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UNGUARDED MOMENT
Actually recorded as an afterthought for "Skins And Heart" album. The song that made it all possible ... thank you very much.
IN A HEARTBEAT
B-side of "She Never Said", and one of the first times in the recording studio for The Church ... this is August-September 1980. We still sometimes drag this one out and give it a good kicking.
TOO FAST FOR YOU
Title track of the double single. Strangely unsatisfying despite all the usual ingredients.
TEAR IT ALL AWAY
The other A-side of the double single. I like this a lot better than T.F.F.Y., we used to open our set with this song and it was a good manifesto for a while. The Church sound really beginning to come together on this one.
SISTERS
B-side to T.F.F.Y. The first song we wrote together. Pretty Pretty.
IS THIS WHERE YOU LIVE
Our first pseudo-epic. There were all sorts of traumas recording this one, I remember that. Backwards guitar solo and first use of the vocoder; still a good song to end the night to this day.
ALMOST WITH YOU
THE Definitive Church Song. Neat Spanish guitar from Peter, Richard makes attractive percussive noises with some little sticks or something, and Marty jingle jangles.
FRAULEIN
Double single B-side. Noisy, Bob Clearmountain's favourite Church song (?). We never really did anything like this again.
YOU'VE GOT TO GO
Another double single B-side. Didn't exactly turn out the way I'd imagined ... but then most of 'em didn't.
THE GOLDEN DAWN
B-side to "When You Were Mine". The Golden Dawn was a Magickal Society in the early part of this century (Richard's idea for a title). Slippery little instrumental, and what's all that whispering in the background about?
LIFE SPEEDS UP
Another epic ... better live than this slightly stiff version. Once used as part of a surfing film (inappropriatesville, I thought), and also B-side of "Almost With You".
WHEN YOU WERE MINE
From the B-crusade. Still a live favourite despite continuous active duty.
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ELECTRIC LASH
Released as single a hit in some areas.
THE NIGHT IS VERY SOFT
Well, I liked this one despite shortcomings. A representative track from "Sing Songs" E.P., rehearsed and recorded in two nights, very quick. This song had something previously missing but I can't say what it is, just now. The rustle of royalties?
AUTUMN SOON
B-side of Electric Lash single. Pete plays sitar-guitar. To me this one never regained consciousness after the mix ... but the lyrics were O.K. even if I do say so myself.
IT'S NO REASON
This was a single and probably shouldn't have been ... certain nursery rhyme quality and intrinsic melancholy makes it unsuitable for general consumption. This is really where rock and roll and The Church begin to part ways. My fault entirely, I'm afraid.
SOMEONE SPECIAL
B-side Pop Song. La La La.
MONTH OF SUNDAYS
My favourite off "Remote Luxury" E.P. A true story, this actually happened. Can you hear the six string bass?
SHADOW CABINET
Off Persia Group composition. One of my fave ever Church songs. This one has everything that was good about us in 1984. Was it really that long ago? Chiming Riff by Marty piles on tension and Peter does Star-Trek E-Bowing.
AS YOU WILL
B-side to "Already Yesterday". Written and sung by P. Koppes. Throbs along quite nicely, I reckon. Ornamental or warm and gentle ...
MYRRH
First track on Heyday, and, in my book, the best. This song is a kind of travelogue of my then literary input plus poignant music by the band.
THE VIEW
Written and sung by M-W-P, B-side to Tantalized. Live favourite on pre-Heyday tours.
TRANCE ENDING
B-side to Columbus. Recorded at home. I like this better than anything else on this record. I guess that shows where my head's at.
TANTALIZED
Big rocker with horns. 2nd single from Heyday. Everybody seemed to like this at the time, chunky guitars, full on singing and autobiographical lyrics. Ploog played the bongos.
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