Talk Talk, one of the earlier bands to employ the new sound of synthesizers is here, one of the first bands to abandon them. The synths are ousted for pianos, organs and interesting guitar textures, and the results are brilliant!
There is some competent pop-rock in the shape of "Life's What You Make it" and "Happiness is Easy" which has a moody trumpet solo and a child choir to lift it above standard fare. There are some moodier tracks like "Chameleon Day", where Mark Hollis' haunting tenor backed with a semi-classical backdrop of piano and keyboards almost predicts the moodier moments of A Perfect Circle.
