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Reg Strikes Back
Pop · 1988 · 10 tracks

Reg Strikes Back

A defiant 1988 comeback defined by sharp digital production, raspy vocal grit, and a mix of danceable pop-rock and nostalgic tributes to 60s vocal groups.

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Defiant comeback

A defiant, fighting-weight energy charges this high-gloss comeback, which trades the cold synth-pop of recent years for a punchy, sequenced confrontation with the British tabloid press. The music balances a slightly raspy, post-surgery vocal grit with shimmering, late-eighties digital clarity, framing sharp social commentary alongside sun-drenched California nostalgia.

Reg Strikes Back · vs · Elton John
Social Commentary+3.7σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Town of Plenty
3:40
02
A Word in Spanish
4:39
03
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Part 2
4:13
04
I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That
4:33
05
Japanese Hands
4:40
06
Goodbye Marlon Brando
3:30
07
The Camera Never Lies
4:36
08
Heavy Traffic
3:30
09
Poor Cow
3:51
10
Since God Invented Girls
4:39
Moments Worth Waiting For
04I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like ThatThe driving, sequenced synth-pop pulse of 'I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That' re-established his presence on the American charts.
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