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  True by Spandau Ballet Songfacts
True was not a complicated song but it has really got something.
When inmates of the Spandau prison were hung, the corpses moved on the rope, seeming to dance as the last breath escaped, this was known as the "Spandau Ballet"
A "Spandau Ballet" was a homosexual courtship/seduction between the inmates.
www.songfacts.com /detail.php?id=3996   (529 words)

  
  Spandau Ballet - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Spandau Ballet was a New Romantic band of the 1980s.
With newfound confidence and a cleaner, radio-friendly sound, Spandau Ballet finally broke into the mainstream with True (1983), an album whose title cut was a six-minute opus paying tribute to the Motown sound (and in some respects, Marvin Gaye).
In 1986 Spandau Ballet signed to Epic Records and released Through the Barricades, which saw the band trying to move away from the pop/soul influences of True and Parade and more towards rock.
www.greatestinfo.org /Spandau_Ballet   (652 words)

  
 CMT.com : Spandau Ballet : Biography
Spandau Ballet began playing nightclubs in London that had responded to punk by embracing exaggeratedly fashionable clothes and makeup.
True was a full-fledged white-soul album, much like the sophisticated pop of late-'70s Roxy Music albums.
Spandau Ballet managed to hit the Top Ten once more in the UK with "Gold," which peaked at number two; in the US, it reached 29.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/spandau_ballet/bio.jhtml   (799 words)

  
 Amazon.com: True: Music: Spandau Ballet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Spandau Ballet had a respectable string of hits in their native Britain, but they were a one-and-a-half hit wonder in the U.S., where they scored the Top 10 smash "True" and the Top 30 hit "Gold." But if this 1983 album is anything to go by, the band deserved far greater success on these shores.
Spandau Ballet was one of the most successful New Romantic bands of the 1980s in large part because of this 1983 masterpiece, which includes their US and UK smash hit "True" as well as the popular "Gold." Also includes the third single, "Communication," which unfortunately failed to chart here in the States.
The album was followed by the excellent "Parade" LP, but Spandau Ballet's career was essentially over in the U.S. This remastered version is well worth the $$, though the extras fail to impress (a DVD of the videos for True, Gold and Communication would have been much nicer).
www.amazon.com /True-Spandau-Ballet/dp/B000063V8Y   (1639 words)

  
 VH1.com : Spandau Ballet : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Spandau Ballet began playing nightclubs in London that had responded to punk by embracing exaggeratedly fashionable clothes and makeup.
True was a full-fledged white-soul album, much like the sophisticated pop of late-'70s Roxy Music albums.
Spandau Ballet managed to hit the Top Ten once more in the UK with "Gold," which peaked at number two; in the US, it reached 29.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/spandau_ballet/bio.jhtml   (822 words)

  
 SA-CD.net - Spandau Ballet: True
While Spandau Ballet was an extremely popular band in their native Britain, releasing two albums and hitting the top of the album and singles charts prior to this release, they were criminally ignored almost everywhere else.
True is without a doubt the best know album by Spandau Ballet and everything before and after is always compared to this recording.
And so it should, True was the highlight of their career and gave the band major chart success all over the world.
www.sa-cd.net /showtitle/799   (449 words)

  
 NewBeats: Spandau Ballet
I don't know what's more surprising: that this album was reissued or the fact that Spandau Ballet has a website.
The best song on the record of course is "True," the New Wave equivalent to a pop standard, and has grown in stature over the years (it was later famously sampled by PM Dawn in 1991).
True, Spandau's best and strongest album, may not be on the pantheon of classic albums, but it brings back memories of the big-hair/skinny tie generation just fine.
www.newbeats.com /spandau.html   (203 words)

  
 Spandau ballet mp3 Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
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 Anne Carlini - Exclusive Magazine
Their debut album, Journeys to Glory was released in 1980 and with it came the non-LP single, ’Chant No. 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On),’ which boasted a funkier beat and soulful flourishes.
True was a full-fledged white-soul album, with the title ballad reached #1 in Britain and a few months later, the single and album became a hit in America, peaking at #4 and #19 respectively.
Spandau Ballet managed to hit the Top Ten once more in the UK with ’Gold,’ which peaked at #2; in the US, it reached #29.
www.annecarlini.com /ex_interviews.php?id=138   (1297 words)

