Silent Running - Young Hearts (Parlophone)

This band do seem to have their off days. The last time I saw them play the singer bust his zip and had to change his stage leathers for casual day-wear maroon strides. Hours later, the drummer stepped out of a first-floor window and ended up breaking his arm. And now they've released a record which sounds like either U2 or Simple Minds. At times it could almost be Jim Kerr singing. I prefer the real thing, myself. (Linda Duff, Smash Hits, July 5, 1984)

Latest in a long line of 'when we were young' ditties. When I was young, pop didn't take itself too seriously and the only people making records like this were over 30. (Andy Strickland, Record Mirror, June 30, 1984)