Rising from the ashes of the punk scene, Richard Butler's Psychedelic Furs added
the melodic oddity of The Doors, Roxy Music and David Bowie to the sneer and
snarl of the era; and created a new wave of guitar pop that would prove highly
influential on the New Romantic scene and American alternative rockers like REM
and B-52s. With a mix of blaring saxophone, driving guitars and producer Steve
Lillywhite's slick studio tricks, second album Talk Talk Talk (1981) is
generally regarded as the band's finest moment, producing the fine singles “Mr.
Jones”, “Dumb Waiters” and the first i...