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Review title: Enough good songs to avoid the sophmore slump
Product review: The best way to sum up this review is if you liked the first record, 'Vivid' (1988), you will probably like the follow-up 'Time's Up' (1990), although sophmore efforts being as they are, it certainly does not sound as fresh.What makes this effort worth buying is the strength of the singles - the upbeat, understated "Solace of You"; the hard-rocking "Type" (counterpoint to REM's "It's the End of the World As You Know It"); and the tongue-in-cheek "Love Rears Its Ugly Head". Other standouts include the funky ditty "Elvis Is Dead" (complete with guest vocals by Little Richard and a groovy sax solo) and the Zepplenesque finale "This Is the Life".The rest of the record does not work as well. With several songs ("Someone Like You", "New Jack Theme", "Pride", "Time's Up"), the band goes way too far trying to reproduce the musical style and socially conscious lyrics of a previous single, "Open Letter", creating what is nothing more than filler.
