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Men At Work's followup to the hugely successful BUSINESS AS USUAL was an album with a lot riding on it, but the Aussies come through admirably, upping the songcraft and the production values simultaneously. There's less of a reggae undertone on CARGO, and the Aussie-centric "Down Under," which provided so much novelty appeal on the debut, has no equivalent here.
Instead, there's a more sophisticated compositional bent that sacrifices nothing in sheer catchiness. The album's centerpiece, "Overkill," is representative of the blend of introspective self-doubt and arresting melodic hooks that makes CARGO an unqualified success. If BUSINESS AS USUAL tickled your pop fancy, you'll find CARGO digs a little deeper.
Reissue 1983 W/5 Bonus Tracks.
Recorded at A.A.V., Melbourne, Australia and Paradise Studios, Sydney, Australia. Includes liner notes by David Wild.
Men At Work: Colin Hay (vocals, guitar); Ron Strukert (guitar, background vocals); Greg Ham (flute, saxophone, keyboards, background vocals); John Rees (bass, background vocals); Jerry Speiser (drums, background vocals).
Rolling Stone (2/20/03, p.65) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Sparkling production....The hits still glow..."
Solid Album Every track on this album is well written. If you're looking for one of the better albums from the early 80's-this one will do nicely. This album has 3 top 10 hits ("Overkill" "It's a Mistake" and "Dr.Heckyl and Mr. Jive") and the album tracks around the hits are solid. I particularly like "Blue For You" which is a poignaint post-breakup song. Submitted by whitesox9 (Kirkland, IL) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
MEN AT WORK - CARGO Just go and buy this cd. These guys rocked 20 plus years ago and to hear it all again on disc is pure magic. There are four extra songs, recorded live at different venues, and it's that good that it kinda makes you wonder what they could have done had they stayed together.
Cool stuff. Submitted by gpelletier1108 (Chicago, IL USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great music memories Glad to have purchased this CD, classic Men at Work, wonderful sounds a must in a Men at Work collection. Wish they would come back out for another round of concerts. Submitted by vduchaney (Millis, Mass.) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
goodfunclassic men at work's cargo is one of my all time favourite cds. why? the lyrics have wit,charm and touch on topics that deal with life-in a catchy way.."no sign of yesterday" overkill" its a mistake" all have an underlying message--either about war taking place or the problems of..thats my take on it. CARGO also has some dynamic guitar playing"I like to" and the comic wit of"dr.heckle and mr jive..says it all. Colin hay and his crew did a great one here!! FANTASTIC! Submitted by acski (MASS) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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