After The Fire - ATF (Der Kommissar)


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So, what do we do after the fire? We listen to After The Fire's compilation album Der Kommissar. In the US it was simply called ATF, and very confusingly reused the cover art from their 3rd album Batteries Not Included, but the whole point was to release their translated cover of Falco's Der Kommissar in album rather than single form.

This isn't my normal album review, it's more a "meta" interlude in a much larger train of thought. See, 3/4 of the albums C-the-ball-be-the-ball picked happened to be synth heavy new wave. Plus, i'm about to take a break from album reviews, and invite you to actually read Das Kapital with me. 

Everything alright, officer? I assure you it won't be as unpleasant as you think it might be,  much like this album. If you think After The Fire is a one hit wonder, you might be surprised that there's absolutely no reason why they should be, this is lovely even if it is a compilation for the sake of that one hit. They started out playing prog rock, but transitioned quite well into new wave. It's much more pop than either It's Immaterial or Men At Work, but definitely not in a bad way. 

Sure, we still have to wait until the smoldering rubble is cool enough to touch before salvaging what's left, but all this stuff is just stuff. But wow it's great stuff, and except for alzheimers nothing can take that experience away from us.

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