Positively Negative (Remastered - Bonus Tracks - w/guest Ronnie Montrose)
POSITIVELY NEGATIVE is one of those rare beasts that should be in everyone's collection... no excuses! --Darren Tracy FLUSH MagazinePeter Murphy-style vocals... and the biggest synthesizers this side of Depeche Mode. --The Santa Barbara Independent-Danny GellertThree years on and we find our heroes back in the studio, this time toning down the quirky sense of humour, and going for a more sensible seventeen tracks and keeping the narrative out of the window altogether. So, it starts off with a song that bizarrely mixes D.Mode style synths, drums and vocals with a biting electric guitar lead courtesy of none other than Ronnie Montrose, who also contributes some stirring guitar work on three further tracks, while guitarist Steve Weber, whose influences I am reliably informed are Fripp/Holdsworth, contributes electric guitar to most of the other tracks, while the main duo behind the band remain as Ruston Slager on lead vocals and keyboards, with John Wardlaw on keyboards, lead vocals and guitar. With six instrumental and eleven songs, it's a strange mix of music that mixes the likes of Human League/D.Mode/Heaven 17 styles with some hot electric guitar work in there too, giving it quite a unique feel, and if you're into that style and era of songs, only with less pop, more atmosphere and overall stronger instrumentally, then this is for you, for sure. (review refers to original release, prior to remastering and bonus tracks) --Andy Garibaldi-CD Services