  
 Spandau Ballet True CD
While Spandau Ballet's first two albums earned them European popularity, their third, TRUE, made them worldwide stars.
One couldn't really accuse the band of selling out, though, as the elegantly soulful ballad sound at the heart of TRUE played a role in their musical inspiration from the beginning (remember, the New Romantics were essentially soul boys, not rockers).
The title track, a glistening slow-dance classic, both literally and musically evocative of Marvin Gaye, was an international smash, and made Spandau Ballet a household name.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/pid/5780028/a/True.htm   (228 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Music: Gold : The Best of Spandau Ballet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
In the days when boy bands played their own instruments, Spandau Ballet--a bunch of pretty boys from north London with kilts, shoulder pads, bad 1980s hair, eyeliner and unmistakable good looks--caused quite a stir and soon had both major record labels and teenage girls monitoring their every move.
Second album "Diamond" was a bit more funky (and slightly dirgey!), with less synths and guitars and more bass/precussion but overall caried on from the first album in a satisfactory manor for 1982.
"True" the album is best represented by the title track; it consists mostly of lovesongs, and though the writting is undoubtbly a step up from before, it wont be enjoyed by fans of the earlier stuff.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004UFTT   (1082 words)

  
 Spandau Ballet - True: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
By 1983, with the new romantic movement they'd sprung from a rapidly fading memory, the members of Spandau Ballet [+] showed they had no intention of traveling the same path.
But Kemp had more arrows in his quiver, as well; the catchy soft disco of "Communication" and "Lifeline" coyly suggests, rather than demands, listeners' presence on the dancefloor, while the suave, spy flick-inspired "Gold" finally gives Hadley an appropriately rich setting for his dramatic warble.
Some listeners at the time called the album an MOR sellout, but its slick surfaces remain tough to resist, and while none of the cuts generate the excitement of past singles like "To Cut a Long Story Short" or "Chant No. 1," True [+] remains Spandau Ballet [+]'s most consistent and best all-around album.
music.com /release/true/1   (390 words)

  
 The Bookstore at Mouken, L.C.: Music: Rock: S - Z
Spandau Ballet's "True" is a fine collection of up-tempo and easy listening pop tunes that will please your ears.
Though the album has something of a dated feel with its synthesizer-driven 80's sound, it's still a great album and it's one you will never tire of listening to.
This was one of the first albums I ever bought when, as a high school student, I was becoming interested in contemporary popular music in the years 1984-85.
www.geckotribe.com /bookstore/music_rock_s_z.php3   (2415 words)

  
 True spandau ballet Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
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 80sxchange.com - Spandau Ballet
I know there's probably not going to be a Spandau Ballet reunion anytime soon, since they all sued each other for a reason I can't remember.
It is a live album recorded 2 or 3 years ago in Birmingham in a club called Ronnie Scott's where Tony and John performed the last years.
I like some Spandau Ballet songs, but in the 80s they were everything but one of my favorites.
www.80sxchange.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3903   (1108 words)

  
 Spandau_ballet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
: For a person who likes Spandau, this CD is a good way to get a good collection of their music, with songs spanning the life of the band.
For Spandau fanatics, the song Gently, which never appeared on any other CD, is a must, along with some never before published pics...
The Beginning : Long before the days of 'Gold' and 'True' and all your other faves came 1980, and the release of Journeys to Glory, Spandau's debut album.
music.mysic.co.uk /Spandau_Ballet.html   (415 words)

  
 SACD News: Chrysalis Records Releases Spandau Ballet on Hybrid SACD [HFR]
True was the group's third and best known album.
Like the recent series of Peter Gabriel remastered SACDs, Spandau Ballet's True SACD was remastered at Metropolis Studios in the U.K. In this case, True was remastered for SACD release by original album producer Tony Swain and Tim Young.
The new Hybrid Stereo SACD of True by Spandau Ballet is now available from Chrysalis Records in record stores in the U.K. and France.
www.highfidelityreview.com /news/news.asp?newsnumber=18361553   (621 words)

  
 Spandau Ballet Reunite
Spandau Ballet Reunite from www.the-sun.co.uk IT'S tragic but I know this much is True - SPANDAU BALLET are reforming.
A source told me: "Spandau Ballet have seen the success of DURAN DURAN and want to get in on the action.
Tony was amazed to receive a writ on Christmas Eve 2001 from former EastEnder Martin banning him from using the name Spandau Ballet on a nostalgia tour.
www.talkaboutthemusic.com /group/alt.music.uk/messages/35714.html   (423 words)

