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Winners of the very frst Mojo Hero Award, the band have been a massive
success & a huge infuence on artists as diverse as David Bowie, The Ramones,
Bob Dylan, The Sex Pistols, The White Stripes & many more.'Rage Before Beauty'
was the band's frst album in 19 years & the summation of a near two decade
relationship with newfound manager & producer Mark St. John. Phil & Dick had
kept the Pretty Things' name alive through the '80's & '90's, touring Europe with
various line-ups & notching up a few low-key releases, but they'd basically been
treading water. After years of toiling in the trenches, the Pretty Things were
soaring through the skies again. Their triumphant return was emphasised with
this release.
More than an hour in length, the album unveiled some of their strongest material
in decades, including the rousing, high-energy opener 'Passion Of Love', the cool,
Bo Diddley- grooved 'Vivian Prince', the smart, playful 'Not Givin' In', 'Pure Cold
Stone', 'Blue Turns To Red' & the tender acoustic piece 'Fly Away', the latter
recorded live in one take. Phil, singing with a new-found resonance, bares his soul
on 'Love Keeps Hangin''. Ronnie Spector also makes a memorable guest
appearance alongside Phil on 'Mony, Mony'-- a pair of seasoned veterans still at
the top of their game.
Tracklist
Passion Of Love ( 03:22 ) / Vivian Prince ( 05:15 ) / Everlasting Flame
( 03:46 ) / Love Keeps Hanging On ( 08:55 ) / Eve Of Destruction ( 03:03 ) / Not
Givin' In ( 04:02 ) / Pure Cold Stone ( 05:47 ) / Blue Turns To Red ( 04:01 ) /
Goodbye, Goodbye ( 02:45 ) / Goin' Downhill ( 04:12 ) / Play With Fire ( 04:07 ) /
Fly Away ( 04:31 ) / Mony, Mony ( 04:45 ) / God Give Me The Strength ( To Carry
On ) ( 06:03 )