Men Without Hats - Pop Goes the World
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Artist: Men Without HatsEdition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1995-03-15
Music Label: Universal Int'l
Soundtracks:
- Intro
- Pop Goes the World
- On Tuesday
- Bright Side of the Sun
- O Sole Mio
- Lose My Way
- The Real World
- Moonbeam
- In the Name of Angels
- La Valese d'Euge'nie
- Jenny Wore Black
- Intro/Walk on Water
- The End (Of the World)
Free Music Notes for Pop Goes the World
Free Music Review: Different concept for a concept album
Hit: 5 Stars
Men Without Hats have been known as a synth-pop group with a touch of liberal social commentary blended in the music. They were doing quite well as this kind of group with songs like Safety Dance and Messiahs Die Young, however this time around things changed. Ivan and friends decided to do a concept album and the result is Pop Goes the World. The concept was some story about a boy and a girl, but that's not what's important. While it's a very different animal than the synth-pop trio's other albums it is a very worthwhile diversion from their norm.
MWOH signed up producer Zeus B. Held (no, I'm serious... he actually went by that name) to help put this album together. Zeus did a fair amount of producing with remix albums for Gary Numan, Alphaville, Dead or Alive, Erasure, Simple Minds and a slew of other 80's electronic and experimental groups. Add some studio musicians and you get a more acoustic album than the previous MWOH records.
Does that mean no more synth-pop? No way. You get two really catchy dance tracks on this album. The most famous one, Pop Goes the World, is a really great song and has a real catchy melody to it. The other track, Moonbeam, hit the clubs back in the 80's pretty strong and was the purist of the two in regards to that genre. They still sound very different than Safety Dance, but at the same time they sound a lot more polished musically and better produced.
Just about every song on this album is worth noting. On Tuesday has Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull peforming on flute and is as much a song of ambience as it is rhythm and melody. A great song to relax to. There are some really good piano ballads on this album with the reflective Bright Side of the Sun and the lightly angst-ridden Lose My Way. This album essentially has a good balance of high energy music, mellow tracks, peppy music, punchy music, and more in between. You will notice the underlying theme of "Johnny and Jenny" throughout most of the album, too.
While Pop Goes the World is very different from anything Men Without Hats did previously this album is definitely one of their better achievements. It shows that Ivan and the gang can expand their musical horizons successfully without losing what made them great in the first place. If you like 80's dance music, or if you just like good music, this album will be a nice addition to your collection.
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