard. You have great lines sang in a quiet almost hushed tone, speaking of love and the fried end of the world.
"Everything that Rises Must Converge" is somewhat repetitive at times but pays homage to the tale by Flannery O'Connors.
"Coelocanth" reminds me always of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, with eerie tones, and seeming almost timeless. There's no words to this piece of music, but you can zone out well after all the more rocking pieces and ponder this ancient fish and the beginning of the world.
A few other songs like Malaria and Nemesis are more popular, but the ones I listed are personal favorites. This band arose and reached their height of success in this terrific eighties music album.
Where to Buy this Eighties Classic Album: Oil and Gold by Shriekback
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- This classic eighties music features a driving bongo beat.
- Hammerheads and Coelocanth makes you think about evolution on this '80s CD.
- This Big Hush is one of the saddest love songs I heard in the eighties.
19 Comments
Post a CommentGreat review! Thank you for comments on my work. I've been out-of-town on vacation, so couldn't read work from then. I'm back on track now. :)
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Enjoyed your article. I miss my 80's music.
I wasn't into 80s music so don't know them. Thanks for the recommendation though.
I can honestly say I don't know them. In the 80's, I was into heavy metal and such. What can I say, I was a rebel. ;-)
Thanks for this article. I've never heard of them- I was more of a glam-rock girl in the 80's.
Gee this brings back some memories...
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Thanks for the memories...
What memories :)