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Strictly Personal
Rock · 1981 · 11 tracks · 32m

Strictly Personal

The Romantics

High-octane power pop fueled by Detroit grit. Shimmering guitars and punchy harmonica collide in thirty minutes of urgent, hook-heavy new wave energy.

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The Romantics at their grittiest, proving that harmonica and power pop are a match made in Detroit.

Relentless, high-octane energy with a touch of blue-collar romanticism.

Strictly Personal · vs · The Romantics
Love Romantic+0.8σ

The writing leans a touch further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 32m
01
In the Nighttime
3:41
02
Look at Her
2:58
03
No One Like You
3:08
04
Bop
2:03
05
Why’d You Leave Me
3:27
06
Can’t Get Over You
3:09
07
C’mon Girl (Work Out With Me)
2:28
08
Spend a Little Love on Me
2:41
09
She’s Hot
2:35
10
All That I Want
3:31
11
Don’t You Put Me on Hold
2:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sharp, bluesy harmonica solo that cuts through the new wave sheen on the opening track.
The frantic, hand-clapping energy of Bop that feels like a 1950s rockabilly track filtered through 1981 gear.
The way the vocal harmonies stack during the bridge of No One Like You, creating a wall of melodic sound.
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