Queer

Thompson Twins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 10, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000008LJW
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,144 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Come Inside

2. Flower Girl

3. My Funky Valentine

4. Queer

5. Groove On

6. Strange Jane

7. Shake It Down

8. Wind It Up

9. Flesh and Blood

10. The Invisible Man

11. The Saint

12. Come Inside (Feedback Max Remix)

Editorial Reviews

1991 Warners Bros 12 Tracks

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly Underrated, October 24, 2003

By 

Joshua Allen (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queer (Audio CD)

Queer was by far the best Thompson Twins album; and I daresay c.s. dramatically unfair review is considering Queer in context of listening today rather than 12 years ago. While previous T.T. efforts were very pop-oriented and almost hackneyed new wave, Queer was truly innovative. When it came out, the hooks and beats were well in advance of their time; obviously created by people who were deeply intouch with the underground techno and house scenes at the time. In fact, I always felt if the album had come out 4 years later, the popular culture would have better accepted it, especially since its choice of themes was so prescient. Besides the quality of the music, the lyrics are decidedly more philisophical and spiritual. Other reviews have mentioned many of my favorite tracks; so I'll mention others that have been missed. The title track is pulsing and jittery; a musical analogue to the same-titled track by Garbage that would follow. "Jane" reminds me of an old Squeeze song; not terribly advanced but sticks in the mind. "Wind it Up" about religious themes. "Come Inside" is repetetive, but one imagines that hypnotic grooves is exactly the point, made clear with the remix. And these are not the best. I swore that half the industry cannibalized this CD for years after I first heard it, and in context of today it is still a pure delight. So clean and crisp, it all fits together and presents a message of positivity and lucidity.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Delight, February 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Queer (Audio CD)

I have always been a Thompson Twins fan. I have searched long and hard for this CD and finally came across it. Once I listened to it I have discovered that it is one of the best CD's the Thompson Twins ever released. Second only to INTO THE GAP. The whole CD from the first song, "Come Inside" until the last song, the remix of "Come Inside" is a pure delight. My favorite tracks are: "Come Inside", "Groove On" and "The Saint". All three were dance hits and could have easily been radio hits if the music industy here in the States were not so exclusive and judgemental on good bands. Other standout tracks are: "My Funky Valentine", "Flesh and Blood" and "Shake it Down". The Thompson Twins lost popularity with radio in the late 80's and thats ashame because this is a great CD. If you have the chance to buy it do not hesitate you will not be disappointed. Even though it was recorded in the early 90's it blends in with the music of today even better. I salute the great pop synth band The Thompson Twins!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CS, ya' missed the boat., June 11, 2009

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Roger Plamondon (Birmingham, Alabama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Queer (Audio CD)

This CD is well worth a spin if you can find it. The 80's/90's were my time and a great time for music. OK, so in retrospect the clothes and hair from the 80's were out there and cheesy, in their time and place they worked and let's not be too hard on bands for looking goofy.

Lately I've only wanted to listen to my old stuff from the 80's and 90's. Though I had never bought any TT when it was new stuff, I got the song Lay Your Hands stuck in my head. So, I recently bought some TT stuff, including this, and what a cool departure from their earlier stuff. As many other reviewers noted, Queer was ahead of the curve for 1991 and still holds up pretty well today. Definitely a "buy" for TT fans who may not already have it. Just know it is a departure and evolution.