Adventures In Modern Recording [Import]

adventures in modern recording [import]

Track Listings

1. Adventures in Modern Recording

2. Beatnik

3. Vermilion Sands

4. I Am a Camera

5. On TV

6. Inner City

7. Lenny

8. Rainbow Warrior

9. Adventures in Modern Recording (Reprise)

10. Fade Away [*]

11. Blue Nylon [*]

12. I Am a Camera [12" Mix][*]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese reissue of the band's second & final album (1982) featuring 'I Am A Camera' & three hidden bonus tracks: 'FadeAway', 'Blue Nylon' and 'I Am A Camera' (12in Mix).12 trackstotal. 1997 Flavour Of Sound release.

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Adventures In Modern Recording [Import]

Average customer rating:

A Hidden Classic
A surprisingly awesome (and different) follow up
Scientific, so scientific...
Adventures In Mediocrity
the Buggles have fallen

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Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
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Binding: Audio CD

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The Age of Plastic

ASIN: B000007VMV
Release Date: 1998-12-15

Tracks:

Adventures in Modern Recording
Beatnik
Vermilion Sands
I Am a Camera
On TV
Inner City
Lenny
Rainbow Warrior
Adventures in Modern Recording (Reprise)
Fade Away [*]
Blue Nylon [*]
I Am a Camera [12" Mix][*]

Album Description

Japanese reissue of the band's second & final album (1982) featuring 'I Am A Camera' & three hidden bonus tracks: 'FadeAway', 'Blue Nylon' and 'I Am A Camera' (12in Mix).12 trackstotal. 1997 Flavour Of Sound release.

Album Details

Japanese Reissue Containing Three Bonus Tracks: Fade Away, Blue Niron, and I Am a Camera (12 Inch Mix).

Customer Reviews:

A Hidden Classic.......2006-04-21

A friend of mine turned me on to the Buggles around the time the first Asia album came out (I was a fan of Geoff Downes and his incredible keyboard layout), and I ended up liking this album way more than "Age of Plastic," which to me sounds, well, plastic.

Tracks like "Vermillion Sands" and "I Am A Camera" have a very warm, 80's analog sound to them, even more so than anything on the previous album. This was one of the few albums I've bought in which I've liked every single track on it, and it's definitely got a special place on my iPod (lovingly encoded from vinyl, no less).

It's a shame that most people can't get past "Video Killed the Radio Star" when you mention the Buggles--if they even have heard of them at all. This album shows that not only do they have a sense of humor, they're damn good musicians too.

A surprisingly awesome (and different) follow up.......2004-04-11

If you're reading this review, presumably you've already heard "The Age Of Plastic" and are curious as to what adventures the Buggles got into after that amazing album. Well, this follow up won't rock your world in quite the same way as their debut. However, what "Adventures in Modern Recording" lacks in focus, it makes up for in experimentation, fun, and even beauty.

Even though "Age of Plastic" was mostly a fun little pop album, it had a subtle sense of sadness floating here and there, and a conceptual unity that "Adventures" doesn't have. But on this album, it sounds like Trevor Horn (essentially the only actual Buggle here, since Geoff Downes only plays on a few tracks) knew that he couldn't really follow up a debut that good, so he decided to just have fun in the studio. This album is much more playful, the lyrics are more surreal, and the production is a lot more... eccentric, I guess is the best word for it.

Highlights? "I Am A Camera" is in my opinion the best Buggles song ever recorded... quiet, distant, slightly melancholy, and just plain beautiful. "On TV" is the apparent attempt at a single, and it's a really fun, bouncy slice of synth-worship. "Inner City" and "Lenny" are a little odd, but they really get in your head after a while. "Vermillion Sands" is worth it just for that totally random synth/big-band section at the end. That's the kind of oddness that I live for.

A few tracks have some lyrical strangeness ("Waiting for the rainbow warrior"?!?), but the music more than makes up for it. If you're new to the Buggles, get "Age of Plastic". If your first thought after finishing that record was that you just wanted more, then you should definitely add this to your collection. I just wish the Buggles hadn't imploded so soon after this record ;_;... Ah well, you can't have everything!

Scientific, so scientific..........2003-11-23

Out with the old and in with the new, the rise of technology - the underlying theme of the Buggles. It's cleary been the case since the initial release of Adventures (just listen to restored versions of the works of Simon and Garfunkel, Bill Joel, Blue Oyster Cult, etc - how's that for technology?). Foreshadowing? Too easy. Insightful? Perhaps. Interesting? I'd say so.

The album packs an interesting punch. The different version of "I am a camera" included here (also appearing as "Into the Lens" from Yes's Drama, same lead vocal) is IMHO by FAR the better version. It's slightly understated and often down like a real sense of loss flows through it, but it lashes out, too. It's certainly one of the standout tracks.

Lenny ("scientific, so scientific... but you were walking on glass"), Inner City ("run... one last train for the inner city run..."), and Adventures in Modern Recording ("so carefully directed for modern mass appeal") are excellent tunes that easily could have appeared on Plastic Age, the Buggles awesome debut showcase. The other tunes are just okay.

I purchased the Japanese issue with the 3 extra bonus tracks (includes a saucier version of "I am a camera," a spicy "Blue Nylon," and a bbq "Fade Away." perhaps these are wholly accurate descriptions, or perhaps I am hungry for chicken wings. more than likely it's both). This CD is NOT complete without these three tracks. They really add to the dynamics of the compilation. The Japanese issues also includes all of the lyrics in Japanese and English. Theres's other material within the booklet, and if could read Japanese, I'd comment on it.

Adventures In Mediocrity.......2003-10-18

The adventurous "Living In The Plastic Age" was the kind of punch line that these two obviously ambitious Brits didn't want to have to keep repeating. So their follow-up was standard ProgRock from the early 80's. Think Genesis or Yes from the same period. Then remind yourself that Horn and Downes were members of Yes for the "Drama" album and tour. Then it was off to Super Producer status for Horn and arena slop for Downes as the keyboardist for Asia.

There are fleeting moments of interest to be had on "Adventures." The quirky "On TV" is the closest thing to what a fan of "Plastic Age" would have expected from these two. "I Am a Camera" sounds interesting in that you can play a game of 'which came first' between this version and the song recorded with Yes as "Into The Lens" on "Drama." And the title track has sufficient wallop to make the album open with promise, it's the strongest composition here. (Given Bruce Woolley's credit on the songwriting, it also makes you wonder how far back the song's history went.) Otherwise, it is average 80's new wave synth rock. Get this if you really want to be a completest into the Horn/Downes family tree, otherwise explore at your own risk.

the Buggles have fallen.......2002-04-13

Yeesh! This was one big disapointment, especially after paying nearly $[money] for this. If you're expecting another mind-trip like Age Of Plastic, you'll be sorely shot down. The Buggles broke up almost right after this, and it shows. Most of the songs here sound like your everyday 80's new-wave pop.
The only real notable one is the goofy bouncy "On TV". "I Am A Camera" is a reworked wimpy version of "Into The Lens", found on the Yes album "Drama", which Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn worked on, after Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman took a brief leave from the group. Some of the songs, such as "Rainbow Warrior" and "Inner City", will make you cringe, as Trevor's normally great singing voice turns into a mere annoying whine.
The album does have three bonus tracks: the somewhat catchy "Fade Away", "Blue Nyon" which is the weirdest Buggles song you'll ever hear, and a 12" mix of Camera which is essentially the same song, without the slow piano-driven intro. Even the liner book is a bummer, as its very lengthy and has a huge biography on the Buggles. Unfortunately, you're [stuck] unless you can read Japanese.
Bottom line: If you want a great follow-up to the immortal Age Of Plastic, get "Drama" by Yes instead. It's cheaper, much easier to find, and it rocks much harder.

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