A Certain Ratio - The Graveyard and the Ballroom

Primary Artist
A Certain Ratio
Album Title
The Graveyard and the Ballroom
Release Date
January, 1980 
Time
45:38 
Review by Victor W. Valdivia
The angular, bass-heavy post-punk of A Certain Ratio could conceivably be compared to that of their Factory labelmates Joy Division (singer Simon Topping is a dead ringer vocally for Joy Division's Ian Curtis). One key difference is that A Certain Ratio has a more pronounced funk influence, which makes their music more danceable. Another difference is that Topping's lyrics, more abstract and even humorous (albeit in a dark, quirky way) are less dramatic than Curtis'. Read More
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