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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite all this wonderful noise and vehemence, the Gurus' usual anarchy and endearing pop goofiness seems diffused on Cool. There's nothing on this album that is as wacky as the title tracks of Stoneage Romeos or Mars Needs Guitars!. Even "Party Machine," a call to hedonism that is the least serious song on the album, sounds angry and harsh...
...Part of the reason the song seems so complacent--and out of place--is that the Bangles sing the backing vocals on it. One of the Gurus happens to be going out with one of the Bangles, which is the only conceivable reason for their anomalous appearance on this album...
...seems to have custom-penned this piece of blithe, bopping banality for the California girl-group; he should have donated it to them outright. His shouting vocals don't belong on the same song as their syrupy harmonies, and the Bangles certainly don't belong on the Hoodoo Gurus' album...
Spanish Fly is filled with subtle and not-so-subtle allusions to Full Force's own recordings. On "A Fool Is Born Everyday" they toss in their well-known "Don't even try it/Full Force don't buy it" line over some spare beats. The album's fine opening track, with a beat reminiscent of last year's "I Wonder If I Take You Home," is even titled "Everything Will B-Fine," after Full Force member B-Fine...
They unique styles of Lisa Lisa and Full Force control and influence each other on Spanish Fly, a varied album, basically solid throughout. New single "Head to Toe" is a great pop number with the feel of streetcorner harmony on the chorus. On both this tune and the heavily Latin flavored "Lost In Emotion," Lisa Lisa draws heavily on 60s girl group sound, but they carefully choose among the sounds of the classic groups to avoid the obvious sounds of the Supremes or Vandellas, in favor of the more experienced womanhood of Mary Wells...