{"id":42897,"date":"2012-12-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/tenology\/"},"modified":"2012-12-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T00:00:00","slug":"tenology","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/tenology\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenology"},"content":{"rendered":"

10cc had some commercial success in the United States, but in their native United Kingdom, they achieved close to superstar status. They have undergone several reunions and breakups, but their classic and most creative period occurred from 1972-1983. Their new four CD box set, Tenology, <\/i>covers that period, with 62 of the 64 tracks showcasing all of their hit singles, B-sides, some deep album cuts, and a few unreleased tracks from that era. It is a fine way to celebrate the bands 40th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n

The one constant for 10cc has been Graham Gouldman. He began his career as a prolific songwriter. He wrote such songs as \u201cFor Your Love\u201d and \u201cHeart Full Of Soul\u201d for the Yardbirds, \u201cBus Stop\u201d and \u201cLook Through Any Window\u201d for The Hollies, and \u201cListen People\u201d and \u201cNo Milk Today\u201d for Herman\u2019s Hermits. In 1971, he formed the band Hotlegs with Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley, and Lol Cr\u00e8me. After one hit song, \u201cNeanderthal Man,\u201d they changed their name to 10cc.<\/p>\n

Unless you want to seek out their original albums, Tenology <\/i>is the best compilation of the band\u2019s music I have seen and heard. It is a fine overview of their early career, presenting them in all their idiosyncratic glory.<\/p>\n

The first two discs are devoted to their singles. The sound is significantly different from track to track. It may have been this lack of a cohesive sound and the unusual or avant-garde quality of many of their releases that prevented extensive radio airplay in the United States when compared to their native country, as \u201cI\u2019m Not in Love\u201d and \u201cThe Things We Do For Love\u201d were their only significant American hits. <\/p>\n

The 32 tracks are presented in chronological order beginning with 1972\u2019s \u201cDonna\u201d and ending with 1992\u2019s \u201cWomen In Love\u201d and \u201cWelcome To Paradise,\u201d which are the only two tracks released after 1983. Whether it is the Phil Spector type Wall Of Sound style of \u201cI\u2019m Not In Love,\u201d where their voices are overdubbed into a virtual choir, or the reggae of \u201cDreadlock Holiday,\u201d or the pop leanings of \u201cThe Things We Do For Love,\u201d this release is never boring. <\/p>\n

The third disc is reserved for album tracks. The 18 songs cover their six studio albums released 1973-1978. \u201cFlying Junk\u201d (about drug pushers), the brutal religious commentary of \u201cThe Second Sitting For The Last Supper,\u201d and love\u2019s failings on \u201cDon\u2019t Hang Up\u201d are highlights. <\/p>\n

The fourth disc is labeled B-sides and rarities. It is a hit and miss disc, as many of the songs consigned to the B-sides of singles were given that fate for a reason. \u201cChannel Swimmer\u201d is more accessible than many of their A-side material, but a track like \u201cDon\u2019t Squeeze Me Like Toothpaste\u201d sums up their eclectic nature. The only two previously unreleased tracks, \u201cPeople In Love (The Voodoo Boogie)\u201d and \u201cThe Recording Of Dean And I\u201d are more interesting than essential.<\/p>\n

10cc has always been an interesting band worth exploring. Tenology <\/i>is an excellent introduction to the classic period of an oft-overlooked group. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":31205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8982],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-42897","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-10cc","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=42897"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=42897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}