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Monochrome Set: Monochrome Set 1979 1985 Complete Recordings - VINYL LPTitle: Monochrome Set 1979 1985 Complete Recordings Artist: Monochrome Set Label: Tapete Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 4015698013788 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2018 02 09 Number of Discs: 12 Additional Details: WITH CD, WITH BOX 6LP boxset edition. Includes CD versions of each album; Edition of 700. Emerging at the end of punk era, The Monochrome Set's estrangement from society came from a more arty angle. This boxset is the full account of their
Title: Monochrome Set 1979 1985 Complete RecordingsArtist: Monochrome Set
Label: Tapete Records
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 4015698013788
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2018-02-09
Number of Discs: 12
Additional Details: WITH CD, WITH BOX
6LP boxset edition. Includes CD versions of each album; Edition of 700. Emerging at the end of punk era, The Monochrome Set's estrangement from society came from a more arty angle. This boxset is the full account of their frantically productive early period, the perfect document of an under-appreciated chapter of British pop history. Though widely unknown, they are one of the most influential British bands of the last 40 years, with the early Morrissey and Marr, Blur's Graham Coxon, and Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos among their admirers. Though Ganesh Seshadri, aka Bid, never went to college, The Monochrome Set are often seen as an archetypal art school band. In 1979 they released a string of snappy, now highly collectible singles on Rough Trade, followed by early masterpieces Strange Boutique (1980) and Love Zombies (1980). In 1982 they released their third LP Eligible Bachelors on Cherry Red Records. Their major label effort The Lost Weekend (1985) contained their biggest hit "Jacob's Ladder"."... The early Monochrome Set sound betrayed a fondness of Lou Reed and American psychedelia, and though they shared their generation's sense of estrangement, they certainly weren't part of the punk revolution.... [the Hornsey School of Art] was where lead guitarist Tom Hardy, later to be known as Lester Square, studied with a certain Stuart Goddard aka Adam Ant... The Monochrome Set's lack of breakthrough success is usually attributed to their inability to churn out the hits, but in hindsight their now highly collectible first four seven inches for the Rough Trade label, united here on one disc with all the singles from the early eighties period, prove that they started out as bona fide masters of pop's ultimate format. Released in February 1980, their first album Strange Boutique, featuring the band's percussion-heavy theme song and the Johnny Marr-anticipating 'Love Goes Down The Drain', caught the Monochrome Set in full flight, quickly followed by the equally taut, funny and adventurously dynamic Love Zombies. 1982 saw them move to Cherry Red Records on their third LP Eligible Bachelors, with the catchy lead single "The Jet Set Junta" promptly banned because of it's non-existent connection to the Falklands War.... After a financially disastrous American tour, the band were resigned to taking the major label shilling with The Lost Weekend (1985), scoring their biggest airplay hit with 'Jacob's Ladder'..." -Robert Rotifer, Canterbury 2017
Tracks:
