@bslon, agree on wicked gravity-- not to be a downer but i did think the production on the record was kinda flat/compressed, which is really surprising since (i just learned) it was engineered by bob clearmountain, who usually makes things sound huge.
I think you can say that about a lot of ‘80’s New Wave music, Divinyls being a good example. That doesn’t matter to me, I like it as is. It’s as if the band wants it to sound that way.
P.S. I enjoy your comments, never a downer…