Maverick A Strike

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Epic, Records, 488758-2 Jewel Case 13 Track 1997

Product Details

Pop wannabe Finley Quaye emerged from nowhere in 1997 with this debut and claimed to be Tricky's Uncle, much to the latter's disgruntlement. After the commercial and critical success of Maverick A Strike, however, it was a moot point as to whether Tricky would be best known as Finley Quaye's nephew. Maverick A Strike's success was probably down to its providing a rare antidote to the morbid, noir- ish obsessions of contemporaries like Massive Attack; Quaye's vocals are as up, sunny and fresh as the first breath of Spring. Even the downbeat notes struck in the lyrics of "Even After All" and "Ride On And Turn The People On" can't cloud the shining reggae rush of this album, given innumerable citrus twists and techno turns by producers Jonathan Quarmby and Kevin Bacon, held together by a band who demonstrated live their ability to match tightness with a lightness of touch on the likes of "It's Great When We're Together" and "Sweet And Loving Man". --David Stubbs