Talk:Heartbeat City

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i could SWEAR i hear mutt lange on backing vocals on this album, though i don't remember seeing him mentioned in the credits.

Gringo300 14:22, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Cover

What is the car on the cover? I think it may be a Plymouth Duster. --unsigned comment by 67.188.172.165 22:11, July 15, 2006 (UTC)

It is a 1970 or 1971 Plymouth Duster 340. --Fantailfan 04:39, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lead vocal credit in track listing section

Please do not change the article again without discussing it on the album discussion page. The standard format should be used unless there is a compelling reason to change it. Since nothing has been added to the discussion page to justify the deviation, I am reverting this edit. --Fantailfan 14:09, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lead vocal credit in track listing section

You have again changed the article without discussing it on the album discussion page. The standard format should be used unless there is a compelling reason to change it. Since nothing has been added to the discussion page to justify the deviation, I am reverting this edit again and requesting semi-protection. --Fantailfan 20:15, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Title track

This album's title track embodies so clearly the style of music popular in 1984. The cool synths, strong melody, non-specific lyrics, everything. If an alien came to planet Earth wanting 80s music summed in one song, I might play "Heartbeat City." Classic. -- Globe199 02:02, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

I agree, and what a nice sentiment. I wish it wasn't so difficult to play on guitar. I mean (if you care), most of it is very easy, but then for the chorus, you have to play an Fmaj7 followed by a G with an F in the bass, and I've never figured out a fingering for G/F that sounds truly good. In fact, all of the chords with the flatted seventh as the bass note generally sound crappy on guitar. As The Cars arranged the song, neither Ric nor Elliot had to worry about it. Elliot played G arpeggios on the higher strings, and I don't think Ric played anything for the chorus. Ben held down the bass, and Greg played whatever he played. For a four- or five-piece band, it's no problem. But for a single singer/guitarist, it doesn't work too well.

I know we're both "off" the purpose of Wikipedia talk pages, especially me. Please indulge us these brief comments. It's not every day that you see people praising this song.

--63.25.23.231 (talk) 08:31, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mutt Lange confusion

On the page it says that due to this, Mutt was unable to work on the Hysteria album, yet on the Mutt Lange page and the page for Hysteria it says he produced it.

Probably around the time of Ric Allen's accident - perhaps some clarification? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.28.240.250 (talk) 20:17, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Dark" Shake It Up?

I'm about to remove the following statement:

The album was a return to form for the band, coming after their darker albums Panorama and Shake It Up.

I'll agree that Panorama is delightfully dark, with its dissonance, antisocial lyrics, mechanical arrangements, and the challenging polyrhythm of "Touch and Go" . . . but Shake It Up is about as dark as a bowl of Lucky Charms. I'd love to talk to the person who wrote that. What were you thinking? In what way is this album "dark"? The background of the album cover? Hell, if you think SIU is dark, what must you think of the first album?

Anyway, since I can't figure out how to remove SIU and have the sentence still make sense (Panorama came first, then SIU, then Heartbeat City), I'm gonna have to delete it. Sorry.

Then, I guess I better head on over to the Shake It Up article.

--63.25.23.231 (talk) 07:39, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

The reviews by Rolling Stone [1] and Robert Christgau [2] both note the darkness of Shake It Up as a whole but not the title track, which may be in part the attribution you're seeking. I'm not familiar with the album itself, so have no opinion on the matter, but it seems to be opinion. I have changed the comment you used when hiding the text to make it more neutral for future editors. Cheers! Salamurai (talk) 20:36, 14 March 2008 (UTC)