Diver Down
(Warner Bros. Records)
Release Date: 01/01/1982 12:00
A messy change of pace after Fair Warning. The time-honored power struggle between singer and guitarist reared its ugly head here with an insanely diverse mix of pop, metal, disco and 60s covers. Spliced alongside a turbo-driven dust-off of Roy Orbisons (Oh) Pretty Woman came a synth-spiked shimmy through Martha & the Vandellas Dancing in the Street, along with a positive grab bag of heavy metal, Spanish guitar, a cappella, another Kinks song and a cameo by Alex and Eddies father on clarinet. Interesting.
STANDOUT TRACKS: Where Have All the Good Times Gone?,(Oh) Pretty Woman, Dancing in the Street