  
 Ballet Spandau - True
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 Spandau Ballet mp3 download
I'll Fly For You, length - 335 sec.
True [Live At Sadlers Wells 1_5_83], length - 385 sec.
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 True ballet Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
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 i80s.com - The Interactive 80s Network - Spandau Ballet
As one of the leading New Romantic bands, Spandau Ballet racked up a number of British hits — as well as one Top Ten American hit, "True" — during the early '80s, becoming one of the most successful groups to emerge during new wave.
If I were to admit that I liked Spandau Ballet back in the 80s, I probably would have gotten my butt kicked.
Spandau Ballet has awesome music and my favorite song by them is, "She Love Like Diamond" from the album, "Diamond".
www.i80s.com /forums/showthread.php?t=1106   (1117 words)

  
 BBC - Radio 2 - Sold On Song - TOP 100 - True
“True” is without a doubt one of the most memorable ballads of the Eighties and a cast iron pop classic to boot.
Singer Tony Hadley reins in his usual histrionics to deliver his most measured vocal ever, Steve Norman’s saxophone solo lasts for just the right length of time and while the glistening Eighties production instantly dates the song, it doesn’t spoil it.
Spandau recorded it at the legendary Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, where a long list of stars including Al Green and James Brown have also cut discs.
www.bbc.co.uk /radio2/soldonsong/songlibrary/true.shtml   (332 words)

  
 Little Jo's Spandau Ballet Pages - The Story of Spandau Ballet
In the middle of the Over Britain tour on April 15th 1983 Spandau released the third single from the True album.
One week later on 26th April, Gary Davies announced to millions of fans huddled around radios during their lunchbreaks that it had given Spandau Ballet a UK Number One.
Spandau mania was starting to sweep the World.
www.spandaupages.com /numberone.html   (240 words)

  
 Spandau Ballet @ Soundbug
Gary Kemp (the group's leader and chief songwriter) and his brother Martin Kemp formed the band in 1979 with Steve Norman, John Keeble and lead vocalist Tony Hadley.
The followup album Diamond performed poorly, and the band met with veteran producer Trevor Horn, who advised them on how to revamp their image and sound.
The title track was a hit single in the UK, but the album did nothing in America.
www.soundbug.com /artist/983   (408 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Parade: Music: Spandau Ballet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
This album is filled with well-crafted, lush pop and is a very enjoyable listen - start to finish.
Spandau Ballet is one of my all time favorite 80s bands.
Eventhough there CD "True" is actually their best in my opinion, "Parade" comes a 2nd close.
www.amazon.com /Parade-Spandau-Ballet/dp/B00000DQMQ   (1021 words)

  
 Little Jo's Spandau Ballet Pages - Gary Kemp
Gary was the leader and founder of Spandau Ballet.
Apart from the song "Motivator" which appeared on their final album "Heart Like A Sky", all the songs Spandau ever recorded and released were written by Gary.
Songs from that album are as much loved by fans as those he wrote for Spandau Ballet.
www.spandaupages.com /Gary.html   (220 words)

  
 Spandau Ballet : True - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
By 1983, with the new romantic movement they'd sprung from a rapidly fading memory, the members of Spandau Ballet showed they had no intention of traveling the same path.
But Kemp had more arrows in his quiver, as well; the catchy soft disco of "Communication" and "Lifeline" coyly suggests, rather than demands, listeners' presence on the dancefloor, while the suave, spy flick-inspired "Gold" finally gives Hadley an appropriately rich setting for his dramatic warble.
Some listeners at the time called the album an MOR sellout, but its slick surfaces remain tough to resist, and while none of the cuts generate the excitement of past singles like "To Cut a Long Story Short" or "Chant No. 1," True remains Spandau Ballet's most consistent and best all-around album.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,166960,00.html   (386 words)

  
 Various_artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
Great album for the novice : After hearing a lot about Salsa and wanting to actually hear some music I invested in this box set.
I love what Team Kandi are doing at the moment, but this album has plenty of hits and a good few misses...
If you appreciate Welsh Choirs at their very best then this album is very definatley for you...
music.mysic.co.uk /Artist/Various_Artists?p=7   (434 words)

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