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  • Scenic Views [Mercury, 1984] C

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Scenic Views [Mercury, 1984]
Shooting straighter than I'd expect of the Tubes or Orchestra Luna, these art-schoolers look at the Wild West and see laundromats, tourist attractions, and hand-tooled footwear. And shooting even lower than I'd hoped, they hear synth-pop with dobros and steel guitars. Commerciality--it's so campy. C