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Rumour
Not So Much A Rumor, More A Way Life
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Frozen Years - The Rumour, Schwarz, Brinsley
2. All Fall Down - The Rumour, Andrews, Bob [1]
3. Tired of Waiting - The Rumour, Atkinson, J.
4. Loving You (Is Far Too Easy) - The Rumour, Belmont, Martin
5. Euro - The Rumour, Schwarz, Brinsley
6. Leaders - The Rumour, Belmont, Martin
7. One Good Night - The Rumour, Andrews, Bob [1]
8. I Can't Help Myself - The Rumour, Andrews, Bob [1]
9. Emotional Traffic - The Rumour, Andrews, Bob [1]
10. Hard Enough to Show - The Rumour, Bodnar, Andrew
11. I Want to Make You Very Happy - The Rumour, Duplicates
12. Call of the Faithful - The Rumour, Duplicates
13. Have You Seen My Baby? - The Rumour, Newman, R.
14. Falling in Love With a Dream - The Rumour, Belmont, A.
15. Tula - The Rumour, Schwarz, Brinsley
16. Writing on the Water - The Rumour, Schwarz, Brinsley
17. Houston - The Rumour, Bodnar, Andrew
18. It's Gonna Work Out Fine - The Rumour, Lee, J.
19. More Than She Will Say - The Rumour, Schwarz, Brinsley
20. That's the Way the Ball Rolls - The Rumour, Parker, Graham
21. My Little Red Book - The Rumour, Bacharach, Burt
22. I Don't Want the Night to End - The Rumour, Lowe, Nick
23. Pyramids - The Rumour, Bodnar, Andrew

Full title 'Not So Much A Rumour, More A Way Of Life'. A superb slice of rare new wave-ish pub rock from one of the genre's most overlooked bands, probably best known as Graham Parker's backing band. 2001 release. Standard... more »

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All Artists: Rumour
Title: Not So Much A Rumor, More A Way Life
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Metro Music
Release Date: 2/12/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Style: New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 698458104328

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CD Reviews

Graham Parker's Band Stand On Their Own Feet

Eric R. Last | San Bruno, CA United States | 09/20/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD is a reissue of The Rumour's 2nd and 3rd albums, "Frogs, Sprouts, Clogs and Krauts" (1979) and "Purity of Essence" (1980). The Rumour recorded three albums altogether (not counting their work with Graham Parker), and the best of these, "Max", remains unavailable on CD. On "Frogs, Sprouts, Clogs and Krauts", The Rumour experiment with synthesizers and sound effects in a manner that, unfortunately, dates the music badly. Still, the quality of songs like "Emotional Traffic", "Euro" and "Hard Enough To Show" shines through the sonic clutter. On "Purity of Essence", their only album without keyboard player Rob Andrews, they adopt a more lean, new wave-ish pose to good effect. Here the former pub rockers have transformed themselves into a fine power pop unit. Standout tracks include Randy Newman's "Have You Seen My Baby", as well as originals "Tula", "Houston" and "I Don't Want The Night To End". This music is mainly of interest to Graham Parker fans who are curious about what his fine backup band was capable of on their own. Kudos to the record company for packing both albums onto a single CD, and including a fine booklet. Now if only we could get someone to put "Max" out on CD."

Without Parker

J. Abrams | T.H. IN. USA | 09/12/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you dig this band without G.Parker, buy it before it is too late. ..Jag"