I saw these guys play Tojo on Countdown in '83 and I instantly fell in love. At the time I was more into hardcore, but something about these guys in paisley with BIG hair really struck a nerve. This album came out in '84 and I lived in a Stoneage Romeos T shirt for the next year and have seen them so many times over the years. I played this album a million times. I knew every sound and inflection in Dave's voice. This is STILL one of THE GREATEST Australian albums ever recorded. The sheer pop naivety while sounding very complex and "original" but still sounding like everything you already loved is amazing.
The first song "Let's all Turn On" says it all. It's a list of everyone they (and you should) love. The singles were amazing, but so were the other songs too. Leilani was re-recorded and it had Tojo, I Want You Back and My Girl as singles. The other true gems are the surprise other songs like Dig It Up (shows Dave's love of the Cramps), Death Ship, In the Echo Chamber (about Get Smart) and Aurthur (about their "first" bass player) This is a cracker from start to finish. Tim
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