Title: Rating: About 2cc out of 10
Review: Wax was 10cc founding member Graham Gouldman, who not only penned many of that band's classics but composed mid-60's Top Ten hits for the Yardbirds and the Hollies; coupled with multi-talented U.S. singer-songwriter-musician-producer Andrew Gold. The result? Mike & The Mechanics. In other words, an unchallenging, generic 80's pop sound from a collaboration that looked better on paper. (All that talent, and there's a song called "Alright Tonight"?!) Maybe Andrew and Graham were being mutually gracious to the point of cancelling each other out. There are a few moments where the potential is realized ("Only A Visitor", "Ready Or Not") and only one tune that hints at past glories (the whitebread faux-reggae of "Rise Up" recalls "Dreadlock Holiday", but without the sense of irony). Renaissance does a nice job of repackaging and continues to delight collectors like yours truly with thier wallet-friendly "2-fer" reissues, but in Wax's case, the music itself is a letdown.
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