DAILY MUSE | As I listen to music like Madeleine Peyroux and Norah Jones, who have garnered popularity nowadays, I recall one of my favorite groups from the late 80s– Fairground Attraction. They had one phenomenal album called “The First of A Millions Kisses”, which did well in alternative programming radio stations at the time, but did not fair that well in general POPularity. I listen to them now ( in relation to Peyroux and Jones) and think how much they were ahead of their time. How their music is still fresh and new. How every song on that album had a great hit-like hook… kinda like how the Cranberry’s first album was as well. FAs sound and sensibility seems to be a strong precursory influence of the current popularity of Peyroux and Jones and the like– which is a very good thing. Check out a few links below and listen to the sounds of Fairground Attraction.
Find My Love
Clare
Not sure what this video has to do with their music, but here’s another one of their tracks– Perfect
Live TV footage- Smile And A Whisper
More live TV footage- The Wind Knows My Name
The Moon is Mine- Live (not great sound)
More live concert footage (not great sound)- Allelujah
Find My Love (Live)
3 responses so far ↓
denise // April 12, 2007 at 12:21 pm |
LOVE THEM TOO.
foxhollowjewelry // April 13, 2007 at 9:32 am |
I have never heard of them before…but they are really good…thought the sound in the first track had an undercurrent of the music down here in New Orleans in it…the 2nd video confirmed…thanks!
dailymuse // April 13, 2007 at 11:33 am |
Oh! Foxhollow, you live in New Orleans! I have great friends who live there. They are graphic designers– Zande Newman Design… in the Garden District. It is a small town there… perhaps you know of them?