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(Translated from
my old Italian text by DommeDamian)
At the head of
Orange Juice, the young Edwyn Collins was one of the
progenitors of the "twee pop" which, reacting to the pins of the
punks, imposed the fashion for respectable boys. Their romantic songs for
introverted teenagers, such as the 1980 singles Falling And Laughing (Postcard), Blue
Boy and Simple Thrilled Honey, as well as the 1981
single, Poor Old Soul , harked back to the carefree era of the
Beatles (or rather the Chic, their direct predecessors), away from the rubble
of that civilization.
If the 1982
albums, You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (Polydor) and Rip
It Up ,were let-downs (despite Three Cheers for Our Side on
the former and the title track on the latter), then Punch Drunk (from
EP Texas Fever by two years later), and the breezy Artisans (from
the self-titled The Orange Juice) seemed to indicate a renewal
underway; but by then, the group broke up and did not seem to leave a
trace (beyond their infinite disciples, the Smiths in the lead).
Guitarist James
Kirk went solo many years later with You Can Make It If You Boogie (Marina,
2003).
The Glasgow School (2005)
compiles the first four Orange Juice singles.
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Alla testa degli Orange Juice il giovane Edwyn Collins fu fra i capostipiti
del "twee pop" che, reagendo agli spilloni dei punk, impose la moda dei
ragazzi per bene. Le loro canzoni romantiche per adolescenti introversi,
come i singoli del 1980, Falling And Laughing (Postcard), Blue Boy e
Simple Thrilled Honey, e quello del 1981, Poor Old Soul,
ritornavano indietro all'era spensierata dei Beatles (o, meglio degli
Chic, i loro diretti predecessori), rifiutandosi
di vedere le macerie di quella civilta`.
Se gli album del 1982, You Can't Hide Your Love Forever (Polydor) e
Rip It Up, delusero (nonostante
Three Cheers for Our Side sul primo e
la title-track del secondo),
Punch Drunk (dall'EP Texas Fever di due anni dopo), e la briosa
Artisans (da The Orange Juice) sembrava indicare un rinnovamento
in atto; ma il gruppo si sciolse e non sembro` lasciar traccia (al di la`
degli infiniti discepoli, Smiths in testa).
Guitarist James Kirk went solo many years later with
You Can Make It If You Boogie (Marina, 2003).
The Glasgow School (2005) compiles the first four Orange Juice singles.
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