I didn't have much to say about The Outfield's debut, Play Deep, beyond acknowledging that it was a good album. While I hope to have more to say about their sophomore release, Bangin', I suppose I'd suffice to also just get another good album.
It's interesting to me that unlike a lot of bands out there, the history of The Outfield seems to be summed up in tight paragraphs on their Wiki page. It basically just cuts to the chase, "This album was released, it had these hits, that is all." It adds a layer of mystery to the band that I want to know about. Who were they? Was there turmoil, or was it all roses? Alas, I can't find anything to that regard.
As such, and unfortunately, I can only state what I've come to learn, which is that their 1987 follow-up was not as popular as its predecessor. While it spawned the top forty hit, Since You've Been Gone, sales were much lower than anticipated, with Bangin' only reaching gold status.
As I listened to it, I was admittedly a bit disappointed. Nothing was really resonating, and frankly, the songs were coming off as boring, resulting in them becoming background noise quickly. However, things shifted when Moving Target fired up, and immediately had me bobbing my head.
From there, I seemed a bit more invested, and found myself enjoying Long Way Home, and Playground. Despite this, I would be remiss to say that overall Bangin' was still missing something. That being an actual hit that hooks you.
Unfortunately, from there things get boring once again. Personally, I didn't even find the purported hit, Since You've Been Gone, to be all that interesting. Overall, the biggest flaw with everything was the lack of a hit, and a series of songs that were instantaneously forgettable.
Like I mentioned above, the history of The Outfield is pretty sparse, so there's not much to say leading up to their third, and final studio album of the 80's. We'll hit that one tomorrow.
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| THIS WEEK ON THE CHARTS August 12, 1989 |
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