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Mike + the Mechanics | 
 enlarge | Artist: Mike + The Mechanics
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 4561
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 81287
UPC: 075678128721
EAN: 0075678128721
ASIN: B000002IIG
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Silent Running | | • | All I Need Is A Miracle | | • | Par Avion | | • | Hanging By A Thread | | • | I Get The Feeling | | • | Take The Reins | | • | You Are The One | | • | A Call To Arms | | • | Taken In |
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 Mike & The Mechanics hits the spot! May 1, 2008
The first, and one of the best, "Mike & the Mechanics" from start to finish is a masterpiece worth the attention. I couldn't put it down once I started listening to it, every song on here is a hit! Here's my overview of the album:
Silent Running- New wave sound, Carrack's vocals are perfect for this track. Lyrics about secret revolution. Best song on the album.
All I Need is a Miracle- Remember this song? The upbeat melody and catchy lyrics? It's all here! Paul Young was the best choice to sing this one!
Par Avion- Soft love song, calm and sweet. I don't know who is singing this one, but the vocals are just beautiful.
Hanging by a Thread- Rocker song added in some electronic sound along with Young's powerful vocals. Lyrics about a bad dream dealing with execution.
I Get the Feeling- A good-feeling song with upbeat melodies. Not my personal favorite.
Take the Reins- Another upbeat rocker featuring Young once again, it kinda gets old fast, but that's just my take.
You are the One- That voice again! Who is it? Simple keyboard is all that plays on this track, a simple little love song.
A Call to Arms- Yes, this is a winner. Another new wave inspired song with a hint of rock topped off with Carrack's unforgettable voice. The lyrics deal with calling people to take up arms and fight the enemy. This one you can't pass up.
Taken In- Now this is truly one of my favorites. Upbeat tempo slow-rock song featuring Young's vocals. Sexy saxophone in this song makes it one of the best! It adds to the final touch, good ending song!
The only flaw with this album is that it only has 9 tracks and I wished there could've been more. With that said, I recommend this album if you enjoy Genesis, Mike Rutherford's work, love the sound of the 80's, or you want to relive the good old days. This album is one the best!
great cd October 17, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
this is a great CD - There is obviously the classic All I need is a Miracle - but the whole CD is good nusic and worth listening to. Highly recommenend it.
 Took a while to get into... October 2, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When it first came out, I noticed this album just 'cause it was Rutherford's "third solo album". But I never actually heard all of it until many years later. Frankly, I can't remember ever having a harder time deciding whether or not I liked an album. I also had a hard time connecting it with Genesis-member Rutherford -- it was as if his personality really didn't stand out among those of his collaborators. Finally I decided I did like it and started listening to it often; the key was to play the songs in a different order so the stronger tracks would be closer to the end!
The best track is arguably "A Call To Arms", an aborted Genesis song that Rutherford salvaged for his own use. Young and Carrack both sing on this (along with an "up front" female backing singer) but it takes some close listening to distinguish between them. I also enjoy "Hanging By A Thread", although it would be better if it had another chorus toward the end. A few tracks are just fluff but at least they're inoffensive.
Good purchase June 26, 2006
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good CD with the song I couldn't find on iTunes - all i need is a miracle!
Great pop album to come out of 1985 June 26, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Mike and the Mechanics put out a great pop album in 1985. They can talk about Silent Running, which kind of borrows a bit from A Flock of Seagulls I Ran So Far Away in the keyboard eerieness. Very '80s a song to me. And I've heard All I Need Is A Miracle maybe 80 to 100 times that it's crazy, and it's a good song too.
But no one bothers to mention the other top 40 hit from this album "Taken In." It's such perfect pop songcraft to me, from the bridges,to the saxophone solo, to the two "I don't believe it/ believe It" sections. To me, that's their finest performance out of all of their albums! Sounds like they recorded the song in ONE TAKE, because the musicianship is solid. They played it heavily in December 1985, then I never heard it afterwards. I could talk about that song for days, maybe more than their most famous hit "The Living Years." It might have peaked in the mid 20s in 1985-1986, but it could have gone to No. 4, 5 or even No.1.
The rest of the album is just as strong and artistic, and balances well with the 3 hits that came for it. Mike Rutherford proved that he could have hits outside of Genesis with this band.
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