Although the Bardots would go on to have more success than Shine! I don't find their body of work nearly as compelling. However, "Sad Anne," from the aforementioned 12", is something special. If they had been from L.A. in the mid-'80s, I think it could have been a hit. This, their second single, sounds like something straight out of the Paisley Underground. Ché put together a compilation of the Bardots in the late '90s that's still in print. Neither one of these songs would be out of place on my best of the '90s list. Alas, I have a rule about being familiar with the work during that decade, and I didn't discover Shine! or the Bardots until much later. I'm sure glad I did eventually find these two tunes. Simon Williams of NME was right when he said things are "janglier in Anglia."
"Bite the Apple"
"Sad Anne"
4 comments:
O 'ell yea!! It's raining here in NY but I'm Shine-ing anyway! LOVE these tracks. I do. I bit the apple and work up the family from my spinning. La-la-la…I want to buy that drummer a beer! Yup. In my heart and in my head. Bardots?? All the jingle and jangle put my in a happy tangle. If that doesn't make Anne smile nothing will. It worked for me. Thanks Bri! I'm on to it………!!
Let me try that again now that the coffee has kicked in:
O 'ell yea!! It's raining here in NY but I'm Shine-ing anyway! LOVE these tracks. I do. I bit the apple and WOKE up the family from my spinning. La-la-la…I want to buy that drummer a beer! Yup. In my heart and in my head. Bardots?? All the jingle and jangle put ME in a happy tangle. If that doesn't make Anne smile nothing will. It worked for me. Thanks Bri! I'm on to it………!!
Now that's better.
I concur with kevinpat. Great tunes! I'll plan on ordering that Shine! CD. Thanks for the tip Brian.
Glad you're on board, boys. Good stuff.
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