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Suddenly becoming a phenomenon again on the basis of the "Angel" But it feels less like Sterry's heart is in it and more the result of Real Life "God Tonight" is the requisite single with the requisite Real Life synth hook anchoring a perfect piece of dance-pop. While the late-'90s incarnation of Real Life added some goth to its mettle and made for some frightening new wave hybrid music, Lifetime seems too willing to coast on the formula Sterry had perfected. In the wake of "Send Me an Angel '89"'s success, David Sterry decided to continue Real Life without co-founder Richard Zatorski - and it took him a while to get his footing. The commercialįailure of this record is another crying shame. "shoulda been a classic single," it's unstoppable. More gothic incarnation come the turn of the century. "One Blind Love," "Flame," and "The Legend" are all great songs -īut the piece de resistance on this album is the closer, "Cathedral."Īll mood and dark lyrics, the album ends with Sterry's haunting refrain of "Light a candle for me, light a candle for me.I'm a cathedral." It's everything the Cure has hoped to achieve in a single and set the tone for Real Life's The rest of the collection continues on the same territory Verses and singalong chorus were designed for radio play, but it was not It is a single as worthy as if not better than, "Send Me anĪngel," but, alas, commercial success again eluded the band. "No Shame" kicks off with a dynamiteĭescending synth hook that immediately pulls the listener into the David Sterry and Richard ZatorskiĪgain have assembled a collection of solid synth pop
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And, to theirĬredit, Flame virtually pulls off the near-impossible act of replicating Heartland's credibility as a solid new wave classic. Real Life had the daunting task of following up Heartland on two fronts - not only was HeartlandĪ great new wave record, but they ran the added risk of "Send Me anĪngel" turning them, unfairly, into one-hit wonders. Join the party/but there's some things I won't do/I would rather beĪlone than here with you." Revved up rockers like "Bitter Man" show theīand's less polished side and let Akre's voice loose. Keep to myself/'cause it's the one thing that I know.and I'd like to "I keep an open mind/I try to getĪlong/but the women are all too pretty/and I just can't put that on/so I The surprisingly catchy ballad "I'd Rather" takes a Rises above average hard rock bands with flashes of insight and punk Lyrics without the fire that carries most rock anthems. But the slacker grooves leave many dramatic Melodies are tuneful, anchored by a bit of grunge and lead vocalist Carrie Akre's It's easy to see the intent of the album title " Anthem" from Seattle quintet Goodness.įilled with classic declarations of independence, small-town escapes,Īnd challenges to complacency, the record is definitely earnest.
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