Pearl Harbour - Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too

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Pearl Harbour
Album Title
Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too
Release Date
1980 
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Review by Ralph Heibutzki
When Pearl Harbour & the Explosions' tepid skinny-tie pop didn't stoke the public's fancy, their singer's future seemed uncertain: Who could have predicted that she'd pull off such a rowdy, confident solo albumNULL However, that's what happened when she moved to London -- note her stage name's British spelling -- and fell into the Clash's orbit. Where The Explosions were stilted and restrained, Harbour's voice is loud and freewheeling on the rockabilly driven rumble of "Out With the Girls," "Fujiyama Mama," and "Alone in the Dark." There's not a trace of hesitation in Harbour's hiccups, whoops, and yelps; she sounds comfortable in a way that listeners simply hadn't heard before. Read More