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Business As Usual

Men at WorkAudio CD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)


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Men at Work was a Grammy Award winning Australian ska-tinged rock band which rose to prominence in the 1980s.

Although the group had formed in 1978 it was not signed until 1981. Business as Usual followed in 1982 and reached No.1 in Australia. After dogged persistence the album was released in the US where it enjoyed a long residency in the top slot of the Billboard charts.

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 1982
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B0000025R3
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,569 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. Who Can It Be Now?
2. I Can See It in Your Eyes
3. Down Under
4. Underground
5. Helpless Automaton
6. People Just Love to Play With Words
7. Be Good Johnny
8. Touching the Untouchables
9. Catch a Star
10. Down by the Sea

 

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Strong, August 3, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Business As Usual (Audio CD)
Nineteen years after buying the original "Business as Usual" on cassette (and wearing it out years ago), my CD arrived today. I hadn't heard some of these songs for years; "People Just Love To Play With Words" and "I Can See It In Your Eyes" are particular gems that I've rediscovered like some momento lost in my attic. The track listing is awesome; can anyone name a better album closer than "Down By The Sea"? Outstanding. "Business" is as competitive and fresh as it was in 1982. For an '80's album, it does not sound dated (thanks in large part to the use of REAL drums at a time when machines were par for the course!). I will always regard Jerry Speiser as one of the better and more innovative drummers in rock and roll. Colin Hay's voice is timeless. The lyrics are intelligent (if not sometimes odd). Excellent musicianship and crafty songwriting make for a remarkable album.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of The Best Albums in the last 20 years!, January 26, 2001
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"chickenbone67" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Business As Usual (Audio CD)
Although the bands popularity has faded through the years, this album is an icon of the 80's. Known for its chart topping songs, the album also boasts 8 other very good songs, such as "Be Good Johnny", "Catch A Star" and "Down By The Sea". This is one of those albums you can put in your CD player and just let it play the whole way through. Most bands like to have a consistant sound, through instuments. This band uses it's vocals from lead singer Colin Hay. The instumentation varies throughout the entire album so it doesn't put in a "trance" with the same old sound. If you like musical variety with great vocals, then this is a MUST HAVE for your CD collection.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stands the TIme Test, December 9, 1999
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This review is from: Business As Usual (Audio CD)
This album is much more subtle than was appreciated in 1982. Now, 17 years later, it stands the time test. I got to hear Men At Work at a small concert they put on in Houston in 1999, and they were every bit as good as when I heard them in concert in 1983. This album had the monster hits Who Can It Be Now and Down Under but my favorite song was I Can See It In Your Eyes, the greatest morning ski song ever made. Plug it in when you first hit the slopes for the warm up run--amazing...[Winter kisses when your lips were blue/like chasing wild geese in the snow/Faces, places on the windowpane/but that's a long long time ago.../We go to a restaurant, but you don't like wine/you say it's love you want/but there is no time/I realize/I can see it in your eyes/You're moving on to something more...]
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