Saturday, April 16, 2011

Awesome 80s Albums: Mike + The Mechanics - Mike + The Mechanics

Welcome to part 23 of my 32 part series of the awesomeness that was 1980 album releases.  Compared to today, there is no comparison.  1980s = good, today <> good.

Anyway, this post deals with the 1985 debut album for Mike and the Mechanics.  Mike and the Mechanics was a side project for Mike Rutherford from Genesis.  The vocals were handled by Paul Young (not that one) and Paul Carrack.  "All I Need a Miracle" was awesome enough to push this album onto my list, but as a whole - this album is not bad.  They also had a pretty solid second album (which contained "The Living Years").     

Notable Singles:
* "All I Need is a Miracle" - so true
* "Silent Running"

Other Singles:
* "Taken In"

Other Songs from the Album (some are kind of awesome):
* "Par Avian"
* "Hanging by a Thread"
* "I Get the Feeling"
* "Take the Reins"
* "You Are the One"
* "A Call to Arms"

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