Cutting Crew – Broadcast – Vinyl Record

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Cutting Crew – Broadcast – Vinyl Record

Broadcast is the second studio album by the British rock band Cutting Crew, released in 1986.

Following the success of their debut album Broadcast, which included the hit single ‘(I Just) Died in Your Arms,’ Cutting Crew continued to refine their melodic rock sound in their sophomore effort.

Broadcast features a mix of catchy pop-rock tracks and heartfelt ballads, showcasing Cutting Crew’s knack for crafting memorable melodies and emotionally resonant lyrics. While ‘(I Just) Died in Your Arms’ remains the band’s most well-known song, ‘Broadcast’ contains other standout tracks such as ‘One for the Mockingbird’ and ‘Any Colour,’ which also received significant airplay and acclaim.

Broadcast solidified Cutting Crew’s status as one of the prominent bands of the 1980s rock scene, and it remains a beloved album among fans of melodic rock and pop music from that era.

Cutting Crew never deserved the hacking they received from critics. Music reviewers lined up to throttle Cutting Crew’s debut album, Broadcast, when it was released in 1986. The slick guitar rock on Broadcast may not have wowed the rock & roll intelligentsia, but it’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, an underrated collection of simple, heartfelt love songs and up-tempo pop that reside between the stylistic boundaries of new wave and mainstream rock.

‘(I Just) Died in Your Arms’ and ‘I’ve Been in Love Before’ immediately thrust Cutting Crew onto the U.S. charts; however, both songs aren’t sufficient in summing up Broadcast’s appeal. Nick VanEede’s soulful croon is mesmerizing on ‘Any Colour’ and ‘Sahara’; instead of bludgeoning the microphone with vocal histrionics common to late ’80s rock, VanEede is thankfully restrained, imbuing every track with ample emotion.

‘Any Colour’ should’ve been Cutting Crew’s third hit, a moving tale of loneliness that easily draws the listener in, while the lovely ‘Sahara’ captures the subtleties critics claimed Cutting Crew wasn’t capable of. ‘One for the Mockingbird’ and ‘Life in a Dangerous Time’ are armed with stellar hooks. Cutting Crew somehow manages to incorporate guitar solos with the propulsive rhythms of U2 and the Fixx and the moody angst of Tears for Fears without sounding forced. Broadcast is not a creative breakthrough; it’s simply an LP absent of any filler.

Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic seal

Virgin Records 1986

Track Listing
Any Colour
One For The Mockingbird
I’ve Been In Love Before
Life In A Dangerous Time
Fear Of Falling
(I Just) Died In Your Arms
Don’t Look Back
Sahara
It Shouldn’t Take Too Long
The Broadcast