Track Listing

1. Wishing
2. Nightmares
3. Transfer Affection
4. What Am I Supposed To Do
5. Electrics
6. The Traveller
7. 2:30
8. Over The Border
9. The Fall
10. (It's Not Me) Talking
11. Committed (Extended Version)
12. Quicksand
13. I Ran (Live)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140595 in Music
• Released on: 2004-10-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered

Album Description
The Grammy-Award winning band's 1983 album finally makes its compact disc debut in the United States. A Billboard Top 20 album, Listen features four hit singles: "Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You)", "Nightmares", "Transfer Affection", and "(It's Not Me) Talking". Three bonus tracks have been added, including the 80s alternative radio classic, "Committed". All songs are newly digitally remastered and the booklet contains complete lyrics for the first time. Furthermore, journalist Stephen "Spaz" Schnee has compiled new liner notes based on a 2004 interview with Mike and Ali Score.

Customer Reviews

'Listen' and remember
I was into A.F.O.S in a big way in the early eighties, seen them on the Listen tour at the old Tiffany's ballroom in Glasgow (a lifetime ago). The group dedicated the song Nightmares to the local DJ Richard Park on Radio Clyde who played the song at the wrong speed (33rpm) on his show earlier in the day.
Good follow up albumn to the excellent A.F.O.S debut albumn. The hit song 'Wishing' being the most remembered. Personaly, not as good as 'Nightmares' or 'Transfer Affection'. I think there was four tracks released as singles at the time. Good albumn to listen to, funky base guitar in a couple of tracks as well. Good albumn for any collection.
Stood the test of time.

Glad it came out on cd for two reasons!
I like this album(I bought the record at the flea market) took it home and was more satisfied with it than the cds I had bought of A Flock Of Seagulls, because they never put the good stuff on cd! Why is that? I don't understand you really have to search to find your favorite artists best songs(well that's my oppinion).So like the cd but love the album, I give this 4 stars because it's not as good as the original vinyl, which I give 5 stars to the fullest. My favorite song on this album is "The Fall" and I also like "What Am I Supposed To Do", that's the only reason why I bought this cd because I wanted a crisper sound of those songs that a cd could offer than vinyl. Although I love my original vinyl collection of my favorite bands( and no I'm not old- I just love the 80's new wave new romantic sound and image-VERY COOL0- VERY DIFFERENT than todays crappy rap****!!!)

A Colder wave of New Wave
This release has got to be one of the most underated achievments of the 80's New Wave phenomena. Unlike their debut, Flock of Seagulls explore darker, more disturbing territory with these tracks, though they throw in just enough of their trademark pop hooks to make it their own. I think Mike Score must have been listening to alot of Joy Division and Suicide when he put these songs together, however, the rest of the lads joined ranks to smooth it out and give it that ever so polished sheen. Highlights include the classic "Wishing", the menacing "Nightmares" and the the ever so dark wave inspired "The Traveller". Come to think of it, there really isn't a bad track on this CD, some more sugary then others, but the syrup is often bittersweet for most of it. Essential listening for fans of this genre