Strange Man, Changed Man Explained

Strange Man, Changed Man
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bram Tchaikovsky
Cover:	Strange Man, Changed Man.jpeg
Recorded:	November 1978 – January 1979
Studio:	Pebble Beach, Worthing Basing Street, London
Genre:	Power pop
Label:	Radar
Next Title:	The Russians Are Coming
Next Year:	1980

Strange Man, Changed Man is the debut studio album by English power pop musician Bram Tchaikovsky, released in 1979 by Radar Records.

Critical reception

Robert Christgau was critical of Strange Man, Changed Man in a 1979 review for The Village Voice, dismissing the album as a mixture of "old-wave" and new wave clichés and likening Tchaikovsky to "a power pop Crosby, Crosby & Crosby."^[1]

Retrospectively, Jim Green of Trouser Press described the album as "an energetic mixture of The Byrds, Springsteen and, not surprisingly, The Motors", writing that in addition to "three fine singles... the rest of the material has also worn remarkably well."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Strange Man, Changed Man"
2. "Lonely Dancer"
3. "Robber"
4. "Bloodline"
5. "I'm the One That's Leaving"
6. "Girl of My Dreams"
7. "Nobody Knows"
8. "Lady from the USA"
9. "I'm a Believer"
10. "Sarah Smiles"
11. "Turn On the Light"

Personnel

• Bram Tchaikovsky – guitar, bass, vocals
• Mick Broadbent – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals
• Keith Boyce – drums, percussion
• Nick Garvey – backing vocals, bass on "Lady from the USA"
• Mike Oldfield – tubular bells on "Girl of My Dreams"

Notes and References

1. News: Christgau. Robert. Robert Christgau. Christgau's Consumer Guide. The Village Voice. 29 October 1979. 18 May 2016.
2. Web site: Green. Jim. Bram Tchaikovsky. Trouser Press. 18 May 2016.
3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. illustrated. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 232.