Icehouse - Primitive Man
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Music CD Cover Artist: Icehouse Edition: Music CD Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered CD Release Date: 2002-10-21 Music Label: Wea Int'l Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for Primitive Man Album
Free Music Review: Forgotten 80's Classic Remastered To Perfection By Its Creator!
Hit: 4 Stars
This album was originally released in 1982 in the USA and Australia as "Primitive Man" - the title it holds to this day. However, it was re-issued in the UK in 1983 as "Love In Motion" with a different track list and different front cover. The inner sleeve is the same as the original 1982 issue (reproduced in the CD booklet).
Just for the interested, the 1983 "Love In Motion" tracks were:
Side 1. 1. Uniform 2. Street Cafe 3. Hey Little Girl 4. Glam 5. Great Southern Land
Side 2. 1. Trojan Blue 2. Love In Motion 3. Mysterious Thing 4. One By One 5. Goodnight, Mr. Matthews
As you can see from the track list of this re-issue, the extra tracks cover both issues of the original album - and the bonus tracks - like the German sung version of "Uniform" - are incredibly difficult to find on original vinyl, so a welcome inclusion here.
I bought these albums in the 80's and loved their sound then - and still do - a sort of Australian Cars meets Roxy Music meets Talk Talk meets Spandau Ballet meets Thomas Dolby meets Prefab Sprout meets...well you get the idea. Icehouse' sound is I suppose closest to the hypnotic and superb synth melody of "Heartbeat City" by The Cars. It hasn't dated either like some of the dire 80's productions.
They were re-issued in the USA at the very beginning of CD re-issuing (about 1987 and 88) and they were better than the vinyl versions then, but only ok soundwise - as most of those early CDs were. These new IVA DAVIES (principal songwriter in the band) remastered versions from 2002 are fabulous - superb sounding - and stacked with bonus tracks that will thrill fans. There's little hiss on the tracks, he's not cranked the treble for effect - in fact, they're just muscular in their sound - really great.
"Great Southern Land", "Street Cafe", the groove of the funky instrumental "Glam" - all ripe for rediscovery.
Of their albums, I recommend heartily the superb "Sidewalk" from 1984 where they seemed to hit their stride and "Measure For Measure" with the stunning "No Promises" from 1986. "Man Of Colours" too from 1987 is another peach - the 2002 reissue contains the 2 bonus 12" mixes of "Crazy" that were on initial releases of the CD + 5 more bonus tracks.
Icehouse are held in great affection - and on rehearing these albums again - in this glorious sound quality - it's easy to see why.
Great band - superb sounding re-issues with fan-pleasing extras. Way to go guys.