Modesty Blaise – “Christina Terrace” 7”
Spirit of ’86, 1994
Acquired: Love Garden Shotgun Room, Used, 2008
Price: $.25
“Christina Terrace” is a strange sort of track. Despite
being produced by a British band at the height of the Britpop explosion,
Modesty Blaise sound more like a band from Flying Nun Records in the 80s. There
are some wonky synths, some lighthearted ooh-la-la-la backing vocals that feel
like they were tacked on with actual thumbtacks, and some guitar solos that
sound like they were recorded off of an answering machine. It’s a wonderful
little track that sounds like it could completely dissolve any second. B-side
“Nothing Sacred” slows things down to a crawl but retains the backing vocals
and simple guitar solos and actually provides a nice contrast. “The Greatest
Rock ‘N’ Roll Band in the World” is a hilarious send-up to rock and roll
majesty that sounds like a Kinks track and boasts such witty one-liners as “I
saw them in town/so they can’t be that great” and “When will you learn/ You’ve
gotta dress in black/ You’ve gotta play your guitar when it’s behind your
back.”
"Christina Terrace"
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