Five Thirty - Bed (1991)

Otro grupo más que puede que sacase su disco en el momento equivocado, de esos tengo un montón..... Conocí a 5:30 por este disco, en 1991, pero lo cierto es que ya llevaban varios años por la escena Londinense. Lo curioso es que su bajista y compositor Tara Milton (junto a Paul Bassett) parecía bastante obsesionado con el sonido Jam, lo cual pudo llevarlos al olvido en los ochenta y tras pulir su sonido fueron fichados por algún cazatalentos del sonido Manchester. Y a eso es a lo que suena entre otras cosas más,claro. A mi me recuerdan a ratos a Birdland, pero cuando los escuché por primera vez los metí entre mis simpatías mod, sin saber nada de ellos. Publicaron un montón de EPs, al uso en la época, pero se separaron enseguida, las críticas no acompañaron demasiado y adiós. Tara Milton creo que anda con "The Nubiles" y Paul Basset con "Orange Deluxe", bueno, si eso es lo que pone en la reseña en inglés!!, si lo dice el Sutton, será verdad.

Este disco es de edición Alemana y trae doce temas. La publicación en USA traía tres temas más, ver comentarios.

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Armed with jagged guitars and pounding drums, London, England's Five Thirty tried to puncture a hole in the dance-oriented U.K. music scene of the late '80s and early '90s. Formed by bassist Tara Milton and guitarist/vocalist Paul Bassett, Five Thirty recorded their first single, "Catcher in the Rye," in 1985. Originally performing in Oxford and Reading, Five Thirty moved to London and met drummer Phil Hopper. In 1990, the group was signed to East West. The band's Jam-like sound and incendiary gigs excited the critics. However, the masses were unmoved by the band's back-to-basics rock & roll. Although the track "Abstain" managed to squeeze into the Top 75, the follow-up "Air Conditioned Nightmare" was completely ignored outside of the British press. In 1991, Five Thirty released their debut album, Bed. But the timing was wrong. If Bed had appeared years later -- when '60s-styled English guitar rock without the club mixes was in favor -- it would've had a better chance of selling. Disillusioned by their lack of success, Five Thirty unleashed the frustration in their songs, yelling, "This song ain't exactly what we'd call money but we don't care," in "Hate Male." Five Thirty split up in 1992. Hopper became an actor; Milton started the Nubiles; and Bassett recorded with Orange Deluxe. ~ Michael Sutton, All Music Guide