PETER MURPHY
Wild Birds (Beggars Banquet)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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For goth fanatics world wide, the decade without Bauhaus (1985-1995) was a bleak time. Love and Rockets decided to add colour to their wardrobe, and played fun music, while Peter Murphy moved towards obscurity with a puzzling solo career. His musical whims, electric ("Final Solution"), magical ("Cuts You Up"), and misguided ("Hit Song"), are chronicled here in one fat, 74-minute all you can eat Peter Murphy buffet. Despite a couple of shiny moments, all Wild Birds offers is another reason why Bauhaus reformed.

© 2000 - John Sekerka