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	ABC Skyscraping Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Track Listings (11) - Disc #1 Stranger Things Ask A Thousand Times Skyscraping Who Can I Turn To? Rolling Sevens Only The Best Will Do Love Is Its Own Reward Light Years Seven Day Weekend Heaven Knows Faraway Stunning Return-To-Form 1997 LP. Features Contributions from Heaven 17 Vocalist Glenn Gregory.
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CD Details

All Artists: ABC
Title: Skyscraping
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bmg Int'l
Release Date: 6/30/1998
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: New Wave & Post-Punk, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 743214565322

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Album Details

Stunning Return-To-Form 1997 LP. Features Contributions from Heaven 17 Vocalist Glenn Gregory.

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CD Reviews

The best since Lexicon of love

Carsten Elmose Madsen | Denmark | 12/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"ABCs career have been characterized by ups ("Lexicon of love", "Alphabet city") and downs ("Beauty stab" and "up"). But "Skyscraping" is definately one of their best - if not their best album since groundbraking "Lexicon of love". "Their" is maybe the wrong word since "Skyscraping" is ABC only in the form of Martin Fry.

"Skyscraping" should be a treat for everyone who liked "Lexicon of love". Tracks such as "ask a thousand times", "who can I turn to", "stranger things", "only the best will do", "faraway" and last but not least the fantastic title-track (hear that chorus!!) "skyscraping" are wonderfully produced, has clever lyrics and show that Martin Fry is an intelligent writer with a perfect and unique voice.

Heaven 17 members helped Martin Fry on this album and this seems to have been a creative partnership. Musically "Skyscraping" pays homage to Roxy Music and the early new romatics scene (a scene in which ABC themselves was vital) and if you like music from the 80's this album should appeal to you. Whenever I listen to this album melancholy hits me - somehow it makes you remember all those wonderful people you have met on your lifes journey.

The albums fluctuates a bit in quality and received mixed reviews in the press. Everyone I know loves the album - and it seems that the total lack of marketing was the real reason this album failed. Give it a few listens, remember what ABC was all about (good, strong and catchy pop-songs with intelligent lyrics) and you will have a companion for life."