The Look Of Love: The Very Best Of Abc - ABC

You have to love ABC, they have been around since 1981 and are still feverishly touring the UK trying to stay in the public eye. I love eighties music so I thought this best of would be a good place to start Who are they: A pop group from the eighties, who were sometimes jovial and also quite cutting edge for their time. Led by the handsome and deep voiced Martin Fry. On this album: The best tracks are 'Look Of Love' which is still played over and over on radio, a catchy pop number about the pitfalls of falling in love. 'When Smokey Sings' narrowly missed the top ten but is a charmer with some heartfelt lyrics and one of my ...  Read the complete review

ABC. Album - Look of love: The Very Best of ABC. Album is a single CD, containing 17 songs, as the title suggests 'The Best of ABC'. Front cover shows Martin Fry reclining in his famous GOLD Suit. Back cover shows the 17 track titles and an empty theatre with just fry's jacket hanging over a chair, suggesting he's on the stage? Inside is a shockingly red CD and small front cover booklet. This contains some information on martin and some of his songs. Centrefold is martin reclining in his shockingly loud gold suit. As with 'Tears for fears', ABC where of the early eighties and had a very distinctive and recognisable ...  Read the complete review