ALBUM: The Eternal Return (1985)
MVC Rating; 3.0/$$$
This is a solo album from a guy who used to front a band called the Polar Bears. I see.
His claim to fame as far as I can tell is he wrote the song, ‘If She Knew what She Wants. ‘
The Bangles turned Shear’s bouncy synth laden
original into a jangly radio hit in the mid-1980s. Lyric sample: ‘If she knew what she wants, I’d be giving it to her.’
Shear also had a minor hit with ‘Here He Comes.’
‘Here he comes, he’s so square. I dig him anyway.’
This is one of those albums that the real jaunty gems are counter pointed by too much that is forgettable.