45 REVELATIONS
Sometimes it's frustrating when you know you've found a classic record, but other people (reviewers) don't agree. The entire British press must have been in a royal snit when Bananarama's 'Rough Justice' (and the sumptuous album it's taken from) came out—not one good notice on a single that's patently smashing.
45 REVELATIONS
by
Ken Barnes
Sometimes it's frustrating when you know you've found a classic record, but other people (reviewers) don't agree. The entire British press must have been in a royal snit when Bananarama's 'Rough Justice' (and the sumptuous album it's taken from) came out—not one good notice on a single that's patently smashing. Bananarama are a superb modern girl group— they sing appealingly and write most of their own generally excellent material ('Rough Justice' even shows some sociopolitical awareness, and if it's not the revolutionary manifesto I thought it was before I saw the lyrics, it's a long way from 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye').