Strange thing I like Communique very much. I remember there is another thread with a poll that clearly shows that Communique is the favourite amongst us. Anyway, I was also 3 when it came out, but when I first heard it when I was 14 years old, I surely had the vivid impression that Single-handed sailor sounded familiar. Anyway Follow me home was written during vacation in Crete, Greece and both waves, priest-rocks references and easy going guitar-bass-drums, make a good sound image of Greece during summer. Come to Greece for vacation. (the subliminal message...)
Anyway the song I like least in Communique, is Communique itself! Nice licks, nice piano, but doesn't click for me. And yes all other songs are terrific. Angel of mercy, Portobello belle, Single handed sailor, and the whole A-side, but Communique.
Odd thing, I never liked Romeo and Juliet that much, skipped it when I listened to MM. And Les boys is good fun and very short. And yes, I find Hand in hand very good, and Solid rock a bit tiring in the MM version. On the other hand the version found in the "Riding high" movie soundtrack, is very nice indeed.
There is not such thing as an underrated album for DS. They all have sold by the truckload, and receive regular air play even today. Of course BiA with the 30 millions make all other albums seem underrated but truth is the term underrated means that there is a wish from someone that these albums sold better and heard more. But this is a matter of taste and, in reality, target groups with same interests tend to think that the "crossover" albums, containing new sounds that appeal to a wider audience, are a bit "treacherous", so usually they stick to the pure sound of earlier work. ( OK, something like that, but this do not stand for DS fans.)
