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Airborne
Rock · 1976 · 9 tracks

Airborne

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A transitional 1976 artifact where theatrical art-rock meets the lean energy of the coming New Wave. Features the songwriting debut of drummer Stewart Copeland.

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It's the prog-rock album where you can actually hear The Police starting to happen.

A restless blend of sophisticated art-rock elegance and gritty mid-seventies transition energy.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Desiree
3:14
02
Kids to Blame
3:21
03
Broken Lady
3:17
04
Juno
3:24
05
Touch of Tequila
3:51
06
Moonshine
11:38
07
Heaven (Never Seemed So Far Away)
3:20
08
Hot and Bothered
2:55
09
Dazed
4:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The eleven-minute sprawl of Moonshine where the band finally lets the progressive arrangements breathe fully.
Stewart Copeland's frantic, precise hi-hat work on Kids to Blame that prefigures the rhythmic identity of The Police.
The soaring, melodic violin hook in Desiree that bridges the gap between art-rock and radio-friendly pop.
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