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Modern English - The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 FLAC download

  • Performer: Modern English
  • Title: The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984
  • Size FLAC ver: 1996 mb
  • Country: UK
  • Released: 2001
  • Style: New Wave, Synth-pop, Experimental
  • Other formats: VQF AIFF DXD APE MP4 ASF AHX
  • Genre: Electronic / Rock
  • Rating: 4.5 of 5
Modern English - The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 FLAC download
Modern English - The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 FLAC download

Tracklist

16 Days 4:37
Gathering Dust 4:21
I Melt With You (7" Mix) 3:49
Mesh And Lace 4:18
Black Houses 5:42
After The Snow 3:50
Rainbows End 3:06
Smiles And Laughter 3:10
Ricochet Days 5:13
Dawn Chorus 4:42
Carry Me Down 5:25
Machines 5:54
Heart 6:57
Swans On Glass 4:35
Blue Waves 3:58
Life In The Gladhouse 5:04

Versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
GAD 2K21 CD, GAD2K21CD Modern English The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 ‎(CD, Comp, RM) 4AD, 4AD GAD 2K21 CD, GAD2K21CD UK 2001
RCP-5034 Modern English Life In The Gladhouse: 1980-1984 ‎(CD, Album, Comp, Promo, RM) 4AD RCP-5034 Taiwan 2001
6921-2, GAD2K21CD Modern English The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 ‎(CD, Comp, RM) Sum Records , 4AD 6921-2, GAD2K21CD Brazil 2003
GAD 2K21 CD, GAD2K21CD Modern English The Best Of Modern English: Life In The Gladhouse 1980-1984 ‎(CD, Comp, RM, RP) 4AD, 4AD GAD 2K21 CD, GAD2K21CD US Unknown

Comments (1)

Amis
Modern English are one of my favourite bands of the early 80's, because they combine melodic songs with gloomy atmospheres. I find both the claustrophobic postpunk sound of their early work and the synth-driven wave style of the After The Snow / Ricochet Days-period enjoyable, but I lost track of their post-4AD work. This compilation is a fairly good introduction, which shows that Modern English have more to offer than the 'college hit' I Melt With You. There is also a good article about their history in the booklet. My favourite piece on this cd is the furious Swans On Glass. What I find unforgivable is the absence of Someone's Calling, my favourite Modern English-song. Though it was a single, it has been omitted here in favour of various album tracks. For historical purposes it would also have been nice if their first single Drowning Man was included, which is not available on cd as far as I know.

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