| 词条 | Magnets (album) |
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| name = Magnets | type = Album | artist = The Vapors | cover = Magnets (The Vapors album) coverart.jpg | alt = | released = December 15, 1981 | recorded = June 19, 1981 | venue = | studio = | genre = New wave, power pop | length = | label = United Artists (original), RT Industries (current) | producer = David Tickle | prev_title = New Clear Days | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = | next_year = }}{{Album ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}[1] }} Magnets was The Vapors' second album, released in 1981. DescriptionThe album continued The Vapors' dark themes, taking them to a slightly darker level, with "Jimmie Jones" being about Jim Jones, "Isolated Case" about state oppression and disillusionment with politics, "Civic Hall" about the assault Dave suffered at the hands of overzealous Metropolitan Policemen, "Spiders" and "Can't Talk Anymore" about mental illness, and the title track being about the assassinations of John Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. Even those songs about relations - "Daylight Titans", "Johnny's In Love (Again)" and "Lenina" are tinged with an edge of being in a suffocating society and a malevolent state apparatus. The cover was designed by Martin Handford, later famous for his Where's Wally? books, depicting an assassination scene close up, but from a distance, looks like a human eye. If you look on the roof at the top right of the album cover, the assassin can be seen putting away his sniper rifle. Despite positive reviews (particularly for the second single "Jimmie Jones" and the epic final track "Magnets"), the album spent far fewer weeks in the UK chart than the previous New Clear Days, possibly as a result of the lack of promotion on the part of their record label. The United Artists record company had been bought out by EMI in 1980 and later renamed Liberty; many of the bands who came across as part of the deal complained of poor treatment by their disinterested new owner. Shortly after this album, the failure of Liberty to commit to a seventh single resulted in The Vapors disbanding. The only other Vapors-related release, aside from many greatest hits albums, was a solo single by David Fenton. After the label dropped the band, David Fenton decided to leave the band to focus on his new family. He had gotten married during The Vapors formation; and his wife was beginning to have his children. After this, Fenton opted to have a more secluded life. Drummer Howard Smith had already expressed losing interest in the project prior; claiming that he did not like the fame and that touring was becoming too exhausting. This only left bassist Steve Smith and guitarist Edward Bazalgette. Steve Smith eventually called it quits after the duo were unable to find the appropriate replacements after months of searching. Edward Bazalgette was left to be the only remaining founding member and was forced to finally break-up the band; instead deciding to focus more on other intellectual pursuits - later becoming a professional Film Executive. The band members however, have since remained friends and always on good-terms. Track listingAll songs written by David Fenton and Edward Bazalgette, except where noted.
Track listing (2000 CD Re-Release)
Personnel
References1. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r51908|pure_url=yes}}|title=Magnets - The Vapors|publisher=Allmusic}} {{1980s-punk-album-stub}}{{newwave-album-stub}} 3 : 1981 albums|The Vapors albums|United Artists Records albums |
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