Strange Kind of Love

Strange Kind of Love Artist: Love and Money
Label: Polygram Int'l
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 042283649828
EAN: 0042283649828
ASIN: B0000071P4


Release Date: 1998-06-30

Strange Kind of Love


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Tracks:

  1. Halleluiah Man
  2. Shape Of Things To Come
  3. Strange King Of Love
  4. Axis Of Love
  5. Jocelyn Square
  6. Walk The Last Mile
  7. Razorsedge
  8. Inflammable
  9. Up Escalator
  10. Avalanche
  11. Scapegoat

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  4. Cheap Pearls & Whisky Dreams: The Best of Love and Money

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic album from the 80's.......2006-06-28

The quality of this album is too good to put into words. It is an all time classic that blew me away when I heard it first back in the 80's, and it's impact has never left me. The music is perfect for me - going from upbeat guitar edged numbers such as "Halleluiah Man", "Strange kind of Love" and "Razors Edge" to more moody easier going rifts on "Inflammable" and "Shape of Things to Come". James Grant's vocals on all the tracks are fantastic, and the way his vocals and the music comes together on them are ingenius. I particularly love the start of "Strange Kind of Love" - the synth cords and easy guitar/bass/vocal combo always gets my goosebumps going! The lyrics are also quite poignant, with "Jocelyn Square" and "Shape of Things to Come" being two of my particular favorites for this. I bought the album on Vinyl back in the days when CDs were just emerging, but found myself woefully missing it when I retired my record player a few years back. After finally pulling my finger out, I bought a CD copy from Amazon a few days back and have not looked back since. I'm in heaven again! If it sounds up your street, buy it, put it on a quality music system, turn the volume up and join me in heaven!

5 out of 5 stars Their best album for me.......2005-10-03

Wonderful work of love and money kinda funky at times but very pop.

5 out of 5 stars Unfortunately WASN'T The Shape of Things to Come.......2004-12-06

Way back in the day, I bought L&M's first album All You Need Is... on the basis of Candybar Express. It was a cool album, so I kept my eyes open for a second album. After what seemed like years (and probably was), I heard Halleleuiah Man on the radio. The DJ didn't say who it was, but the vocals were unmistakably James Grant's. And what an excellent song it was - tight, upbeat, and powerful. Like something you could imagine Simple Minds doing in their 'Live in the City of Light' period (if Jim Kerr was as good a lyricist as James Grant). I knew the album the single came from would be astounding, and rushed out to buy it the day it was released.

I wasn't disappointed, although the album was a lot more subdued, for the most part, and didn't carry the same groove and swagger of Halleleuiah Man throughout. But it does contain some of my favorite songs of all time. My absolute favorite is Shape of Things To Come, which is just simply beautiful. The perfect love song. The whole album is good (though I'm not overly keen on Up Escalator), and one of the few albums I bought in the '80s that I keep coming back to (the other being The Bible's Walking the Ghost Back Home - which you sould also check out!).

I prefer this album to Dogs In The Traffic (which James rates has his best), and I don't have All You Need Is... on CD (and my turntable is in storage) so I can't compare it to that one. It's a shame L&M split when they did, but to be honest, I really don;t think they could have surpassed this masterpiece if they'd kept going another 20 years.

5 out of 5 stars One of those rare pop masterpieces! A class act!.......2003-02-06

Why this release never really made it big is puzzling. If you like croony or even funky tight pop (like Bryan Ferry, Cousteau, The Beautiful South, etc.) with great instrumentals, this CD is a MUST! The songs are great, and the arrangements and production akin to the high-standards quality Steely Dan puts out! One of rock-pop's most tasteful and lofty moments! Listen to it on a 'better' stereo system and the vocals will blow you away!

4 out of 5 stars Wonderfully soulful rock and roll.......2002-04-28

If you have not had an opportunity to listen to this CD, please do so. While it is out of the usual genre of my music taste, I threw it in the auto one day at the suggestion of a friend. She has that kind of impact on me! A "Strange Kind of Love" to be sure.

I was pleased, and very much enjoyed the songs, the pace, and the tone of the disc. The first song "Hallelujah Man" has a rhythm reminiscent of Steely Dan or Bryan Ferry. I also enjoyed the songs Jocelyn Square, and Shape of Things To Come.

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