{"id":1035,"date":"2015-12-04T16:28:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T21:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2017-10-02T10:54:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T14:54:45","slug":"men-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bandsiusetalike.com\/biul\/men-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Men At Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here is the excellent front cover of Men At Work’s\u00a0Cargo<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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On COMPACT DISC!<\/p><\/div>\n

Awful nice of CBS Records to point out, twice, that this album is on\u00a0COMPACT disc DIGITAL AUDIO<\/strong>. When I purchased this, I was fearful that it might be a wax cylinder or magnetic tape reel. What a relief to find that a COMPACT disc<\/strong> was inside. Thanks for looking out for me, CBS Records.<\/p>\n

The inside cover had the band in the john. It’s so great I had to scan it. Behold:<\/p>\n

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Colin Hay has one of the most classic Australian faces; an old zany band-leader mug, with eyes so eager to take everything in, they bulge charmingly in opposite directions. I love exotropic people, going all the way back to Jack Elam. They convey a natural drollery that I greatly admire. It’s just not polite to enjoy it when someone’s eyes don’t point in the same direction, that’s all. I feel weird even celebrating it here. Let’s just say variety is the spice of life, and that spice includes wall-eyed and cross-eyed folks too.<\/p>\n

Ron Strykert is the guy who did the hyperactive songs on the first two Men At Work albums. If you only know “Down Under” and “Be Good Johnny”, his stuff will really surprise you. On Cargo<\/em>, Strykert submitted “I Like To”, a perfect time capsule of 1983 New Wave. As a child, I was infatuated\u00a0<\/em>with this.<\/p>\n