A Good Solid Effort.
Jason Stein | San Diego, CA United States | 09/06/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For all the past reviewers of this cd who are looking for "Rollover"--well, guess what, I have a copy of the cd with "Rollover" on it. In 1989 I was working at a music store, and intuitively second-guessing the Arista records I went on a hunt for all the Thompson Twins albums on cd before they were discontinued in America. I easily obtained a copy of "Here's To Future Days" with "Rollover" on it, "Into The Gap" and "Close To The Bone". It was harder to find "Sidekicks" but eventually I found it too. The only American release that I could not find was "In The Name Of Love", which somewhere around 1992 I came across, on cd, as a cut out, but didn't buy it and haven't seen it since. "Here's To Future Days" was a slight set back from "Into The Gap" and "Sidekicks". It has some good songs like "Lay Your Hands On Me", "Here's To Future Days", "Rollover", "King For A Day" and "Emperor's Clothes". While not musically as superior as "Into The Gap" or "Sidekicks", "Here's To Future Days" is still worth owning for Twins fans. Nile Rodgers (of Chic) produced this album, giving it an unusual sound, more rock than other twins albums. He also produced David Bowie's "Let's Dance" in '83 and has produced many others too numerous to name. What I'd like to see is the BMG record company, home to Arista records, remaster and re-release all Thompson Twins catalog from 1981 to 1987, and Warner Brothers records do the same for "Big Trash", "Queer", "The Stone" and "Ether" 1989-1996. I think the Thompson Twins stand out from other 80's artists with their distinctive production choices and arrangements. They had a singular style that was different from other "synth bands"."
Breakaway!!!
H. DeKlotz | San Francisco, California United States | 07/03/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I first had this album on a cassette tape, and I used to listen to it in the car over and over and over! My absolute favorite song was "Breakaway", at the end.
Years later, no cassette player anymore, I was searching for the album on CD and couldn't find it ANYWHERE. And none of the "Best Of" discs included "Breakaway"!!! So I finally broke down and bought the imported album here on Amazon. I'm absolutely ecstatic!
The whole album totally rocks. "Doctor Dream", "Tokyo"... pure 80's era catchy fun! I don't think I'll ever stop listening to this, now that we've been reunited!"
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1