Comments on: Popdose Flashback: Terence Trent D’Arby, “Neither Fish Nor Flesh”

By: David_E

David_E — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:11:07 +0000

Wilson Pickett was never in Styx, but Tommy Shaw was.

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By: David_E

David_E — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:11:07 +0000

Wilson Pickett was never in Styx, but Tommy Shaw was.

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By: David_E

David_E — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:11:07 +0000

Wilson Pickett was never in Styx, but Tommy Shaw was.

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By: mojo

mojo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:13:27 +0000

I like all the symphony or damn comments here too…I got it back in the day, thought “ugh” and got rid of it. Just reacquired it, too, along with fish/flesh and you lovers here in the comments are right on the money.

As for the Fish/Flesh haters…it is an acquired taste, I'll give you that. You gotta go into it thinking “OK, I am ready for something different here, and I cannot possibly expect 'hardline II'.”

But looking back 20 years as MEds points out…it is so much more legit than the junque MAurice Starr and Rob and Fab and Paula Abdul (freaking cartoon cat and all) were spewing. What a rotten time for popular music (AUUUUGH, I JUST DYEEEED in your arms tonight!)

By: jhallCORE

jhallCORE — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:31:41 +0000

I agree with Rob. Fish nor Flesh was a mess. Humility was good for TTD though as his follow-up efforts were more worthwhile. A couple of years back, TTD put out an album (“Wildcard”?), under the different name, that had some interesting moments on it.

By: EightE1

EightE1 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:43:43 +0000

Hated it. Sorry. I don't think I've ever heard an artist fall so far down into his own navel, and 20 years hasn't changed my opinion. As you note, it pretty much slammed the brakes on any momentum he had in his career at that point. He never recovered the audience, and that's a shame, cuz he's fucking brilliant. I remember actually being ANGRY with him at the time for making this. Introducing the Hardline was such a breath of fresh air, and to follow it up with this just seemed like a punch in the gut.

Gotta say, though, "Attracted to You" is the one thing off the record I go back to and enjoy, and I am a fan of two of his subsequent records, Symphony or Damn and Vibrator.

Good piece, though, Mojo. I just don't hear it.

Rob
EightE1

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:14:28 +0000

May have “turned the page” on TTD too early then; will have to look it up…

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:12:12 +0000

You missed “Symphony or Damn,” TTD's masterpiece, which includes what might be his best song, “Turn the Page”.

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:56:40 +0000

I love this album, and never realized it was so underrated/undervalued. Backlash is a terrible thing.

And I haven't listened to anything else by D'Arby/Maitreya since. Have I missed much?

By: David

David — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:17:00 +0000

I'm with you on this one Mojo…when this record was released I was writing a music column for my High School newspaper. I rated “Neither Fish Nor Flesh” one of the best albums of the year. Unfortunately, everyone else was too in love with New Kids On The Block to notice.