Decades on, the exhilarating Late '88 captures the carefree excitement of the Scottish band’s heyday.
It's a vibrant slice of soulful, string-embellished nostalgia celebrating a time when they “were running, never stopping", releasing platinum albums and writing hit after hit - like Real Gone Kid, with its unforgettable “whoo-whoo" chorus.
"We seemed to do it all - and it all seemed so easy,” Ross sings. But if songwriting is harder for him now, at 67, you wouldn't know it. Deacon Blue's 11th studio album is awash with strong tracks, not least Ashore, about someone struggling to find their place in the world.
This huge, lush, melancholic ballad could have been penned for a West End musical, with its uplifting chorus promising: “I will not hurt you/Nor desert you/I will not let you go”.
Other gems here include the upbeat People Come First and the warm embrace of How We Remember It as they say goodbye to a metaphorical circus leaving town...
It's a vibrant slice of soulful, string-embellished nostalgia celebrating a time when they “were running, never stopping", releasing platinum albums and writing hit after hit - like Real Gone Kid, with its unforgettable “whoo-whoo" chorus.
"We seemed to do it all - and it all seemed so easy,” Ross sings. But if songwriting is harder for him now, at 67, you wouldn't know it. Deacon Blue's 11th studio album is awash with strong tracks, not least Ashore, about someone struggling to find their place in the world.
This huge, lush, melancholic ballad could have been penned for a West End musical, with its uplifting chorus promising: “I will not hurt you/Nor desert you/I will not let you go”.
Other gems here include the upbeat People Come First and the warm embrace of How We Remember It as they say goodbye to a metaphorical circus leaving town...
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