Should God Forget: Retrospective

The Psychedelic Furs | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 4, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 4, 1997
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AHD
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,231 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. India

2. Sister Europe

3. Pulse

4. Mack the Knife [Live][#]

5. Blacks/Radio [#]

6. We Love You

7. Imitation of Christ

8. Soap Commercial [Live][#]

9. Pretty in Pink [Original Version]

10. Mr. Jones

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Alice's House [Alternate Version][Alternate Take][#]

2. The Ghost in You

3. Here Come Cowboys

4. Heaven

5. Highwire Days

6. Heartbeat [Live][#]

7. All of the Law [Live][#]

8. Heartbreak Beat

9. All That Money Wants

10. Entertain Me

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very strong retrospective, March 23, 2001

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thedevilscoachman (Vienna, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Should God Forget: Retrospective (Audio CD)

Although I was in high school when the Furs were at the height of their popularity, I was never really into them. I picked up this CD set a few years ago mostly on a whim, knowing only a few songs. I must say, although I liked some of the songs right off the bat, I wasn't blown away at first. Oddly, however, these CDs keep finding their way back into my CD player again and again, and I still am discovering new things I like about this after 3 years, which is the hallmark of a good album. Describing the Furs' music isn't easy. Their style changed pretty significantly throughout their history, depending in large part, it seems, upon who was the producer. Much to their credit, none of these changes seem to be aimed toward trendiness; the Furs instead seem to be exploring a bunch of different ways of presenting their sound. Still, all the incarnations of the band's sound can fairly be described as edgy post-punk and dark neo-psychedelia. Punk is definitely a reference point for this band, as is David Bowie's 70's work. I would recommend this strongly to people who are not giant Furs fans, but who would like to know more about them. (I would not recommend the latest "greatest hits" package, which, from the looks of it, leaves off too much great stuff from these CDs). My favorite songs include: India, Sister Europe, I Don't Want to Be Your Shadow, Here Come Cowboys, and Torch, each from different points in their career - a demonstration that they remained pretty strong during a pretty long period of time (although their music towards the end kind of tails off in quality). The absolute best song, however, is "High Wire Days," which combines a great melody, lyrics which capture perfectly one's nostalgia for one's younger, brighter days, innovative production, and suprising (eastern) Indian-style drones and beats. Its an absolutely brilliant song, and is one of my top 20 favorites of all time. In sum, this album has convinced me that the Furs were an important and very creative group, and I would recommend this album to serious music fans; it certainly seems to me that the additional great songs on this collection make it superior to a single-disk hits collection, and make this album worth the extra money.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for the 80's collector or a long-lost fan or both, August 6, 2002

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Greekfreak (Pusan Korea (South)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Should God Forget: Retrospective (Audio CD)

This is an anthology that was long overdue--the 'Furs' were never the most prolific of bands, but they certainly deserved better than to be relegated to a third-tier song on the slap-dash 'Wedding Singer' soundtrack in this day and age.

Purists may be expecting more b-sides or live tracks, but whether you're the casual listener or the afficianado, this package has it all.

If you're not entirely convinced that you need to spend your dollars so rashly, you can settle for either "Mirror Moves" or the earlier compilation "All of This and Nothing." I won't discount their later material, but it really is their 80's output that's the most interesting.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive and worthy, March 18, 2003

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Author Brian Wallace (Mind Transmission, Inc.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Should God Forget: Retrospective (Audio CD)

This is the definitive Furs collection. I do not see the need to buy every collection that's out there. Buy the actual albums instead. This one takes you from the early years through the nineties and offers off-the-beaten tracks and numbers that add some variety.

Richard Butler is a tremendous performer who lends such edginess and beauty to the lyrics and the sounds. Working with various producers through the years makes this one fun in the sense of listening to so many songs on two discs. Lots of diversity.