Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Two People - Heaven (Polydor)

Two people have much in common with Red Box, and will hate me for saying so. Both pen songs which resolutely burrow their way deep into the subconscious, leaving one humming along like a blithering idiot, quite unable to stop. The essential difference is the embarrassment factor when accosted mid-hum. If Red Box are the offenders, one would expect to blush in places you didn't know blushed. If, on the other hand, Two People are issuing forth from your lips, relax, you have taste. (Lesley O'Toole, Record Mirror, January 10, 1987)

This pair of Scousers could be the ones to pick up where Go West left off, as, unlike the thousands of nothing-in-particular but-ideal-for-tinny-Radio-One-records that are released every week, "Heaven" actually is a compact and tuneful effort. But be warned. Singer Mark Stevenson has had a penchant for erotic lyrics ever since he gave up training for the Catholic priesthood. Their last single was the "Mouth Of' An Angel". Need I say more? (Frank Gillespie, No 1, January 17, 1987)

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