In 1988, was 29 years old, panicking that he had yet to deliver a masterpiece before the curtain fell on his 20s. He began writing songs that drew on the gloomy sound of s early 80s trilogy, but still retained the they had been nurturing on more recent albums. Songs like Last Dance and are sprawling and cinematic; expertly-produced updates of the tenebrous mood and atmosphere the band previously tackled on and . Even the albums singles (Lullaby, Lovesong Pictures Of You, Fascination Street), though undeniably catchy, are beautifully macabre portraits of devotion and longing. No matter how seriously they took themselves, or how focused on image (or anti-image) they were, never stopped themselves from being huge. We celebrate their entire catalog, but this is the one we always come back to. Recommended.
- 180g black double vinyl pressing
- remasteredsound
- housed in gatefold jacket w/ printed inner sleeves
- original release year: 1989
- music label: Atlantic 2010
