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Kid Creole: Going Places - The August Darnell Years 1974-1983 (Strut) 
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| Kid Creole: Going Places - The August Darnell Years 1974-1983 (Strut) |
| By Matthew Hirtes | |
Monday, 14 April 2008 Description:Where Kid Creole and the Coconuts’ original home, Island Records, perfectly summed up their Lilt-like totally tropical taste, their latest one, Strut, could just as easily be named after preening lead singer August Darnell. Aka the Zoot-suited Latino Cab Calloway. Which means? A snappy start to this review. And not much else. Putting the quips on the backburner, whereas Kid Creole was August Darnell, August Darnell wasn’t only Kid Creole – he was also a talented producer. Is it much cop? It’s Kojak sucking joyfully on a lolly. Having cleaned up the dirty streets of NYC. Until the next episode, that is. How many good tracks? Flick-to-kick drunk punk Richard Strange declared that “in a sassier, zestier, brighter, funnier world, Cristina would have been Madonna." Her new-wave rendition of Peggy Lee’s ‘Is That All There Is?” is an early highlight. Yet the album never descends into darkness. And the worst? Probably Kid Creole & The Coconuts ‘He’s Not Such A Bad Guy After All’. Compared to the rest of the album, listeners will be over-familiar with it. And the 12”inch version is more turn-off than turn-on. Biggest disappointment? That Madonna remains more famous than Cristina. That Dr Buzzard’s Original Savannah Band suffered a premature death. That I forgot to crowbar “who loves ya, baby?” into the review earlier. Verdict: Never experienced August in Spring? You have now. This compilation celebrates the seminal period of a seminal artist: namely, his formative years. (4/5) |
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