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Acting Very Strange

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Mike Rutherford Format: Vinyl
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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16 x 13.5 x 1 inches; 15.2 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Atlantic Records
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 15, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Atlantic Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000091XL8
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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Raj Manoharan
5.0 out of 5 stars The RajMan (Fan) Review
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019
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Strange. Very strange indeed.

That voice does not go with that face.

On his last solo album before reassigning lead singing duties to others in his hit band Mike and the Mechanics, Genesis guitarist/bassist Mike Rutherford belts out raw and throaty vocals on eight art rock/pop oddities that exude quirky but compelling weirdness.

The compositions and musical instrumentation are unsurprisingly very similar to Genesis, with a bit of Oingo Boingo and The Police thrown in for good measure. The latter comparison is not so much of a stretch, especially considering that one of the drummers is Stewart Copeland and that Acting Very Strange sounds like a distant cousin to fellow 1980s superstar guitarist Andy Summers’ one and only rock vocal record, XYZ, but jacked way up.

As for Rutherford’s earthy singing voice, it sounds like a mix of Peter Gabriel, Keith Richards, Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, Joe Elliott, David Lee Roth, etc.

This is not for every taste, but the title track, “Maxine,” and “Hideaway” (future shades of the Mike and the Mechanics hit “The Living Years”) are definite must-listens.
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Missing Person
3.0 out of 5 stars a contractual obligation album?
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2004
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Fittingly titled. "Acting Very Strange" is quite an off-the-cuff 1982 album from Mike Rutherford, and it's joltingly different from his previous solo album, his '80s Genesis work, and his subsequent Mike & the Mechanics work. It seems that Mike clearly didn't give a damn about commercial success with this album. It's certainly interesting, and less polished than what Mike typically delivers, and the guitars dominate the album opposed to keyboards, which, you know, tends to not be the case when there's Tony Banks around. Plus, Mike, just this once, handled the lead vocals himself, which are very ragged and at times sound like a rough-voiced Ian Dury, and at times sound extremely similar to '70s Peter Gabriel (when Mike reaches for high notes), and on the album's best tracks, they really work well, but it's not hard to see why he didn't handle lead vocals on record ever again (just imagine Rutherford singing "Silent Running", "All I Need Is A Miracle", or "The Living Years"). Also interesting is the appearance of Stewart Copeland (Police drummer) on the album. One thing that really works against this record is that certain material is so overly-repetitive, it runs itself into the ground, especially the stomping, corporate rock-style "Maxine"--you'll be burnt out by the time it finally ends after having tediously chanted the title seemingly a zillion times. However, there is a solid, catchy pop-rock tune with "Halfway There"; the title track has catchy verses (although the chorus, with its mock-gorilla intonations, is annoying); and there are a couple tunes--"I Don't Wanna Know", & the bouncy, riffy "Couldn't Get Arrested" (with a grinding guitar sound)--that are irresistibly fun and have naggingly catchy choruses. The album closing ballad "Hideaway" is another in a string of sick-from-loneliness ballads like "Alone Tonight" and "Like It Or Not", and it's quite good in its own right, and it's really interesting to hear the song get Mike's own incredibly sincere, touchingly emotional (though admittedly off-key and painfully hoarse) vocal treatment as opposed to having it sung by Phil Collins. Overall, although the album is at times annoying and tedious, it offers up a good dose of fun and is a refreshing change of pace worth checking out--it's more than just an item to merely complete the collection.
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5.0 out of 5 stars hideaway best song on cd
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
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5.0 out of 5 stars hideaway best song on cd
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
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2.0 out of 5 stars Mike Rutherford - ACTING VERY STRANGE: Mainly of historical interest to Genesis fans
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2006
At some point between 1978 and 1983, each of the major non-lead-singing members of Genesis (Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips) got around to making an album where he sang all the lead vocals. None of them did a particularly good job, though all would record better vocals later.

Rutherford's vocals were arguably the worst of the lot (he himself said that AVS made him realize his voice was "crap"). The presence of better singers backing him up helps sometimes, but other times just makes his weaknesses stand out.

In my opinion the best song here is "Who’s Fooling Who," while the track Mike pulls off the best vocally is "A Day to Remember." "Hideaway" works fairly well on the verses, with sort of a Joe Cocker vibe, but not on the choruses. "Halfway There" is a good song, but it’s the one Mike does the worst singing job on.

After AVS, Rutherford would go on to sing lead only once more, on "Making A Big Mistake" from the AGAINST ALL ODDS soundtrack. Whatever he did differently there (not try so hard? stay sober?), I wish he had done it when making this album. As it stands, AVS is mostly a historical curiosity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars CJ
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2010
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I Recommend buying from this seller. I received my purchase promptly, actually befrore the stated arrival date. Very satisfied with service and product.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Punkversion von Mike and the Mechanics
Reviewed in Germany on November 20, 2015
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Ein zugegebenermaßen exotisches Album, aber nach all den Jahren trotzdem eines meiner absoluten Favoriten. Es ist sozusagen uncool-cool, und ungroovig-groovig. Klar hat es mit Genesis relativ wenig zu tun, trotzdem erkennt man, welchen Anteil Rutherford etwa an der Abacabphase hat. Die Musik und der Sound sind sehr energetisch, aufs Nötigste reduziert, manchmal heavy bis brachial, sehr rhythmisch und unbefangen zwingend, natürlich auch dank Copeland; tolle Gitarrensounds, alles sehr direkt und nicht achtzigerlike überproduziert. Wer Rutherford damals live erlebt hat, weiß, welchen immensen Druck er bei Genesis insbesondere am Bass und Basspedal machen konnte. Und seine gnadenlose Reibeisenstimme kommt dem ganzen eher noch zugute. Ich an seiner Stelle wäre jedenfalls stolz drauf. Ein in seiner Art einzigartiges und darüberhinaus weitestgehend unbekanntes Album. Bin froh, es relativ preiswert erstanden zu haben, und werde es garantiert nie wieder hergeben! Das Cover ist dermaßen unterirdisch, daß es schon wieder gut ist...
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