TS: Cheap Trick's "Dream Police" v. Tubeway Army's "Dream Police"

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Currently listening to the first Tubeway Army rekkid, and this song is pretty fly, actually. By no means as good as "Listen to the Sirens," but then what is?

― J (Jay), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I gotta go with the Trick. "Dream Police" is probably their masterwork--five minute psychotic concerto that contains some of Robin's best singing and Rick's best lyrics. Moreover, that fauz-symphonic buildup in the middle just gives me chills. Numan's song, by comparison, is pretty samey all the way through--it chugs along pleasantly enough, but doesn't have the air of claustrophobia and cold dystopia like "Down in the Park" or the aforementioned "LttS" or whatever.

I freaking love Cheap Trick!

― J (Jay), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 19:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I gotta go with Cheap Trick, mainly because I haven't heard the Tubeway Army song. But dammit, it's a great song, as are many Cheap Trick songs.

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Oooh the Tubeway Army song is more paranoid, and I'm a Numan nut anyway, so... Gazza's version for me.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Tuesday, 29 July 2003 21:08 (twenty-two years ago)

three years pass...

OOh, I luuuurv threads about Tubeway Army. But I also happen to love that damn Cheap Trick song. This is a problem for me.

― Bimble, Thursday, 1 March 2007 07:26 (nineteen years ago)

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