The Roches

Because they function as an acoustic group but want to avoid the folk-singer clichés,
Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche have learned to stretch their voices like a string quartet.
Since their a cappella arrangements lack the rhythmic sense of the Persuasions', the idea
of backing the sisters with judicious electric support makes sense. But inappropriate
instrumentation dilutes all but the best songs on Another World, proving that, in... More >

"Love Radiates Around" has a once-in-a-lifetime melody and was written by a pal of theirs, but its blissful sentiments don't suit this depressing compromise of a "rock" record any better than it would one of their Robert Fripp jobs. Even turning out songs on deadline they're sardonic weirdos, and though the material could be stronger, the monkey wrench is the received irrelevancy of the synthbeats and guitar solos furnished by three strangely indistinguishable production teams. "Gimme a slice" is one thing, "with everything on it" another. (Grade: B+)