Ricochet Days (+ Bonus Tracks) [Extra tracks, Import]

Modern English | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 20, 1992)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: 4ad Records UK
• ASIN: B000007UA8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,807 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Ricochet Days begins Modern English's move toward the status of synth band. The material, beautifully produced by the reliable Hugh Jones and boasting some pliable hooks, has the conviction and attack of old. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a great album, November 30, 2002

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LUIS (MEXICO City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ricochet Days (+ Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

What a nice piece of pop, this is what New Wave was all about: once the rage of punk finished, the hangover left sharper ears and creative skills, so a mixture of pop and experimental never seen or heard before was produced by this and other seminal bands, oh lord if only contemporary pop might be like this...
Great songs with lovely harmonies all over, strings and oboe arrangements, highly recomendable indeed.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The purest blue, March 28, 2000

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loteq (Regensburg/Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ricochet Days (+ Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

"Ricochet days", the band's third studio album, does greatly benefit from a slightly streamlined sound, better production, and dancier rhythms. Adding a string quartet and other classical instruments, it even sounds a bit experimental and ambitious. While "Ricochet days" lacks an absolutely catchy hit single like "I melt with you" and the punk edge of the previous two albums, it will ultimately prove the most satisfying ME effort. Highlights include the uptempo title song, "Machines" with its edgy percussion, and "Chapter 12". The crystalline synth melody of "Chapter 12" leaves a lasting impression and the extended version of this song is even better. ME never were a groundbreaking band like other artists of the 4AD label (Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance), but they created some of the best and most sophisticated wave rock of the early-'80s.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated wispy-wavy music!, April 13, 2003

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Pamela A. Middings "Pam Middings" (San Ramon, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ricochet Days (+ Bonus Tracks) (Audio CD)

This CD seems to have gone unnoticed by the mainstream who seem only to remember "Melt with you"...this album is really strong, definitely at least as good as After the Snow...Rainbows End, Machines, Spinning Me Round, Blue Waves are all extremely excellent, and the remaining tracks are almost as good as they (I enjoy turning the volume up during the sweet little classical intro to Chapter 12 too)....I love to discover unheralded gems, and this CD certainly fits the bill. If you enjoy ME's more popular music, please give this album a try. You'll be pleasantly surprised!