OK, so here's the deal. If you've got a good song, or want to try something experimental, then the stripped down approach of a hurried BBC session will sound great. If the song is shit in the first place and you have recorded full studio versions which are production heavy, then the stripped down approach will simply expose the weaknesses of said song.
Never has this rule been truer than on this patchy Peel Sessions album from OMD.
Let's recap. The first album was brilliant, the second album was utterly horrible (bar two songs), third and fourth albums; transcendental works of genius. Shit forever after.
Ergo, Peel session one (first album) = brilliant.
Peel sessions two/three (either side of the second album) = mostly shit.
Peel session four (fourth album) = brilliant.
What have we learned? What a pity they were too busy being pop stars for a third album era session. Also, why is the Factory Records version of "Electricity" tagged on at the end?
Highlights? Red Frame/White Light, Genetic Engineering, Messages, Julia's Song, Enola Gay. In That Order.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Peel Sessions 1979 - 1983
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