The Psychedelic Furs

On the Furs' swan song, producer Stephen Street united the two sides of the band -- post-punk pioneers and New Wave hitmakers. It worked -- "Until She Comes" shot to No. 1 on the Modern Rock charts, while old fans found comfort in the menacing "Valentine," the brooding "All About You," the paisley-tinged "Tearing Down" and the clear-eyed ballad "Get A Room."

On 'Book of Days,' from 1989, the Psychedelic Furs tried to recapture the urgency – two
parts Sex Pistols, one part Velvet Underground, with a pinch of art-college pretense – of
their early records. On World Outside, they plumb their past again, but only as far back as
Mirror Mores (1984), their fourth album and first bona fide commercial success, which
wrapped detachment, from "Here Come Cowboys" to "Heaven," in nifty pop pac... More >