Format: LP
Style: Pop
Label: Teldec
http://www.discogs.com/Transvision-Vamp-Pop-Art/release/473542
A2 I want your love
A3 Sister moon
A4 Psychosonic Cindy
A5 Revolution Baby
B1 Tell that girl to shut up
B2 Wild star
B3 Hanging out with Halo Jones
B4 Andy Warhole's dead
B5 Sex kick
Pop art is a record full of bubblegum pop melodies with a punk, rock'n'roll attitude and electronic influences. It sounds as the love child of Blondie and Sigue Sigue Sputnik leaving puberty. In my opinion this is a really great record that seems to be a bit ignored or forgotten.
One of Transvision Vamps obvious strenghts is lead singer Wendy James who attracts attention with her sexually charged and rebellious image. But she also have an interesting and expressive voice that fits really well with the bands material.
I love this whole album, but the cocky cover of the Holly and the Italians song Tell that girl to shut up really catches the attention. Also I want you love and Psychosonic Cindy are great up-tempo songs. Other great songs are the softer Sister moon and the opener Trash City.
Transvision Vamp was a really cool band that relesed two more albums before calling it quits. Velveteen from 1989 is also good, but on the final album Little magnets versus the bubble of babble the band had lost their focus.
Really happy to have seen them live at Hultsfred in 1991.