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A cult act that has become one of Australia's most respected rock acts, the Church present their 1982 album THE BLURRED CRUSADE on this release.
After such a fine debut as Of Skins and Heart, creating a follow-up might have been a burden for the Church -- and maybe it was, but the end result was well worth it. Perhaps even better than their first, Blurred Crusade captures what for many remains the classic early Church sound, blending both the various strains of '60s inspiration and postpunk drive detected from the start with an even more elegant melancholy. Musically, both Willson-Piper and Koppes are just fantastic, their combination of guitar playing running the range from sparkling post-Byrds chime to sharp power. If the group doesn't fully explode here as much as later albums would demonstrate, especially on Heyday, that perhaps can be laid at producer Bob Clearmountain's feet. Consider the slow but steady build up of "When You Were Mine," guitar lines and notes setting the scene before fully kicking into the main riff and the clever but not forced production on the vocals on some of the middle verses. Add on the fantastic solo about four minutes in, and this is great rock music, period, deeply impressive coming on a sophomore album. Highlights are plentiful throughout Blurred, but the best numbers are perhaps the opening "Almost With You," a note-perfect combination of hooks and downbeat but not morose atmosphere, and the lengthy, powerful "You Took." Willson-Piper's lead vocal number "Field of Mars" and the brief, concluding "Don't Look Back" are further songs of note. ~ Ned Raggett
1. Almost With You 2. When You Were Mine 3. Field Of Mars 4. An Interlude 5. Secret Corners 6. Just For You 7. Fire Burns, A 8. To Be In Your Eyes 9. You Took 10. Don't Look Back
Digitally remastered by Bill Inglot and Ken Perry.
The Church: Steve Kilbey (vocals, bass, keyboards, slide guitar), Marty Willson-Piper (guitar, vocals), Peter Koppes (guitar, background vocals, percussion, bells, piano), Richard Ploog (drums, percussion).
Blurred Crusade Music | List Price | $9.98 (You save $1.53) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Pop, Alternative | | Label | Virgin | | Orig Year | 1982 | | All Time Sales Rank |  29528  | | CD Universe Part number | 1270004 | | Catalog number | 790625 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 08, 2000 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Steve Kilbey - vocals, bass, keyboards, slide guitar
Marty Willson-Piper - guitar, vocals
Peter Koppes - guitar, background vocals, percussion, bells, piano
Richard Ploog - drums, percussion
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Church Blurred Crusade Songs Blurred Crusade Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   Really the beast
It's true. The BEST record ever. Perfect Music, perfect mixing by Bob Clearmountain. If there's got to be one record for the island - this is it. The ESSENCE of guitar-oriented music. The Church, always underestimated, made a record for eternity.
Submitted by Mario (Fulda, Germany)
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 Fantastic
This is the best album EVER recorded.
Almost With You..... Goosebumps
Submitted by Arne (Kristiansand in Norway)
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one of the greatest albums of all time
The tracks on this album are timeless classics. Great guitars ,drums and steves mystical lyrics. The combination of Peter's and Marty's guitars still sends chills down my spine. I guess you could define the music as melodic but intense . Some critics at the time said that it sounds like the Bryds. The Bryds were never this good. Stand out tracks - 'when you were mine' and 'you took'. To think that this album came out in 1982 but it still sounds new and refreshing in 2001. My all time favourite album.
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