Scale of Ten [Import]

scale of ten [import]

Track Listings

1. Searcher

2. Lust for Loneliness

3. Warm

4. Memories of Reason

5. International

6. Heartbeat

7. Sweet Surrender

8. No. 1

9. Mistrust

10. Passing Through

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
First time on CD for this most sought after album from 1985. Sleeve notes written by Matt Johnson of The The. Groundbreaking 80's electronic experimentation from a truly influential artist. Includes six bonus tracks, 'Easy Way', 'Control Yourself' (Out Of Control Mix), 'Chasing The Dragon', Transition', 'Time Heals', & 'Listen', & the full length versions of two tracks, 'International' & 'No 1', that were edited on the original album. BMG. 2004.

The Scale of Ten,Thomas Leer,Arista,Electronic,Pop,Rock/Pop

Scale of Ten [Import]

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Genya's Greatest Rocks Hard!
"You Bring It Back To Me"
Stunning NYC Rock 'n' Roll
In a Class Of Her Own

Urban Desire
Genya Ravan
Manufacturer: Hip-O Select
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000BQB6L0
Release Date: 2006-12-01

Tracks:

Jerry's Pigeons (Are Above Us All)
Knight Ain't Long Enough (I Know I'm Older-It Don't Mean I'm Colder)
Do It Just for Me (Leads Me Around Like a Deaf Dumb Clown)
Shot in the Heart (The Gun Is in the Other Hand)
Aye Co'lorado (I Know You're a Hitter from the Owners of the City)
Back in My Arms Again (All Advice Has Ever Gotten Me Was Long and ...)
Cornered (I'm Like a Crazy Person Going Insane)
Sweetest One (He's Gotta Look Like Greta Garbo, Act Like Bridget ...)
Darling, I Need You (Look in the Mirror, Broken White)
Messin Around (When You Try This Girl for Size, It's No Deposite, ...)
Shadow Boxing (On the Steps of Roseland and 52nd Street)

Product Description

The intentional and exquisite raw production of Genya Ravan's Urban Desire explores the high voltage newly emerging in cities around the world during the cherished "New Wave" movement in rock. Ravan's production of The Dead Boys "Sonic Reducer" in 1977 helped spearhead the revolution, a charge continued on this, her fifth solo disc after previous careers with the influential jazz/pop ensemble Ten Wheel Drive and the ground-breaking all-girl Goldie & The Gingerbreads before that. 1978's Urban Desire is part of an important trilogy of Ravan recordings, including it's sequel - also on Hip-0 Select - 1979's ...And I Mean It and concluding with Ronnie Spector's Siren from 1980 - as much a Genya Ravan record as it is Ronnie's. Two Joe Droukas compositions, "Shadowboxing" and "The Sweetest One", bring to mind The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers phase. In fact, "Shadowboxing" could nearly be considered the great lost track from the Stones 1972 masterpiece. The Droukas/Ravan team doesn't stop there, though; for "The Knight Ain't Long Enough" is more than a clever double-entendre, it creatively reflects Mott The Hoople during their wonderful Brain Capers period - the moment before Bowie got hold of them - and a style that La David emulated often. Genya also puts dynamics in sequencing the material; "Do It Just For Me" comes off a lot more subtly than the rocking disc-opener, "Jerry's Pigeons." Rock's pioneering lady spins the songs like a disc jockey; "Shot In The Heart" - as with most of the record - adaptable for college or mainstream radio. The Lou Reed duet on "Aye Co'lorado" is just the prescription for anyone who wanted to demolish their stereo every time an Eagles song came on. And to Velvet Underground fans even further, Genya does a Gospel-meets-the-street version of John Cale's superb "Darling I Need You."

Customer Reviews:

Genya's Greatest Rocks Hard!.......2007-06-28

Genya Ravan let loose in the studio, producing this hard-rockin' album in 1978 that is still fresh & contemporary now. This album is just filled with Genya's assets of combining hard rock, punk, r&b and blues into a cohesive sound of true rock n'roll. Definitely one of the best albums ever released by a woman in rock! Rates up there with the best of them.

Genya's own songs like the opener " Jerry's Pigeons " , which is just an awesome song & performance that has imagery of NYC , street gangs & 50's rock 'n' roll are truly magnificent, as are the songs penned by others. Her version of " Back In My Arms Again " rocks hard, as does " The Knight Ain't Long Enough ", " Cornered ", and " Shot In The Heart ". But there are many dimensions & facets to her music, and " Do It Just For Me " is really beautiful, starting off slow with mandolins, and picks up with her amazing band of musicians rockin' it up. Likewise, " Darling I Need You " written by John Cale boasts rollickin' piano , harmonica & awesome vocals. The closer " Shadowboxing " is a long epic ballad all about NYC & different social classes that Genya still sings in concert, as she does many of these great songs on this killer album. This album was the culmination of all her years singing in different bands like The Escorts, Goldie & The Gingerbreads, and Ten Wheel Drive. Performers who came out after Genya Ravan have a debt to pay her for showing them the way.

Worth owning, and definitely one of rock's true women rockers long before many others who may have gained more hits & success, but don't have the long history that Genya has, and had when she made this album.

"You Bring It Back To Me".......2006-06-26

I first heard Genya singing in the movie "The Warriors". I thought, wow, who is this singer? I've been a fan since.
This album brought back all my memories of NYC. The fun, excitement, sights, sounds, sorrow, the whole feeling! But this record is not strictly about New York. If you are any real person in your right mind, I think you'd really enjoy this album by a REAL artist.

Stunning NYC Rock 'n' Roll.......2006-01-27

I picked this record up at a friend's suggestion. A former New Yorker myself, he thought I'd like it. He couldn't have been more right. Each note brings back the sights, smells and sounds of New York City in the late '70s. This is a must have for any New Yorker. As the other reviewer wrote, this is gutbucket rock 'n' roll from the soul. The record is brilliant from start to end, but it's her version of The Supremes' "Back In My Arms Again" that ends up on repeat.

In a Class Of Her Own.......2005-11-23

Were I to find myself on a desert island with only a solar powered CD player and one disc, this would be the one. Since it's release in the late seventies, I continue to marvel at how fresh this self-produced record sounds. In short, each song is a gem and as a collection (combined with Genya equally amazing "and I Mean It") they are the ultimate primer for what great Rock and Roll is about. In short, the production is dynamic and flawless, the band is smoking and the songs are incredbile (Joe Droukas' Shadowboxing still sends chills up the spine everytime I hear it).

That's about the record... now, about Genya. If you don't know her work, then forget any of the nonsensical comparisons you might have read and go out and and discover her for yourself. The woman is in a class all her own and is one of the finest vocalists in any genre, and over her impressive career she has covered them all. Do yourself a favor, check out her book "Lollipop Lounge" and her website: [...]. This is the REAL DEAL!

Bottom line, If you love Rock and Roll that's straight from the soul, order Urban Desire and marvel at this amazing talent!

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