Do you guys like Two Hearts? I’ve only heard a few songs
Figured I should give it a listen before I said anything.
I dig that synthy 80s style quite a lot, but Two Hearts doesn’t really have that “Men at Work Magic” that Business As Usual and Cargo (to a lesser extent) had. The music isn’t bad at all, but it’s more generic and mass-produced while losing the boisterous, light-hearted fun of their first two releases. Two Hearts is more Men at Work In Name Only. Also: Where’s the sax?!
Like Cargo, Two Hearts suffers from a bit of the Ringo Starr Syndrome (who Colin Hay actually played with for a time), where they let the other guy (in this case Greg Ham, as founding member and “alternate vocalist” on Cargo Ron Strykert left the band during the recording of Two Hears) sing a couple songs, and the album suffers for it.
That said, Stay at Home, Hard Luck Story, and Snakes and Ladders are decent songs. However they lack the charm of the band’s big hits and so they don’t really feel like Men at Work songs.
Worth a listen? Maybe. Nothing really stands out as incredible though.
5/10 Album
8/10 Art
Classic album.
Also:
8/10 Album
6/10 Art
And:
7/10 Album
8/10 Art
Settle Down My Boy and I Like To are terrible songs, but the album is redeemed by songs like Overkill and It’s a Mistake.