Nick Lowe – Abominable Showman (CD)
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Nick Lowe arrived at 1983's Abominable Showman having already written "Cruel to Be Kind," produced Elvis Costello's landmark early records, and helped define the sound of British pub rock and new wave. The live bonus tracks captured here at Cleveland's Agora document a road-hardened band at full throttle, offering a rare window into how ferociously Lowe's material translated on a big American stage during his commercial peak.
Nick Lowe's Abominable Showman was recorded with his post-Rockpile touring band Noise to Go. Following the blueprint of Rockpile, the band also featured a second lead vocalist in erstwhile Ace frontman Paul Carrack and had been featured on the Lowe-produced Carrack album Suburban Voodoo (as well as on this album s duet Wish You Were Here). This unit could play hard driving rock & roll and soulful pop music, all in evidence here from the opener (and concert favorite) Raging Eyes to the full on pop-soul of Time Wounds All Heels. And the band barnstormed the USA opening for the likes of The Cars and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers which yields the bonus EP of live tracks from Cleveland s Agora.
Tracklist
Disc 1
Bonus Tracks
UPC: 634457239821
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 7.14.17
Format: CD