SCRITTI POLITTI : PROVISION [VIRGIN - ESP 1988] LP

Scritti Politti "Provision" LP

(Virgin) 1988 made in Spain

cat. num. LL-V2515

#new wave #synth pop

Boom! There She Was4:57Overnite4:43First Boy In This Town (Lovesick)4:22All That We Are3:31Best Thing Ever3:50Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry For Loverboy)4:20Bam Salute4:33Sugar And Spice4:10Philosophy Now4:44

Provision expands the frothy, synthesized blue-eyed soul of Cupid & Psyche 85 by emphasizing the bouncy, mechanical dance-pop rhythms and creating lush backing tracks with layers of keyboards. To be certain, it's a pleasant listen, and several tracks are pretty entertaining, but the music is so lightweight and Green Gartside's voice is so thin that the album virtually disappears into thin air, leaving behind no impression. That is, of course, with the exception of the unresolved question of why on earth Miles Davis contributed a trumpet solo to "Oh Patti."