Sweet hit the peak of their powers on Desolation Boulevard, a wonderfully lightweight collection of fizzy melodies and big, dumb hooks.
Essentially, the album consists of three dynamic singles buoyed by a bunch of filler, but those singles -- "Ballroom Blitz," "The 6-Teens," and "Fox on the Run" -- are addictive slices of bubblegum glam rock.
And the filler is ridiculously silly and enjoyable, with "Sweet F.A.," "I Wanna Be Committed," and "No You Don't" sounding like a kind of bizarre prototype for the Ramones' punky bubblegum (only without the irony, of course).
Although the filler is relatively strong, there are a number of weak patches on Desolation Boulevard, but it remains an intoxicatingly fun record and one that sounds surprisingly fresh, even with all of its kitschy '70s production techniques.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Six TeensMike Chapman, Nicky Chinn | Sweet | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 2 | Fox on the RunBrian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andrew Scott, Mick Tucker | Sweet | Play | 04:48 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | Solid Gold BrassBrian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott, Mick Tucker | Sweet | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 37 MB |
| 4 | Turn It Down | Sweet | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Medussa | Sweet | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 6 | Lady Starlight | Sweet | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Man With The Golden Arm | Sweet | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 54 MB |
| 8 | Breakdown | Sweet | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | My Generation | Sweet | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 283 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Chapman | Composer, Producer |
| 2 | Nicky Chinn | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Peter Coleman | Engineer |
| 4 | Brian Connolly | Composer, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Johnny Dyer | Art Direction |
| 6 | Steve Priest | Bass, Composer, Guitar (Bass), Harmonica, Producer, Vocals |
| 7 | Andrew Scott | Composer |
| 8 | Andy Scott | Composer, Guitar, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 9 | Sweet | Arranger, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 10 | Mick Tucker | Bells, Composer, Drums, Gong, Producer, Timpani, Tubular Bells, Vocals |
| 11 | Phil Wainman | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |