List | C | Camouflage | 'Voices & Images' CD 1988

Track:	Name:	Time:
1.	That Smiling Face	5:01
2.	Helpless Helpless	5:07
3.	Neighbours	3:51
4.	The Great Commandment	4:20
5.	Winner Takes Nothing	6:00
6.	Strangers Thoughts	4:46
7.	From Ay To Bee	4:41
8.	Where Has The Childhood Gone	3:41
9.	Music For Ballerinas	4:31
10.	I Once Had A Dream	5:00
11.	They Catch Secrets	3:30
12.	Pompeji	3:26
	Total	53:54

Comments:

People often refer to this German synth pop as a Depeche Mode clone, which isn't very fair to either of the bands. However, the closest comparison I can think of is in fact Depeche Mode around '86, but it's not too accurate. This is perhaps a bit softer, and less mature and well-produced. The most obvious 'hit' (a single, I think) is 'The Great Commandment', which sounds less like DM and more like a depressed Vince Clarke cross-bred with Alphaville (which is also an unfair comparison, of course). Lyrically, this album is a bit naive, and it sometimes show that English is not their native language. The vocals are pretty good, though. In tune and not too German-sounding.

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