Icehouse
Sidewalk

Chrysalis    FV 41458  (1984)

Rock/Pop
LP, 10   Tracks, 44:19  Length
01 Taking The Town Iva Davies 03:32
02 This Time Iva Davies 04:12
03 Someone Like You Iva Davies 04:13
04 Stay Close Tonight Iva Davies 05:01
05 Don't Believe Anymore Iva Davies 05:15
06 Sidewalk Iva Davies 04:06
07 Dusty Pages Iva Davies 04:45
08 On My Mind Iva Davies 03:38
09 Shot Down Iva Davies 04:47
10 The Mountain Iva Davies 04:50
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Standard LP sleeve
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Vocals Iva Davies
Guitar Robert Kretschmer
Drums John Lloyd
Bass Guy Pratt
Keyboards Andy Qunta
Musician Icehouse
Producer Iva Davies
Engineer Andy Hilton
Personal Details
Index # 1606
Package/Sleeve Condition Excellent
Media Condition Excellent
Owner Dave
Tags Pop Rock
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Notes
Sidewalk is Icehouse's least-effective album, mainly because of a stagnant array of narrowly synthesized pop songs which lack the warmth, melody, or perkiness that can be found in later efforts. The hooks are few and far between, and while their sultry keyboard recipe falls into the same category as that of the Human League, Ultravox, or Visage, Sidewalk fails to exemplify the same synth pop froth or colorfulness that these bands utilized in gaining chart success. Without the techno-pop radiance or keyboard-laden bite found on their next two albums -- 1986's Measure for Measure and 1987's Man of Colours -- Sidewalk is towed along somewhat lethargically by dimly lit lyrics and tiresome instrumental digressions. Even the earlier albums had Iva Davies sounding a little more enthused, especially 1982's Primitive Man. Sidewalk can easily be left behind without its greatest asset, "Taking the Town" even being missed.