Today Spin released an article of their top 50 albums of 1982 and I was kind of worried that Forever Now would be forgotten. To my relief they put the album in 46th place and I was happy Spin put it on the list. Here's what they wrote about Forever Now:
"There's an alternate timeline in which The Psychedelic Furs' third album was produced by David Bowie, an ardent supporter of the British new wave group, whom Columbia Records had in mind as their first choice. But when Bowie couldn't commit to producing Forever Now, Furs drummer Vince Ely suggested Todd Rundgren. The pairing brought the group further out of their comfort zone while Rundgren introduced new instruments to their sound, like cello on 'Sleep Comes Down' and marimba on hit single 'Love My Way.' (Rundgren also apparently would set off firecrackers when the band least expected it, among other unorthodox methods.) The final product stands as the group's brightest and most urgent set of pop anthems. The thought of a Bowie version is still an intriguing 'what if,' but there's really no arguing with any record that includes 'Love My Way.'"
