Showing posts with label The Big Supreme. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Big Supreme. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The Big Supreme - Please Yourself (Polydor)

This is the best I've heard. And I'm not saying that because I know Barry Flynn... I really like this. I thought the last single was a definite cert, but "The Smile And The Kiss" was the best. Actually, I've got some demos of his somewhere. If this is a hit I'll have to dig them out and flog them! (Owen Paul, No 1, March 28, 1987)

A supremely bold record. It begins with some ominous piano, which sounds like someone's just DIED. Then, BAM You're hit with a punch drunk Martin Fry going for a Motown-y form of on-beat dance insistence. With lots of chunky boss. and some 'parting the Red Sea' choral bits, it's all very body-building and the best Big Supreme single so for. Which only just excuses the vile stripey blazers worn by Barry and the girls on the sleeve. (Roger Morton, Record Mirror, March 7, 1987)

Hey! Meet The Big Supreme, who - PRESTO! - are all set to be pop stars! "Please Yourself" is a monstrous sound, a remarkable mixture of Pete Burns, Julian Cope and Pete Wylie. They also look rather fetching and are obviously destined for much greater things. Gulp. (Barry McIlheney, Smash Hits, March 11, 1987)

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

The Big Supreme - Don't Walk (Polydor)

Rich in charisma and melody, this is what you might call a 'nice pop song'. Indeed, after searching for that elusive 'hit' formula, Barry Flynn (alias Bonk and The Chant Of Barry Flynn - remember the excellent, if under-rated 'Smile And The Kiss'?) seems to have finally hit upon that special magic. . . Simple yet swirling, this is enjoyably addictive. 4/5 (Anna Martin, No 1, August 23, 1986)
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