Advantages: Suspenseful, funny, great characters, and great plot twists Disadvantages: None.
The Demon's Lexicon focuses on two half-brothers, Alan and Nick. It is told from the perspective of the younger brother, Nick, who is sixteen and studying for his GCSEs. He also keeps a sword under the sink and dances to summon demons. They've both been on the run their whole lives, ever since Nick's mother stole a charm from the most feared magician in Britain.
Then two kids from Nick's school, Jamie and Mae, show up asking for help. Jamie's been marked by a demon, and the only way to save him from immediate death is to transfer half the mark onto Alan. Alan is the only person in the world Nick trusts and cares about, but the mark leaves him in danger from the magicians. The four of them set out to find a way to defeat the most powerful magician in Britain, and save Alan and Jamie.
I suspect Nick is going to be a Marmite ...
Advantages: Timeless pop classics, great lyrics, vocals and orchestration Disadvantages: None
Released in 1982, The Lexicon of Love by ABC is one of the few real classic albums to emerge from the 80s pop scene. Many others, that sold in their millions at the time, now sound dated, but The Lexicon of Love sounds as fresh and exciting now as it ever did and has not been damaged by the passing of time.
If you had to pigeonhole ABC, they would probably fall most comfortably into the New Romantic category, although they were less about frilly shirts and make-up and more about glamour, glitz and gold lame suits! Although they released other albums, none quite reached the classic status afforded by this one (their 1987 single ?When Smokey Sings? was the only one to ever really recapture the feel of ?The Lexicon of Love?. Produced by Trevor Horn, who definitely has the midas touch when it comes to production, the album has ...
Advantages: Poptastic Trevor Horn production. Disadvantages: Not a good Valentine's Day present.
I had a bit of time to fill last night, so I had a look through my CD
collection for something to play. It's arranged alphabetically of course,
me being a bit anal, so I didn't have to look very far before inspiration
struck. ABC - The Lexicon of Love - and it's Valentine's Day tomorrow -
perfect! Ah, but it was too late to get it added... oh, hang on though -
it's there already, and no-one's written about it, so duty calls...
The Band - ABC
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ABC hailed from Sheffield and could be summed up as New Romantic pop
Roxy Music wannabees. Pure pop - tinny drum machine and synths, yes,
but with saxophones and horns rounding out the sound nicely. Original
members Mark White (guitar) and Stephen Singleton (saxophone) called
themselves Vice Versa, but then Martin Fry (vocals) arrived and took
control ...
