Reviews by marcusmuck-again

I found it hard to engage with this genre- rap style lyrics with a suspect political stance.

Others have summed this up perfectly- this is a really pleasant album of chilled Trip-hop 'Air' wannabes but that doesn't detract from the quality.

I really enjoyed it.

I was suprised to not like this- I like African and Brazilian music as well as World music in general. Maybe it's trying to be too many things and please too many genres all at once?

Quite laid back and oozing integrity. These guys are the real thing and I could listen all day.

There's nothing wrong with this but then again there's nothing outstanding.

It just feels bland. I guess if it hit you at a certain time of your life and the lyrics meant something to you it would be a great album. It's not for me.

It was ok, I'm a bit over-Wilco saturated and prefer 'YankeeHF'.

This was a lot more country and a bit bland.

Another band I'm a bit oversaturated by. I liked the other albums on the 1001 but think we're getting to the bottom of the barrel.

I wanted to like this but felt it was a bit random and well....bitty.

Maybe in another frame of mind perhaps not today.

Oh sweet saviour what are people like?

There are people that REALLY like this?

Oh, I get it- they are a 'theatre' band so not serious. I hope so.

The fact this genre is so old now it dates back decades and wasn't very good in the first place.

Each to their own.

What Genre exists that this wouldn't fit into in the main 1001?

It's a travestry.

Onto the music- it's dated but the beauty shines though. These are timeless (geddit?) song you can go back to again and again.

They never ages.

About the only thing I can say in it's favour is it originates in 1985 so wasn't totally unoriginal.

Unfortunately it's so samey. No different from so so so many bands at the time.

Yawn, give me something that at least tries.

This is really 3rd rate puerile stuff.

If it had been from 1980 you could say it was ahead of it's time but it's just copying a bundle of genres.

Awful.

I had an adverse reaction to this initially but listening to the lyrics it's funny in places and quite inventive in it's concept.

Not at all musically original and drawing from a number of previous shocking outrageous female performers I did however like the London charm- a bit 'Lily Allen' maybe?

Wow.

This is quite something.

The jazz/ska/African riot is amazing. I would love to have listened live.

The singing is not needed. Or good.

A mish-mash of so many styles it blows my mind.

Ok it's not at all original and the vocals are a bit iffy but this music is right up my street.

Really listenable.It amazes me that in 2020 people still produce music like this.

Downright odd- almost ahead of it's time.

I did like it. Offbeat and it's simplicity is a charm.

This is right up my street- it's got a lot of different bits that makes it a puzzle.

Worth relistening.

I've always like 'Diane' and wanted to like this but it's too mainstream and 'samey' to me ears.

This didn't do anything for me- it may have at the time but now it merges into a multitude of similar bands.

1.6 billion listens to the album hit? That's crazy.

This is.........well............so darned odd it just kept me listening track after track.

Then I read up on them and it made kinda sense- echoes of Microdisney, Stereolab and others I'd heard.

Of course! How silly I've been.