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Rip It Up, Issue 57, 1 April 1982, Page 20

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Altered mages I Could Be Happy (Epic) Clare and the boys are back with another slice of pure pop. Neat chorus and lots of chiming noises, but still not quite as memorable as 'Happy Birthday'. Watch for the video. Flip is 'lnsects', love it nearly as much as the picture sleeve. Haircut 100 Love Plus One (Arista 7" & 12") Tasty but simple sax line leads into vocals that temporarily falter, then reinstate themselves in a rich blend of smooth new English funk. Grows on you remarkably quick. 'Marine Boy', on the other side, features ■ piano and a very American feel.. D.D. Smash The Devil You Know (Mushroom) Dave Dobbyn may be a good

songwriter, but I have-serious doubts about his arrangements. , This positively plods into its chorus and never quite recovers. On the other side is 'White Water', a far. stronger commercial tune) but slightly heavy on the metal. John Foxx Dancing Like A Gun (Metalbeat 7" & 12") John Foxx was an innovator, and he still has good ideas, unfortunately this isn't really one of them. Heaps of electronics, carefully arranged but lacking in warmth and melody. B-side is 'Swimmer ll', an instrumental. Mental As Anything Berserk Warriors (Regular) A track from the Cats And Dogs outing. Interesting subject matter; but somehow it comes out sounding like a latterday Jethro Tull. Whatever happened to songs like 'The Nips Are Getting Bigger'? Aswad Finger Gun Style (CBS) Dear Mark. This is a VERY. RACEY single. It has BALLS and a NEAT TUNE and production by Mikey Dread and is by probably the best British reggae band around at present. It also has a dub on the B-side which is REAL COOL. This should be SINGLE OF THE . MONTH or do you want a thousand angry Rastas skanking on your head? Signed, the Resident Rocker Robert Palmer Some Guys Have All The Luck (Island) Robert Palmer is a strong producer, and it shows through on this) the title track from his latest album. Up-tempo synth ■ and rhythms bent into shape to fit Palmer's slick, white, disco songwriting. Quite pleasant. Mark Phillips Rip It Up No. 57, April 'B2 Post all correspondence to RIU, PO Box 5689, Auckland 1. Editor Murray Cammick Assistant Editor Mark Phillips Advertising Enquiries 790-653 Rip It Up is typeset by Artspec Typesetting Systems and printed by Lucas & Sons, Paraparaumu.