Moon Martin : The Very Best Of (1999)

One of the more curious characters of the new wave movement, singer/guitarist/songwriter Moon Martin issued several critically acclaimed yet commercially underappreciated releases from the late

1970s through the early '80s before reappearing in the mid-'90s. Best known for penning ROBERT PALMER's toughest hit BAD CASE OF LOVING YOU and MINK DEVILLE's cult classic CADILLAC WALK, nerdy looking new waver MOON MARTIN had a way with a wry, twisted lyric. Even album titles like SHOTS FROM A COLD NIGHTMARE and ESCAPE FROM DOMINATION evoked dark, vivid imagery. MARTIN dished out sinewy axe licks and oddball high-pitched vocals on

the chugging ROLENE (his only TOP 40 hit), skin-tingling sweat-fest HOT NITE IN DALLAS, and painkiller ballad NO CHANCE. VERY BEST reels off a volley of power poppin' shotgun blasts from his peak period seventies platters, tempered by a less acerbic set of eighties material. This is slick, catchy stuff delivered by a hook heavy hellcat...it's a shame more people weren't exposed to these lunar samples.

              

TRACKS

1. Hot nite in Dallas

2. Victim of romance

3. Cadillac walk

4. Bad case of lovin' you

5. Nite thoughts

6. I' ve got a reason

7. She made a fool of you

8. Dreamer

9. Hot house baby

10.Rolene

11.No chance

12.Five days of fever

13.Signal for help

14.Pushed around

15.Love gone bad

16.Breakout tonight

17.Bad news

18.Whispers

19.Cross your fingers

20.Paid the price

21.Don' t you double ( cross me baby )

22.Aces with you

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 MOON MARTIN: X-RAY VISION  45 RPM

TRACKS

01. X- Ray Vision
02. Deeper

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