What Are You Listening To?

[CRAZY-HORSE]

MEN AT WORK "business as usual" cd/vinyl 1981.

Aussie group's debut album...
they hold the distinction here of being the only aussie act to hold the #1 single and album at the same time on the US charts, also did it on the UK charts also with this one and the single "down under"....
had two #1 hits off this one here though...obviously Down Under and "who can it be now?"....
Down Under also went back to the top of the charts here a couple of years later after aussie yacht Australia II won the "america cup" here in Perth in 1983ish....
three other singles made the charts here, 'be good johnny','catch a star' and 'down by the sea'...
album is a consistant mix of radio friendly tunes and intelligent lyrics(except for tracks 3 and 7 which are simple pop songs)
Greg Ham(writer of the piccalo part in down under) was sued for apparently ripping off another song with that part a decade or so ago...he later committed suicide after losing the lawsuit, personally i cant hear the connection between the original song and the so-called rip off part,
either way this is a very good album from the early 1980s, oh, and by the way...no i dont love Down under, i find it quite annoying at times and is my pick for worst track on this one!

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: down under
best track: who can it be now?

tracks:

1. who can it be now? ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ0iE-t210w live
2. i can see it in your eyes ***
3. down under **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1lsdvMse5o live
4. underground ***
5. helpless automation **
6. people just love to play with words **
7. be good johnny **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImKPzEGCYZI video
8. touching the untouchables **
9. catch a star ***
10.down by the sea ***

3s=5
2s=5
1s=0

rating: 2.5