Reviews by marcusmuck-again

OMG I haven't heard this for a very long time (shows my age). Thank you thank you thank you to whoever put this on the list!

Glad to say I've never seen the Ferris film and came upon this band from another direction.

These guys were the best thing out of Switzerland since clocks, cheese and chocolates.

So quirky and innovative it's hard to get tired of them. Some great tracks on here apart from the popular ones- Domingo and Ciel Ouvert are just a couple of examples. Their previous album 'You Gotta Say Yes to Another Excess' is also tremendous....

And spot the sneaky reference to the UKs favourite dish Chicken tikka in the lyrics of 'Oh Yeah'? I can picture them in the Bombay Bistro with 20 poppadums, mango pickle and a pint of Cobra each.

I did like this- interesting raw electronica.

Almost meditative, not dance. I'm suprised someone so young would do stuff like this but I'm pleased.

Wow! I was a few days over and had 3 albums to catch up on- Jazz, Folk and now this.

It's certainly different. Pop but with an aggressive slant.

I quite liked it.

This is the logical dead end started by Bert Jansch and Pentangle amongst others.

Whereas they mixed it up a fair bit and this is quite samey despite being superbly played.

I can't bear to give this a mediocre score though.

Let's get it over: this is beyond the normal realms of the albums we listen to.

You might even say this is 'proper' music by supremely talented individuals.

I never tired of the album and wanted it to go on forever.

I quite liked this- sufficiently different to make me want to listen.

Not the most original - reminds me of Finley Quaye (who I like).

In the UK many years back there was a creepy children's TV character called Bungle (a man dressed in a bear costume) which kind of fits in with this eclectic mix of styles and random noises.

Kind of like a Death-Metal rocker dressed as a fun character that wants to be your friend.

Alluring but scary too.

Why is everyone hung up on these guys being Belgian? They sound a little ahead of their time: an alt or art rock midwest American band perhaps?

Clever.

I quite enjoyed this one although it's nothing too radical or outstanding for me.

How is she 'influenced' by Radiohead, Portishead, Cocteau Twins, Peter Gabriel etc etc?

The latter half of the album at least tries something different but this is primarily generic R&B.

OMG how is Rodriguez and this album not on the main book list???

It was the documentary that did it for me of course- I can't separate the two.

I love the mythos and the psychedelic rock aspect. Very dreamy.

And yes, he rips off Dylan but I don't care.

This is another album to pass under my radar so thanks for that. It has real strong woman vibes and reminds me of Kate Bush in places.

Scarily good.

This missed me at the time but sounds good to me now. A mixture of Van Morrison and REM to my ears.

Suprised this didn't make the book so good choice whoever offered this up.

It's ok but I'm jaded listening to provincial indie rock.

If this was 1978 and a band called X-ray Spex then it would be a solid 5*****.

This though is 43 years later and is fun, energetic and fresh and I'm sure Poly Styrene would approve.

It's not bad but I've heard so many of these half-way-ok bands now that I've lost the ability to objectively judge.

Are people running out of albums to offer up?

Kinda unfortunate that I listened to this straight after Songs for the Deaf. It's not bad but it's out of it's depth.

Hell yeah I liked this- never heard of them but they were quite quirky and inventive.

I liked the idea of different people and tracks and the videos were rivetting.

I'm amazed this is from 1998 and not mid 80- it's so smooth. Great cover too.

Very jazzy and acoustic - I even think I heard a flute in there?

I guess this is what music is for- it's varied and there's plenty for everyone.

Unfortunately this is not for me.

Wow this takes me back- kinda a one off with departures but boy it was one hell of a one-off!

Real atmosphere on this- so assured and 'in the zone' all the way through.

I've tried before to get into this band.

It's too contrived and smooth for me to latch onto- no rough edges.

It's like they're trying so hard to be something that isn't really them but evidently there are a lot of people who disagree with me. A lot of American metal influences mixed into lyrical touches.

I need to force myself to listed to this over and over and over until I 'get' them.