About this title: Adam Ant adopted a '50s-style rock & roll sound for his third solo album, achieving a pastiche with some of the effervescence, but none of the definition (or popularity), of Elton John's "Crocodile Rock." Producer Tony Visconti tried to give him some of the plastic rock legitimacy of Ziggy Stardust-era David Bowie, but Ant was even goofier, and especially with his vocals smothered in harmony and echo and buried in the mix, he wasn't so much transformed into a rocker manque as rendered anonymous on his own record. The best track was the year-old U.K. Top 40 hit "Apollo 9," which had some of ...
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Format: CD
Label: SONY BMG EUROPE
UPC:886974236726
Description: BRAND NEW. 2008 jewelcase pressing of the digitally remastered and expanded edition of Adam Ant's hit album, originally released in 1985, including 10 bonus tracks. Helmed by famed producer Tony Visconti, Vive Le Rock was a return to Adam's T. Rex-inspired roots, filled with Glam beats and chugging guitars. Features the hit singles 'Apollo 9' and 'Vive Le Rock'. 20 tracks. Sony/BMG. read more
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