The Psychedelic Furs (Bonus Track Version)

There is no one who can match Richard Butler's vocal Velvet Sandpaper delivery.

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While most say this is the only furs album to own... I say it's a decent debut but to me they seemed to get better with age. I can't stand when people say that they changed or sold out!! Do you expect a band to repeat the same album throughout their whole musical career? I hope not! This version has as in most cases superior demo versions of songs for example flowers.

This album didn't have the hits that later albums had, but it rocks! It's got a harder edge and moodier feel than their poppier, more polished albums. Gotta love the frenetic post-punk "Fall," the gothy "Wedding Song" and "Sister Europe," the catchy "Flowers," and the pseudo-upbeat "Susan's Strange." My favorite Furs album, then and now.

The Furs debut is the only Furs album to own. India, Imatation of Christ, and Soap Commercial are my favorites, not to mention Susan's Strange and We Love You... Although other Furs efforts on later albums do produce some gems, it seems that artists of this era could never recapture the edge that gave them their original voice - and often fell back into repeating themselves, or worse, becoming a parody of themselves. I remember listening to this stuff when it first came out, as a California kid who flirted with punk, but was drawn as well to ska and the then so called 'new wave' at the time, I satisfied myself that although the first three U2 albums were good, they would sell out to the mainstream. I though Echo & the Bunnymen and Butler's crooning would never have mass appeal, and therefore fit me since sub-pop was what I wanted - not wanting to follow a crowd. Yet, on a later Furs record, they would release "Pretty in Pink" and that in turn was destined to become a teen movie title for one of many John Hughes films... even ugly ducklings have their day... As Ghost in You proved me wrong as how far into Pop the Furs would go. So hopefully iTunes brings this back to the market.