{"id":380,"date":"2013-12-10T01:02:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T01:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uk-decay.co.uk\/heritage\/?page_id=380"},"modified":"2014-01-20T00:20:11","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T00:20:11","slug":"furyo3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uk-decay.co.uk\/heritage\/clan\/furyo\/furyo3\/","title":{"rendered":"Furyo Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"

Furyo Complete CD<\/h2>\n
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Cherry Red Records Goth series<\/h3>\n
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Furyo Complete CD Album 2007<\/p><\/div>\n

Furyo – Furyo (EP) & Furioso (EP)<\/h3>\n

In 1983 after the demise of UK Decay, Abbo (Vocals), Eddie Branch (Bass & Vocals) and Steve Harle (Drums), rebuilt the core band eventually completing the line-up with Gene Loves Jezebel\u2019s, Albie De Luca on Guitar. This new CD release merges the two former vinyl EP\u2019s, the Furyo – Furyo (EP) & the Furioso (EP) into a historical first for UK Decay and the spin-offs, In Excelsis and Furyo. Apart from the odd compilation track inclusion on various CD compilation albums and of course UK Decay Communities limited releases, this is the first time that any of the three bands have had any of their formal earlier albums released on CD.<\/p>\n

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Furyo CD Jewel case<\/p><\/div>\n

In the words of Paul Rabjohn..<\/p>\n

Yes , finally , those guys at Cherry Red have raided the vaults and put out a Furyo CD. Released on 23rd July , it\u2019s great to see an \u201cofficial\u201d release of some of the post-UK Decay material for the first time.<\/p>\n

So, what have Cherry Red come up with? Well, it\u2019s a lovely package using the cover art of the mini-LP , with great sleeve-notes and some fabulous rare photos.<\/p>\n

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Furyo Complete Cd inner1<\/p><\/div>\n

Sadly its just the 9 tracks from the 2 1984 releases and no bonus material ; plenty of other stuff exists but the label couldn\u2019t get anyone from the band to agree to including it. Such a shame , as the unreleased album would have rounded off this package beautifully. Still, mustn\u2019t complain too much as it\u2019s still a great release.<\/p>\n

First thing to say is that the CD sounds great. Apparently it\u2019s mastered from vinyl as the original tapes have degraded , but full credit to whoever transferred it to CD as it sounds wonderful to my ears.<\/p>\n

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Furyo Complete inner 2<\/p><\/div>\n

The acoustic tracks like the opening \u201cGold of Our Lives\u201d are crystal clear compared to my scratchy old vinyl. I can still recall being extremely surprised (concerned?) when I first heard this back in 83, even though I\u2019d seen the band live I wasn\u2019t quite expecting something so\u2026\u2026.gentle on the record. But it\u2019s a great opener as the rhythm section join in halfway through and the song steps up a gear , setting up the album perfectly. It still doesn\u2019t really sound like anything else ; it is \u201cGothic\u201d I guess , but really not \u201cGoth\u201d as most people would know it.<\/p>\n

The second track is the \u201cdifficult\u201d one,<\/p>\n

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Furyo Complete Jewel rear<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cVultures\u201d is very slow and has big sections of unaccompanied vocals together with some \u201cchallenging\u201d lyrics. Remembering this was written maybe 3 years after \u201cFor My Country\u201d , it was a big , big step for some UK Decay fans to get to grips with. It\u2019s still probably my least favourite Furyo track , it\u2019s not \u201cbad\u201d but I think they moved on to much better material than this. Next up is \u201cInto the Arena\u201d, another more uptempo track which is a big improvement. Like most of the album , the lyrics are all about the joys and frustrations of performance.<\/p>\n

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Furyo Complete middle<\/p><\/div>\n

Next up come the 2 tracks which formed the second side of the original mini-LP , the slow and brooding \u201cMonster of 1000 Heads\u201d leading into the climax of \u201cThe Opera in the Air\u201d . This medley worked really well live, \u201cOpera\u201d being definitely the most commercial track on the original release. I guess Abbo was aiming at some sort of updated Berlin cabaret , Brecht-for-the-80\u2019s maybe , and by the end of the mini-LP you started to see his point.<\/p>\n

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Furyo Complete inner text<\/p><\/div>\n

The second EP (\u201cFurioso\u201d) was released 6 months later and the 4 tracks from it form the second half of the new CD. It was a much more commercial , \u201cbrighter\u201d release and seemed to be much better received. The lead track \u201cLegacy\u201d is quite close to a commercial single , and still sounds excellent. \u201cChorus\u201d is an extended coda to it , massed Albie vocals forming an unheavenly choir. Just when you wonder if Furyo were going to maybe be a rock band again , up comes \u201cKing of Hearts\u201d which is like an updated take on \u201cGreensleeves\u201d with Albie getting out what sounds like a madrigal. Again , you can just imagine the reaction from the Oi-boys. But then the best track comes last, as Steve Harle lets rip on the fabulous \u201cCavalcade\u201d, all Spaghetti Western guitars and a wonderful Abbo vocal. Great stuff , which hints at how good they could be live.<\/p>\n

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Furyo\u00a0 lo res version of a publicity shot<\/p><\/div>\n

Respect to Cherry Red for doing a really good job of this re-issue , they\u2019ve put a lot of work into this (including big efforts to get hold of the unreleased album , which came to nothing). Hopefully it sells well and maybe they\u2019ll get their heads round some more UK Decay related releases , it\u2019s lovely to see stuff like this back on the shelves. Have a look at this link if you\u2019re interested in buying one from their website.<\/p>\n

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PRJ<\/p>\n

August 2007<\/p>\n

Furyo Discography<\/a><\/p>\n

Furyo Home<\/a><\/p>\n

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