Standing on the Edge's only highlight comes from the silvery-sounding
"Tonight It's You," which peaked just outside the Top 40 at number 44 in
the fall of 1985. Like 1983's Next Position Please, Standing on the
Edge finds the band without any pizzazz or rock & roll exuberance.
The tracks are dull and colorless, with only the single sporting any
signs of enthusiasm from any of the band's members. Sleepers like "This
Time Around," "How About You," and the ridiculous "Wild Wild Women" are
subpar considering what Cheap Trick's capabilities are. Both Zander and
Nielsen lack the cohesion that they usually have, and the writing comes
off as weak and disregarded. Although Todd Rundgren tried his hardest to
get 1983's Next Position Please off the ground, Cheap Trick opted for
producer Jack Douglas this time around, whose efforts fared quite the
same. It wasn't until 1988's Lap of Luxury that Cheap Trick was finally
back on track, scoring their first number one hit with the
dreamy-sounding ballad "The Flame."(allmusic.com)
Today only two albums of the Trick. The last three albums follow tomorrow.
Cheers
SB1 Flac1 You need both links! Flac2

No comments:
Post a Comment