Matthew Wilder - The Kid's American' (Epic)

I hate to be rude about him 'cos he was so sweet about us in one of his interviews, but this is awful. "Break My Stride" was a really good pop song, this is a really bad pop song, and the title is so bad. Horrid horrid horrid. Very sorry Matthew, nothing personal, you understand! (Roy Hay [Culture Club], Record Mirror, March 17, 1984)

No kidding. Looking like that, I'd never have guessed. Matthew seems to have gained in confidence since "Break My Stride". Nowadays he enters your living room with all the subtlety of a Sherman Tank. Lots of synth fanfares, handclapping and even the obligatory sax solo can't disguise the fact that our Matthew is a bit of a bully. (Mark Cooper, No 1, March 10, 1984)