SPECTRES

I think this is a better album than "Agents of Fortune". For one thing, it's a lot more diverse. Secondly, the band's sense of humor comes forward. "Godzilla" is an obvious goof, but I find it hard to believe that "R. U. Ready to Rock" and the "Born to Be Wild" rewrite "Golden Age of Leather" were meant to be taken too seriously. I don't find "Death Valley Nights" and "Fireworks" too memorable, but everything else works. My two favorites were the non-hit singles, although why they didn't score is beyond me: the proto-New Wave pop of "Going Through the Motions" and the beautiful ballad "I Love the Night". I don't think it's a vampire anthem, any more than Joan Armatrading's "Back to the Night" is. The woman just likes hanging out after dark, that's all. There are four bonus tracks on the remaster. They're not all that interesting, except for the strange decision to cover the Ronettes' "Be My Baby". At least Eric Bloom sings it well enough. This was is peak vocally in my opinion.

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