Mixes the social anger and despair of the era with a radio-friendly rock sound.
There are records that you buy intending to love, and there are records that you don’t buy but find out that you love. Power in the Darkness, for me, falls into that second category. I didn’t own it when it came out in 1978, but I didn’t have to – it was everywhere, from friends’ homes to Radio 1, the Whistle Test to school, from NME to the local rock venue.