The Psychedelic Furs Tickets Oct 28 2010 7:00 pm iCal

The Psychedelic Furs are to perform their commercial breakthrough album 'Talk Talk Talk', in its entirety, at the Cheese & Grain, Frome on Sunday 24th October, Manchester Ritz on Tuesday 26th October, Birmingham Institute on Wednesday 27th October, the HMV Forum on Thursday 28th October and Glasgow O2 ABC on Friday 29th October 2010.

The night will be split into two halves with a set of favourite Furs songs and the performance of the album tracks in full.

'Talk Talk Talk' was released in 1981 and contains the original version of the band’s biggest hit ‘Pretty In Pink’.  This track was notable for being singer/songwriter Richard Butler’s first real lyrical narrative, around which, American film director John Hughes would realize his own interpretation, in 1986, in the ‘Brat Pack’ movie of the same name.

The entire album, which was recorded in just 21 days, came at a time where the band were most confident and connected artistically and, with this passion, they created something very special.

The opening track ‘Dumb Waiters’  is a wild yet disciplined lead single and it thrusts you, without a doubt, into the whole essence of the album.  Producer Steve Lillywhite, encouraged the band to experiment with tribal beats, unusual flourishes, tone & texture.  Tim Butler’s bass playing became increasingly more melodic and Richard Butler introduced backing vocals in ‘She Is Mine’ and gave us sexual overtness on ‘Into You Like A Train’ and ‘I Wanna Sleep With You’.

On 'Talk Talk Talk', Butler also saluted his hero Bob Dylan.  He makes reference to Dylan’s lyrics in the line “Give me all your papers ma”, from the single 'Dumb Waiter', and in the track 'Mr Jones', who was the character that inspired Bob Dylan to write ‘Ballad Of A Thin Man’.

As is often the way, 'Talk Talk Talk' wasn’t an instant hit with the music press in the UK but it quickly entered the top 100 in the US, which was quite an achievement for a ‘new wave’ band at the time.  To build on this success, The Psychedelic Furs toured the states extensively and eventually de-camped to New York to record the follow-up.

'Talk Talk Talk' is now considered to be a landmark Furs album which cemented the band’s name and it is often cited, by fans, as their best long player.

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