The Blurred Crusade is a Rock album by The Church, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 47 pressings tracked.
About
The Church master the art of ethereal melancholy on their robust second album. Following the New Wave eloquence of 1981’s chart-denting debut <i>Of Skins and Heart</i>, featuring their first major hit “The Unguarded Moment,” the Sydney, Australia, band stepped confidently into another world on 1982’s shimmering psychedelic journey <i>The Blurred Crusade</i>. Opener “Almost With You” is a nearly perfect slice of pop with its jangly guitars, softly driving beat, and frontman Steve Kilbey’s yearning vocals. That effortlessness extends throughout the album, highlighted by the intricate guitar interplay between Marty Willson-Piper and Peter Koppes. With riffs that balance The Byrds’ sparkle and Pink Floyd’s atmospherics, the duo heats up propulsive rockers like “When You Were Mine” and “Life Speeds Up," while lending a brooding mystique to spacey reveries such as “Field of Mars.” Kilbey remains a poignant presence at the mic, proving to be as much a hopeless romantic as a surreal philosopher—just check the gently swaying “To Be In Your Eyes,” a jangle-pop gem that should’ve been ’80s soundtrack gold.
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Tracklist
- 1Almost With You4:14
- 2When You Were Mine5:46
- 3Field of Mars4:54
- 4An Interlude4:29
- 5Secret Corners1:46
- 6Just for You5:18
- 7A Fire Burns4:45
- 8To Be In Your Eyes3:44
- 9You Took7:51
- 10Don't Look Back2:00
- 11Life Speeds Up7:03
- 12The Golden Dawn4:44
Sound DNA
- Rock
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Marty Willson-PiperELECTRIC GUITAR , ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR , ELECTRIC GUITAR , 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Peter KoppesLEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, BELLS LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, PERCUSSION, TUBULAR BELLS MUSIC BY, PIANO
- Richard PloogDRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Steve KilbeyLEAD VOCALS, BASS, KEYBOARDS , SLIDE GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, BASS, KEYBOARDS, GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, BASS, KEYBOARDS, SLIDE GUITAR
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 47 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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