Models were an alternative rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, in August 1978 and went into hiatus in 1988.
Out of Mind, Out of Sight is the fourth studio album by Australian new wave rock band Models, it was their most successful album and peaked at #3 on the Australian albums chart.
Sometimes change is good — sometimes. The Models‘ Out of Mind Out of Sight is not necessarily one of those times. Not that this is a bad album, but the Models were doing fine before the addition of talented bassist/vocalist James Freud and their switch from quirky rock to white funk. Led by Sean Kelly, the Models had a small catalog of intelligent art rock releases like Alpha Bravo Etc, Yes With My Baby, and Local And/Or General before Freud joined for the slightly more commercial Pleasure of Your Company album. From there, they released this platter of muscular funk rock that sounds like a crass attempt to sound just like and sell just as many albums as INXS. Bringing in a talent equal to Kelly‘s was a smart move, but allowing Freud equal time on record was another issue. In fact, Freud gets top billing above Kelly on this album, only his second with the Models. There are some great songs on display here, including “Stormy Tonight,” “Big on Love,” “Barbados,” and “King of Kings,” but when the band kicks into funk mode, the sound is not unlike INXS outtakes. The title track was a huge worldwide hit single for the Models, and they certainly deserved it. They may have gained a whole new group of fans with this album, but they lost a large portion of their core followers and were never able to recover, breaking up just one album later.
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Released: August 1985
Recorded: Early 1985
Genre: Alternative Rock
Length: 57:56
© 1985
Label - Mushroom Records
Sometimes change is good — sometimes. The Models‘ Out of Mind Out of Sight is not necessarily one of those times. Not that this is a bad album, but the Models were doing fine before the addition of talented bassist/vocalist James Freud and their switch from quirky rock to white funk. Led by Sean Kelly, the Models had a small catalog of intelligent art rock releases like Alpha Bravo Etc, Yes With My Baby, and Local And/Or General before Freud joined for the slightly more commercial Pleasure of Your Company album. From there, they released this platter of muscular funk rock that sounds like a crass attempt to sound just like and sell just as many albums as INXS. Bringing in a talent equal to Kelly‘s was a smart move, but allowing Freud equal time on record was another issue. In fact, Freud gets top billing above Kelly on this album, only his second with the Models. There are some great songs on display here, including “Stormy Tonight,” “Big on Love,” “Barbados,” and “King of Kings,” but when the band kicks into funk mode, the sound is not unlike INXS outtakes. The title track was a huge worldwide hit single for the Models, and they certainly deserved it. They may have gained a whole new group of fans with this album, but they lost a large portion of their core followers and were never able to recover, breaking up just one album later.
- “Out of Mind, Out of Sight“ (James Freud) – 3:38
- “Big on Love” (Sean Kelly, Reggie Lucas) – 3:52
- “Ringing Like a Bell” (Kelly) – 3:37
- “Stormy Tonight” (Freud) – 4:14
- “These Blues” (Freud) – 4:28
- “Cold Fever” (Freud) – 3:30
- “Sooner in Heaven” (Freud) – 3:33
- “Seeing Is Believing” (Kelly) – 3:36
- “Barbados” (Freud, Andrew Duffield) – 4:14
- “King of Kings” (Kelly) – 4:35
- “Big on Love” [12″ Version] – 6:07
- “Barbados” [12″ Version] – 6:40
- “Out of Mind, Out of Sight” [12″ Version] – 5:58
- Produced For – Pacific Deluxe Pty. Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – The David Geffen Company
- Copyright (c) – The David Geffen Company
- Manufactured By – Columbia House
- Published By – Mushroom Music
- Mastered At – Artisan Sound Recorders
- Bass, Vocals – James Freud
- Drums – Barton Price
- Guitar, Vocals – Sean Kelly
- Keyboards – Roger Mason
- Mastered By – Paul Ibbotson
- Mixed By – Reggie Lucas
- Photography By – Paul Clarke
- Producer – Mark Opitz, Reggie Lucas
- Remix – Mark Opitz
- Saxophone – James Valentine
Released: August 1985
Recorded: Early 1985
Genre: Alternative Rock
Length: 57:56
© 1985
Label - Mushroom Records
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