When Spandau Ballet announced they were getting back together in 2009 nobody was more surprised or delighted than yours truly,I loved Spandau Ballet "back in the day",had every album upto "Barricades" and each 12'' single upto "Round And Round" and was lucky enough to catch them live in 84 at Wembley Arena on the "Pride" tour.
Like a number of bands from that era my wardrobe greatly improved liking them and I don't doubt my love of all things tarten/plaid comes from the boys from Islington North London,I can remember always wanting a pair of tarten dress pants like Martin and Gary Kemp sported in "To Cut A Long Story Short" and two years ago thanks to a $250 pay day at the Bridge Run in Philadelphia I treated myself to a pair of red and a pair of blue tarten dress pants,and while I was at it their 09 comeback album"Once More"
If you read either Tony Hadley's autobiography "To Cut A Long Story Short" or Gary Kemp's "I Know This Much" you'll have been amazed at the "Reformation" of Spandau in 09 after a 20 year hiatus filled w/ accromony but stranger things have happened and time heals all wounds and thus far the only fruits of the reunion are two brand new songs "Once More" and "Love Is All" on the "Once More" cd which features stripped down versions of such Spandau classics such as "Gold" "True" "To Cut A Long Story Short",it remains to be seen if a whole cd of new material is forthcoming muchless a US tour{please please pretty pretty please!!!} but if you missed "Once More" when it first came out in October 09 it's worth a listen.
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