The Church- The Blurred Crusade (1982)
Best Tracks: When You Were Mine, Field of Mars, You Took
Weakest Tracks: An Interlude, Secret Corners.
To be honest, I always thought of the Church, particularly later period Church, as kind of ‘meh.’ Their albums are certainly listenable but, in general, they don’t really hit it out of the ballpark for me.
This is an earlier album though, and they sound fresher than they would later. At their best, they stay close to their jangly pop roots. I especially liked When You Were Mine in that regard. There are a few songs that I would rate as ‘meh’ though none that I actually dislike. A few songs I like quite a bit, notably the songs I have in my best tracks. Overall, it’s a decent collection of modern folk rock.
So, I’m going to rate it a like. Nice pick, Nea.
7/10 (the Word has spoken
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