The Motels at the BBC (Live)
Download links and information about The Motels at the BBC (Live) by The Motels. This album was released in 1979 and it belongs to Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative genres. It contains 9 tracks with total duration of 36:04 minutes.
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| Artist: | The Motels |
| Release date: | 1979 |
| Genre: | Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative |
| Tracks: | 9 |
| Duration: | 36:04 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | The Days Are O.K. (Live) | 3:53 |
| 2. | Atomic Cafe (Live) | 2:57 |
| 3. | Closets and Bullets (Live) | 4:23 |
| 4. | Careful (Live) | 3:17 |
| 5. | Bonjour Baby (Live) | 3:28 |
| 6. | Whose Problem? (Live) | 3:32 |
| 7. | Total Control (Live) | 5:23 |
| 8. | Anticipating (Live) | 5:39 |
| 9. | Only the Lonely (Live) | 3:32 |
Details
[Edit]1979's self-titled debut release from the California band the Motels comes across as what a less pretentious Doors might have sounded like had they emerged during the new wave era. The Motels is a fairly cold, almost robotic affair which trades in lyrics that explore the darker side of life in Los Angeles. There are a few tracks that bear repeated listens like the frantic "Kix" and "Celia," a warning to a woman involved with the wrong guy. "Total Control," a big hit for the band in Australia and later covered by Tina Turner, is the album's standout with its menacing lyrics of possession delivered by Martha Davis. She is the one consistently redeeming attraction of this dated record. Although she tends to over-sing at times, Davis is a riveting and sensual vocalist and her vocals hint at the potential in the band.