Marc Almond 'Stardom Road'

'Stardom Road' is my last Marc Almond CD for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, like Erasure's dismal 'Other People's Songs', this self-indulgent release has little to recommend, beyond the artiste performing his favourite songs. In this deadly-dull, vocal-driven tribute of 'classic' covers, Almond and guests sing with gusto but with minimal instrumentation. Boring.

1. I Have Lived

2. I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten

3. Besitter Images

4. The London Boys

5. Strangers In The Night

6. The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men

7. Stardom Road

8. Kitsch

9. Backstage (I'm Lonely)

10. Dream Lover

11. Happy Heart

12. Redeem

13. The Curtain Falls