Scars, Author! Author!
**** (out of *****)
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"Long-lost classic from exquisite Edinburgh new pop pioneers."
After being the first group to fuse populist disco and punk, and inspiring a Scottish pop explosion (Postcard, Associates, Fire Engines, etc.), Scars lost momentum due to major-label politics. So Author! Author! was a spectacular return for the summer of new pop in 1981. For many it was the best record of that summer. The fabulously flamoyant Scars' widescreen pop drama mix Funkadelic fluidity with the steely seduction of Siouxsie And The Banshees. The irrepressibly brash Bobby King's Edinburgh burr still steems audacious, as does the production by Penetration's Robert Blamire, while Paul Research was as much the era's guitar hero as John McGeoch and Keith Levene. The centrepiece [sic] of this set remains All About You, and anyone who's ever had their heads turned by the swagger of the Stone Roses should start again with this arrogantly gargantuan tune.
(written by Kevin Pearce for the May 2007 issue of Mojo)
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