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Deacon Blue never really achieved the
U2-style fame for which they were obviously being groomed, and after their split in the early Nineties, they have pretty much fallen through the trapdoor of history. Less lyrical than
Elvis Costello, less bombastic than
Springsteen and less awful than Big Country--but not a million miles away from any of them--the band made four albums (plus 2 b-sides sets and a "Best of" compilation), of which
Raintown is the first and most accomplished. Containing a number of singles including "When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)" and the original version of perhaps their best-known song, "Dignity", this is an album of unashamedly proper, thoughtful, grown-up pop, which deserves more recognition than the mere footnote in history the band eventually achieved. --Ronita Dutta