"Steve McQueen is more than a pleasant mood. McAloon’s songs are mostly excellent. Along with lead single “When Loves Breaks Down”, the rockabilly-infused opener “Faron Young” is a bouncy, catchy, and complexly arranged number that could almost be mistaken for a cut off Meat Is Murder; “Hallelujah” references George Gershwin in its lyrics and 1970s soul balladry in its breezy sway; and late album beauty “Desire As” is a weary post-breakup wonder ("I’ve got six things on my mind / You’re no longer one of them").
As a testament to the strength of the songwriting on Steve McQueen, this remastered Legacy Edition comes with a bonus disc of solo acoustic versions of most of the album’s tracks, which McAloon recorded in 2006 specifically for the release. With only a six-string and his own voice, Paddy offers lovely interpretations of his two-decades-old songs. He opts not to redo “Horsin’ Around” and “Blueberry Pies”, and this pair of omissions emphasizes the couple of tracks on the original that drag the album down from perfection to mere excellence. Fortunately, the record’s rare low points are subtle miscues and won’t get in your way of enjoying Prefab Sprout’s 1985 classic." Pop Matters
- CD 1:
- Faron Young
- Bonny
- Appetite
- When Love Breaks Down
- Goodbye Lucille #1
- Hallelujah
- Moving The River
- Horsin' Around
- Desire As
- Blueberry Pies
- When The Angels
- CD 2:
- Appetite
- Bonny
- Desire As
- When Love Breaks Down
- Goodbye Lucille #1
- Moving The River
- Faron Young
- When The Angels
1 comment:
Great album. One of the best from the 80s, in my opinion.
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