Crush [IMPORT]

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 17, 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Disky Records
• ASIN: B0000072OG
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #242,790 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
1985 Release. Produced By Stephen Hague.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'CRUSH" IS CLASSIC POP FOR ANY MILLENNIUM, February 2, 2000

By	steven green (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

CRUSH is the CD of the eighties as far as this reviewer is concerned. A neglected masterpiece that sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded in 1985. Pop it may be, but intelligent it most definitely is. Listen to "bloc bloc bloc", "women 111" La femme accident" and the title track and you will be hooked. This group from Liverpool have released several CDS and have a excellent greatest hits (not that they have had many chart hits) compilation, but this is the one to own. There is not a dud on the disc and it's not often you can say that about any CD these days.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic OMD with a softer edge, May 20, 2000

By	P. J. Golda "Digilante" (Luxembourg) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The album dates back to the 80's, and is a top class representative of the synth / electronic pop genre of the time. This album is perhaps the one with the most "romantic egde" in of all the other OMD works. I characterise this album as softer round the edges, and perfect for a rainy evening when another OMD album would perhaps not fit as well. Three tracks made the "Best Of" compilation - namely "So In Love", "Secret" and "La Femme Accident". The other tracks may not have the same commercially catchy tunes, but are well worth the investment.

If you do not own any OMD music, then perhaps the "Best Of" compilation is the place to start. If you already own that, then this is a definite contender for getting into OMD a bit more seriously. The other contenders must the "The Pacific Age" as well as "Architecture & Morality", although every album is a masterpiece. Excellent album.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best post Dazzle Ships release from OMD, December 30, 2005

By	Mark Roth (Columbus, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In many ways Crush was one final creative burst for the original lineup of OMD. Crush succeeds not only because it avoids gratuitous disco numbers, but because it taps into what made OMD great in the past; a balance between expirementation and pop appeal, moods of ironic melancholy, and the ability to combine music, lyrics, and cover art into one cohesive artistic presentation. "Bloc Bloc Bloc" manages to graft a rockabilly Elvis style onto an 80's keyboard pop song (no easy feat), and "88 Seconds in Greensboro' and "Native Daughters of the Golden West" take an unexpected turn with electric guitars and heavy drums. The expirementation continues with "The Lights are Going Out" and "Crush," which is built on samples of television commercials that Andy McCluskey recorded while in Japan. Lyrics are generally about dysfunctional relationships, though "88 Seconds" takes a stab at social consciousness (it's about a racially motivated massacre). Overall, the OMD sound has matured and warmed, there are some nice sax parts and drummer Malcolm Holmes serves up some tasty organic sounding grooves too. "Hold You" is the only filler track here, the rest is an engaging listen and refreshingly creative.