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13.04.2009, 18:54
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Artist: OMD
Album: Crush
Released: 1985
Genre:new wave
Format: eac/ape
The lightweight synthesizer pop of Crush represents a nearly complete reinvention of the band's original ideals, trading in the influence of Ultravox and Kraftwerk for the more contemporary fare offered up by The The, Howard Jones, et al. From a commercial standpoint, the move paid off, breaking the band into the U.S. Top 40 on the strength of singles like "So in Love" and "Secret." Anyone looking for signs of OMD's original identity, however, will have to settle for "Joan of Arc" rewritten as a pop song ("La Femme Accident," arguably the album's most pleasant moment), some interesting patterns on "Crush" and "The Lights Are Going Out" that recall Dazzle Ships, the relatively edgy "88 Seconds in Greensboro," and shades of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle" on "The Native Daughters of the Golden West." Switching horses in midstream does allow OMD to cultivate a new audience without losing their U.K. listeners, but it also invites the suggestion that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys were stylemongers rather than electronic visionaries. Producer Stephen Hague keeps the arrangements clean and simple, so much so that it's difficult to hear what (if anything) Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes contribute to the final product. Unfortunately, given the lyrics on this album, OMD picked the wrong time to be intelligible (and including a lyric sheet is just begging for trouble). The words to "Crush," "Bloc Bloc Bloc," "Hold On," and "Secret" reveal that melodies really are their strong suit. Crush offers very little of substance; maybe that's always been the case with OMD, and earlier albums simply masked it better by taking the road less traveled.
01. So In Love [0:03:28.73]
02. Secret [0:03:56.25]
03. Bloc Bloc Bloc [0:03:27.63]
04. Women III [0:04:25.47]
05. Crush [0:04:25.70]
06. 88 Seconds In Greensboro [0:04:09.57]
07. The Native Daughters Of The Golden West [0:04:02.52]
08. La Femme Accident [0:02:48.50]
09. Hold On [0:04:00.48]
10. The Lights Are Going Out [0:03:55.72]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 13. April 2009, 20:29
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Crush
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Artist: OMD
Album: Crush
Released: 1985
Genre:new wave
Format: eac/ape
The lightweight synthesizer pop of Crush represents a nearly complete reinvention of the band's original ideals, trading in the influence of Ultravox and Kraftwerk for the more contemporary fare offered up by The The, Howard Jones, et al. From a commercial standpoint, the move paid off, breaking the band into the U.S. Top 40 on the strength of singles like "So in Love" and "Secret." Anyone looking for signs of OMD's original identity, however, will have to settle for "Joan of Arc" rewritten as a pop song ("La Femme Accident," arguably the album's most pleasant moment), some interesting patterns on "Crush" and "The Lights Are Going Out" that recall Dazzle Ships, the relatively edgy "88 Seconds in Greensboro," and shades of Brian Eno's "Third Uncle" on "The Native Daughters of the Golden West." Switching horses in midstream does allow OMD to cultivate a new audience without losing their U.K. listeners, but it also invites the suggestion that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys were stylemongers rather than electronic visionaries. Producer Stephen Hague keeps the arrangements clean and simple, so much so that it's difficult to hear what (if anything) Martin Cooper and Malcolm Holmes contribute to the final product. Unfortunately, given the lyrics on this album, OMD picked the wrong time to be intelligible (and including a lyric sheet is just begging for trouble). The words to "Crush," "Bloc Bloc Bloc," "Hold On," and "Secret" reveal that melodies really are their strong suit. Crush offers very little of substance; maybe that's always been the case with OMD, and earlier albums simply masked it better by taking the road less traveled.
01. So In Love [0:03:28.73]
02. Secret [0:03:56.25]
03. Bloc Bloc Bloc [0:03:27.63]
04. Women III [0:04:25.47]
05. Crush [0:04:25.70]
06. 88 Seconds In Greensboro [0:04:09.57]
07. The Native Daughters Of The Golden West [0:04:02.52]
08. La Femme Accident [0:02:48.50]
09. Hold On [0:04:00.48]
10. The Lights Are Going Out [0:03:55.72]
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 13. April 2009, 20:29
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark / Crush
Used drive : Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A Adapter: 3 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Installed external ASPI interface
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
---------------------------------------------------------
1 | 0:00.00 | 3:28.73 | 0 | 15672
2 | 3:28.73 | 3:56.25 | 15673 | 33397
3 | 7:25.23 | 3:27.63 | 33398 | 48985
4 | 10:53.11 | 4:25.47 | 48986 | 68907
5 | 15:18.58 | 4:25.70 | 68908 | 88852
6 | 19:44.53 | 4:09.57 | 88853 | 107584
7 | 23:54.35 | 4:02.52 | 107585 | 125786
8 | 27:57.12 | 2:48.50 | 125787 | 138436
9 | 30:45.62 | 4:00.48 | 138437 | 156484
10 | 34:46.35 | 3:55.72 | 156485 | 174181
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Peak level 90.3 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Copy CRC A586AA5B
Copy OK
No errors occurred
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