Reviews by marcusmuck-again

I like Reggae and I love Dub and this is a fine example. Varied and mesmerizing. It's a great candidate and should be on the 1001....

It seeps into your pores and you can't stop nodding your head and moving your feet.

There should be more on the 1001. Superb.

NB: looking at the credits on bass is Boris Gardiner who was responsible for cheesy 80s Lovers Rock numbers! I never knew! Result!!

I applaud his intention but the executon is a bit amateurish to be honest. It's kind of Nick Drake without the talent.

Another retro-sounding Indie band. Bubblegum-pop which is a shame since I've been to Mull and loved it there.

Well I enjoyed it, so there.

Kept my attention and was never dull. Certainly unlike anything other than......Maudlin of the well (which I also liked).

Not that I'd listen to this all the time though- you've got to be in the mood for the noise..

Reminds me of an 60s retro band. Very stylised but fun.

I'm glad there's still these Tarantino Karaoke bands out.

Quirky, packed full of ideas.......

I've got to say all these bands sound the same so it's difficult to judge whether they are genre-defining or inspirational.

I like Green Day and this band sounds like Green Day but they came before Green Day so they must be Genre-defining!

It's fun and I'd love to see these guys live but really speaking this is a Tribute band.

They are recreating a genre sound.

Whoever put this album forward towards the list has amazing musical taste and is an incredible human being......

Four 20 minute instrumental tracks that build to a crescendo with some documentary dialogue passages - it's multiple guitars, bass, two drummers, violins and double bass, electronic noise and it's a wall of sound.

I've seen them twice now and they are quite brilliant.

Were these guys the OG Rock Pop boy band?

They sound like a mash-up of 5 seconds of Summer and Manic Street Preachers.

Insipid generic sound with bland meaningless lyrics.

Oh dear....

I liked this- it's not earthshattering but pleasant and easy-going.

The songs are quite varied too - some simple singer/guitar but some with a BAND!!

She does remind me of a few singers I can't quite put my finger on right now but that doesn't matter as this stands on it's own I think.

What the heck happened to Fish?! Marillion without him is a pale shadow of the band they once were.....

Seriously though it not too bad although it could have originated in the 80s.

Well produced and sanitised power ballads with insipid lyrics.

I'm all for inclusion and true J-Pop is an undiscovered country in the 1001 but this is a sterile laboratory grown concoction.

A pretty face can be replaced with no discernable difference.

I really want to like this band and in fact there's nothing here to dislike.

If I played this over and over I would no doubt learn to love it but listening here objectively there's nothing that already hasn't been done.

Pleasant pop.

I liked this- my kind of music.

Having said that it's neither inspirational or groundbreaking so i've added them to my playlist but don't think they would qualify for 1001

Again this is nothing special. Interesting 90s quirky rock/pop.

They have one album already in the 1001 but do we need two?

I think not.

Maybe I'm a bit jaded? Listened to a few too many New Wave bands? Teardrop Explodes? Simple Minds? Fad Gadget? and so many more..

It's ok but not that good.

Simple rhythms, guitar, bass, drum and synths.

This was more the EW&F I know (and not the one in the main list which I gave a 4/5).

The two big hits just make you wanna strut your funky stuff or smooze drunkenly on the dancefloor late night at a wedding whichever takes your fancy.

Just how they ever made any money is beyond me- there were about 18 of them (I mean look at the wiki for the past members).

Seriously though this is top edge - Funk, Fusion, Disco and everything else thrown in. It just make you want to move!

I can see the Ska vibes coming through at times but this is a 3rd rate band who were at least 10 years too late. There's even Clash echoes in here it's laughable.

Jeez guys does it take that long for music to reach the West Coast?

It's so devoid of talent and inspiration- not a shred of originality or talent (and I hate having to repeat the same word in the same sentence).

Truly truly awful (there- I've done it again).

Not what I expected and hell yeah I liked it!!

Not amazing but after listening to a lot of unoriginal well produced slick albums this is a total mish-mash and spur of the moment sounds.

It's funny- I was thinking 'Animal Collective' and yeah these guys would fit into the 'non-human' theme!

I'm a sucka for these kind of bands- pleasant and dreamy songs and safe quirky melodies.