As
David Lord
was unfortunately unavailable,
Code Blue
was instead produced by
Nick Launay
(
Midnight Oil
,
INXS
Living End
), who had at the time worked with
Jenny Morris
and
David Byrne
. This and the badly timed
Great Southern Land
compilation may well have been the nail in the coffin. The year 1990 proved to be a difficult time for
rock
bands, as the
dance
movement which ultimately became modern
pop
pulled the rug from under
Icehouse
, and
U2
-- though the latter groups were quick to move in the remixers. The departure of
Robert Kretschmer
meant
Davies
had to get used to lead guitar and writing again. There are many reasons why
wasn't the album fans envisaged.
lent heavily toward
Pink Floyd
"Wind & Sail,"
"Charlie's Sky"
) and the kind of music heard on
Baywatch
"Harbour Town,"
"River Meets the Sea"
). Some interesting studio wizardry couldn't halt a major disappointment save
Miss Divine
and Jericho Bay. ~ Kelvin Hayes