Real People/Tongue in Chic

Towards the end of the era and its subsequent anti-disco movement, had established itself as a major tour de force for themselves and other artists on the circuit. But and had already been making strides to distance themselves from the era while it was in full swing. And by the time 1980s had hit stores, it was distinctively different; low key in tempo for the majority of the album. Gone were many of the anthems that preached excess, getting down on the dancefloor and good times -- in its place lyrics with an emphasis on substance over flash ( ). Skipping over 1981's , this two-fer concludes with 1982's . While there weren't many commercial hits or radio singles that won over the masses, several cuts here hold up against many of the chart-topping hits of 's contemporaries. The dirty bassline and drum shuffles of recall shades of while sounds like a nice hybrid of . Definitely not essential by any means, but fans who slept on this the first time around may want to pick this one up and re-examine some of these dusty gems. ~ Rob Theakston