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Band of Holy Joy Positively Spooked Release Date: 1990 Running Time: 43:52 Label: Rough Trade Rating:

As ever, the manic-depressive Holy Joy sing tales of love, drink, and loss. Unlike the claustrophobic feel of the previous albums, Positively Spooked is far more optimistic, something the band attributed to touring the former Soviet republics. Written in the so-called second Summer of Love, songs such as "Real Beauty Passed Through" and "Evening World Holiday Show," whilst not exactly rave music, reflect the upbeat dance culture of the time. The "up" mood of the album is best reflected by "Freda Cunningham," where the happy-go-lucky heroine is revealed to be the same tragic single mother in the single Rosemary Smith. According to the NME, Positively Spooked contains the greatest Band of Holy Joy song, "Bitten Lips" -- a song dedicated to Kay Kent, the deceased Marilyn Monroe lookalike. Although the distorted fairground element is still prevalent, a definite dance element is apparent, or as the song says, "Look Who's Changed With the Times." Christian Smillie, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Real Beauty Passed Through	Brown, Brown, Lewington
2	Evening World Holiday Show	Brown, Brown, Lewington
3	Because It Was Never Resolved	Brown, Jenkins, Brown
4	Unlikely Girl	Brown, Jenkins, Brown
5	Shadows Fall	Brown, Jenkins, Brown, Thomas
6	Bitten Lips	Brown, Jenkins, Brown
7	Here It Comes	Brown, Brown, Bailey
8	Hot Little Hopes	Brown, Jenkins, Brown
9	Freda Cunningham	Brown, Jenkins, Brown
10	Torch Me	Brown, Brown, Thomas
11	Positively Spooked	Brown, van Bergen, Brown
12	Look Who's Changed With the Times	Brown, Jenkins, Brown

Releases:

Year	Type	Label
	LP	Rough Trade

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