1.1 Strange Boutique (1980):The Monochrome Set (I Presume)
1.2 The Lighter Side of Dating
1.3 Expresso
1.4 The Puerto Rican Fence Climber
1.5 Tomorrow Will Be Too Long
1.6 Martians Go Home
1.7 Love Goes Down the Drain
1.8 Ici Les Enfants
1.9 The Etcetera Stroll
1.10 Goodbye Joe
1.11 The Strange Boutique
2.1 Love Zombies (1980): Love Zombies
2.2 Adeste Fideles
2.3 405 Lines
2.4 B-I-D Spells Bid
2.5 R.S.V.P
2.6 Apocalypso
2.7 Karma Suture
2.8 The Man with the Black Moustache
2.9 The Weird, Wild and Wonderful World of Tony Potts
2.10 In Love, Cancer?
3.1 Eligible Bachelors (1982): The Jet Set Junta
3.2 I'll Scry Instead
3.3 On the 13th Day
3.4 Cloud 10
3.5 The Mating Game
3.6 March of the Eligible Bachelors
3.7 The Devil Rides Out
3.8 Fun for All the Family
3.9 The Midas Touch
3.10 The Ruling Class
3.11 Great Barrier Riff
4.1 The Lost Weekend (1985): Jacob's Ladder
4.2 Sugarplum
4.3 Cargo
4.4 Take Foz
4.5 Letter from Viola
4.6 Don't Touch
4.7 The Twitch
4.8 Wallflower
4.9 Starry Nowhere
4.10 Boom Boom
4.11 Cowboy Country
5.1 Singles I: He's Frank
5.2 Alphaville
5.3 Eine Symphonie Des Grauens
5.4 Lester Leaps in
5.5 The Monochrome Set
5.6 Mr. Bizarro
5.7 He's Frank (Slight Return)
5.8 Silicon Carne
5.9 Fallout
5.10 Surfing S.W.12
5.11 405 Lines
5.12 Fiasco Bongo
6.1 Singles II:Ten Don'ts for Honeymooners
6.2 Straits of Malacca
6.3 J.D.H.A.N.E.Y
6.4 Cast a Long Shadow
6.5 The Bridge
6.6 The Jet Set Junta
6.7 Love Goes Down the Drain
6.8 Noise (Eine Kleine Symphonie)
6.9 Andiamo
6.10 Le Boom Boom
6.11 Yo Ho Ho (And Three Bottles of Rum)
6.12 Big Ben Bongo
6.13 Wallflower (Saloon Bar Mix)
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★★★★★ 5
OUTSTANDING
Format: Kindle
This was very, very good. The world is vast and characters are complex. There is a good plot with a whole lot going on. This is well written. Good twists and turns and some heart breaking moments. You will love these characters, they have heart and loyalty. I am hoping that there will be several more books. We've yet to see anything from the Sea Court but only a mention of them here and there. The Wood Court was given a quick couple of scenes, and only as far as some warriors, we've yet to enter their court and the Shadow Court, I'm not sure if they will be a force for good or bad, but they definitely will play a much bigger role moving forward. This is primarily the Ice and Air Courts. Told in multiple views, which I loved, it gives you a chance to see things from different eyes. There's alot of political maneuvering and deception. I loved it and will pick up the next book as it becomes available. If you like The Fae and the courts, you should love this. I think the author has mucn in store for us.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020
★★★★★ 4
Definitely worth the read!
Format: Kindle
After taking a deep breath and taking in that wicked twist of an ending, I have finally composed myself. My first thought when I started this book was that I love Reyna's character. I was intrigued by her connection with her familiar and the Ruin that is plaguing her land. It came as no surprise that she took her sister's place in an attempt to protect her. When they reach the Air Court everything slows down. This is where it was iffy for me. First of all, I like multiple POV's in books however 7 is a bit much. It starts to interrupt the story line. I felt like I was finally making progress connecting with one character, then it was switched to another person. I felt they all had necessary or pertinent information but not necessarily were they all POV worthy. The only other thing that annoyed me was that Reyna constantly was " trapped." She would rush off without thinking, only to need rescuing. She is brilliant in a fight, but she really doesn't think through anything. Lorcan is amazing. I know he might be on the "bad" list, but his background is so interesting. Eislyn(Reyna's sister) is really so sweet, but calculating. I enjoyed her and Thane's dialogue. The author did an amazing job with the imagery in this book. Everything was so detailed it was easy to fall into the scene. I love unexpected twists and while part of the ending I expected, I wasn't expecting how it took place. All in all, I found it very entertaining and I am very invested in continuing this series.
Favorite quotes:
"The truth may be twisted but never false."
"Who was she if she was not the enemy of the Air Court? What was her purpose of she no longer has that?"
"In a war-torn land, love was always a lie."
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Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020
★★★★★ 5
Great Read!!! Great story!!!
Format: Kindle
The series is long, but Ms. Wolfhart does a fantastic job of weaving this tale while bringing so much to the characters. Surprises and plot twists along the way to keep you intrigued. There is some graphic sex, but is no way the focal point. Grammar was excellent (a rare find with a lot of self publishers) with only a few noted errors. I rarely give 4 stars, let alone 5.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021
★★★★★ 3
Sadly, DNF
Format: Kindle
I read this thru KU. I LOVED the synopsis. And then I began reading... and it was a DNF at 68% after picking it up and putting it down several times because I really loved the main female character.
*****SPOILERS*****
Pros:
The world is unique, intriguing and fun. The primary female character is bad-a** but not a b*tech or a mary sue. The primary female has depth. I really want to know what happens to her even tho it's been weeks and I don't remember her name. The villains to the point I read are pretty good -- an ever present threat of mysterious and possibly many culprits.
Cons:
Way, way too many points of view. I stopped counting at 7. It's the prime reason why I don't care about most of the characters or remember their names even when I like them. There's just too many points of view so almost none of the characters have enough book space for the author to properly develop them. This literally killed the book for me. Actually it killed my desire to read. For weeks.
The main male is more villain than hero. He agreed to marry the main female then locks her up & eschews her for her sister, all while bad mouthing her as unfit to rule when he never spent any time with her getting to know her. He is actually unfit to rule as he is blind to the woes of his own kingdom and starts off a peace mission to secure a ceasefire through marriage by murdering an inn full of people in her country for no real reason. Plus, he constantly makes promises he does not keep. And it's gross of him to pine for the sister behind the main female's back.
*****
As much as I really wanted to see what happened to the main female character, it wasn't enough for me to keep trying to slog thru this book. There was a lot of potential here that just fell short.
Hence, 3 stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
★★★★★ 5
Fae Courts with High Intrigue
Format: Kindle
This book is one that just builds and builds and then surprises you to no end. You may think you know the villains and then you are jolted in another direction. Princess Reyna is a real gem, strong of character, a fierce fighter, and loyal to her family and kingdom. Just when you think she and Lorcan, well you know, the plot is flipped. Can't wait to see where this goes in book two.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023