Polyrock (album)

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Polyrock
Polyrock - Polyrock-cover.jpg
Studio album by
Polyrock
Released1980 (1980)
StudioRPM Sound Studios, New York
Genre Art rock, new wave, post-punk
Length34:32
Label RCA
Producer Philip Glass, Kurt Munkacsi
Polyrock chronology
Polyrock
(1980)		 Changing Hearts
(1981)
Singles from Polyrock
  1. "Romantic Me"
    Released: 1980

Polyrock is Polyrock's eponymous debut album. It was released in 1980 on LP on RCA Records. A CD version was not available until 2007, when it was reissued on Wounded Bird Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Village Voice B [2]
Trouser Press favorable [3]
Chicago Sun Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Chuck Pratt of the Chicago Sun Times in a 4/5 stars review, wrote "This is art music that's also dance music, strange yet familiar rock 'n' roll. The band could be compared to Brian Eno, Robert Fripp or the Talking Heads, but it imitates none of those artists. Polyrock makes an original sound, a provocative and impressive one." [5]

Robert Christgau of the Village Voice in a B review noted "crescendo techniques developed by, that's right, the Feelies--who could have used some coproduction themselves." [2]

The album was later ranked at number 76 on Fact magazine's list of "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". [6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bill and Tom Robertson.

  1. "Romantic Me" – 3:09
  2. "Green for Go" – 3:40
  3. "This Song" – 2:15
  4. "Go West" – 3:22
  5. "Your Dragging Feet" – 5:00
  6. "No Love Lost" – 2:55
  7. "Body Me" – 2:41
  8. "Sound Alarm" – 3:01
  9. "Bucket Rider" – 2:55
  10. "Shut Your Face" – 2:13
  11. "#7" – 2:56

Personnel

Singles

References

  1. ↑ "Polyrock - Polyrock". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Polyrock". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira; Reno, Brand. "TrouserPress.com :: Polyrock". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Pratt, Chuck (January 29, 1981). "How the Wax Stacks". Des Moines Tribune . Chicago Sun Times. p. 36 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ Lea, Tom; Morpurgo, Joseph; Kelly, Chris; Twells, John; Ravens, Chal; Muggs, Joe; Law, Ruaridh; Rix, Peter; Gunn, Tam (June 24, 2013). "The 100 Best Albums of the 1980s". Fact . Retrieved May 12, 2016.


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