As part of German/British avant-pop group Slapp Happy, Anthony Moore explored experimental soundscapes but this solo release of early/mid-80s home recordings from his personal tape library has a more mainstream character.
On Me and Neil Diamond he even channels his inner Ian McCulloch (assisted by female backing vocals). The engaging opening tune The Ballad Of Sarah Bellum is about emotional limitations: “Drive as fast as you like, you can still be overtaken by the heartbeat every time”
One World concerns life in an unspecified ”battleground” with prog-rock guitar breaks.
Moore contributed lyrics for Pink Floyd on their post Roger Waters albums: ‘A Momentary Lapse of Reason’ (1987) and ‘The Division Bell’(1994). The mood of those albums is reflected in A Different Lie and a more tangible link comes in the form of Earthbound Misfit, an early version of Floyd’s ‘Learning To Fly’.
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Judy, Judy are Midnight Sun are pure art-pop while the punchy Lucia Still Alive has more of a new wave flavour.
This album showcases Moore’s song writing skills but doesn’t have much contemporary resonance since it sits squarely within the 1980s era of its musical origins.
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