Words from the Front is Tom Verlaine's third solo album, released in 1982.
It was issued on compact disc in 2008 by Collectors' Choice Music. Music videos were made for "Words from the Front" and "Clear It Away", directed by Ed Steinberg.
Words from the Front | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Studio | Blue Rock Studio, New York City | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 36:42 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Producer | Tom Verlaine | |||
Tom Verlaine chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
American Songwriter | |
The Austin Chronicle | |
Christgau's Record Guide | B+ |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
OndaRock | 6/10 |
Popmatters | |
Rolling Stone | |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 5/10 |
The Globe and Mail wrote that Verlaine's "shadowy, intense vignettes do cast a kind of spell, but there are few new developments here in the territory he has already mastered."
Words from the Front was ranked among the top fifty "Albums of the Year" for 1982 by NME.
All songs written by Tom Verlaine
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