Neo Wave

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Neo Wave
Neo Wave album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released5 October 1998
RecordedICP Studios, Belgium, April/May 1998
Genre Power pop
Length47:34
Label Polydor [1]
Producer Al Clay
Silver Sun chronology
Too Much, Too Little, Too Late EP
(1998)
Neo Wave
(1998)
Disappear Here
(2005)
Singles from Neo Wave
  1. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late"
    Released: 8 June 1998
  2. "I'll See You Around"
    Released: 14 September 1998
  3. "Sharks"
    Released: 7 December 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Sunday Mirror 8/10 [3]

Neo Wave is the second album by the British power pop band Silver Sun, released in 1998. [4] [5] It contains a cover version of the Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams number-one US hit "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late".

Contents

The album reached No. 74 on the UK Albums Chart. [6] Two singles reached the UK top 40: "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (No. 20) and "I'll See You Around" (No. 26).

Critical reception

The Sunday Mirror wrote: "Quirky guitar spankers with funny shades and a Johnny Mathis fixation mix the fast ones with the slow ones for a golden blend of fine roast pop." [3] The Independent thought that "with their huge guitar riffs and layers of harmonies, these Midlanders offer a refreshing take on classic 1980s American rawk with a tongue-in-cheek dab of Queen's pomposity and a nod to the power-pop excellence of Cheap Trick." [7]

AllMusic thought that "Silver Sun have created a disc that is a blatant throwback to mid-70s power-pop ... and while at times the formula works, it often falls flat." [2]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by James Broad and Lee Collard; except where indicated.

  1. "Cheerleading" 4:03
  2. "I'll See You Around" (Broad) 3:32
  3. "Would've if I Could've" 2:45
  4. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (N.Kipner, J.Vallins) 3:59
  5. "Scared" 3:01
  6. "There Goes Summer" (Broad) 2:42
  7. "Sharks" 4:16
  8. "The Prophet on the Prairie" (Richard Kane) 1:23
  9. "Mustard" 3:00
  10. "Pixie, Pixie" 3:27
  11. "Hey Girl Friend" 2:51
  12. "Only a Girl" 2:59
  13. "Special Powers" (Broad) 3:04
  14. "Fire & Blood" (Broad) 1:06
  15. "Patients" 2:48
  16. "Dead End" (Broad) 2:48
Japan track listing
  1. "Cheerleading" 4:03
  2. "I'll See You Around" (Broad) 3:32
  3. "Would've if I Could've" 2:45
  4. "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (N.Kipner, J.Vallins) 3:59
  5. "Scared" 3:01
  6. "There Goes Summer" (Broad) 2:42
  7. "Sharks" 4:16
  8. "The Prophet on the Prairie" (Richard Kane) 1:23
  9. "Mustard" 3:00
  10. "Pixie, Pixie" 3:27
  11. "Hey Girl Friend" 2:51
  12. "Ways of Love" (Broad) 2:22 [Bonus track]
  13. "The Promised End" (Broad) 2:13 [Bonus track]
  14. "Only a Girl" 2:59
  15. "Special Powers" (Broad) 3:04
  16. "Fire & Blood" (Broad) 1:06
  17. "Patients" 2:48
  18. "Dead End" (Broad) 2:48

Personnel

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