on Columbia/Legacy (C2K 65152) " [Richard Butler's] elegant sneer and impassioned songs make Should God Forget a bang-up retrospective of a band that deserves one." --Details, December 1997 
"It began like all the best things, as an attitude rather than an ambition. In addition to leaving behind a rich and distinctive body of work, the Psychedelic Furs occupy a unique and fascinating historical niche. Satisfying a need for new rock in America, The Psychedelic Furs were at the forefront of defining a new genre of music, rebels against the aesthetic narrow-mindedness of punk. While the band's rise paralleled the first wave of MTV, the Furs had little in common with the prepackaged, fashion-oriented acts who dominated the music video channel for much of the 1980s. Too far ahead of their time to reach a modern-rock audience that didn't really exist yet, the Furs were progenitors of the guitar-based alternative rock that would, ironically, begin to find a mass audience at the same time that the band was winding down. Indeed, one wouldn't be completely off-base describing The Psychedelic Furs as the missing link between the Sex Pistols and Nirvana, bridging the gap between punk and modern rock." -- Excerpt from liners by Scott Schinder Millions of albums later, Should God Forget: A Retrospective paints a more complete picture of the Furs' career with Columbia Records (1980 - 1991) with 33 songs (8 unreleased, 1 non-LP B-side Included are all the hits one would expect (their first bonafide U.S. hit (1986)-- "Pretty In Pink," "Love My Way," "Heartbreak Beat") plus rare and unreleased treasures, such as stellar performances from the "lost" Midnight To Midnight tour tapes. Tracks have been licensed in from the BBC's John Peel Sessions, as well as from other live shows. Deluxe Collectors' Edition packaging includes authoritative liners by rock maven Scott Schinder, behind-the-scenes song annotations by the band, and rare photos.
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