On 23 Oct 2001, at 0:13, wells wrote:
quoted 2 lines After listening a lot to PMT tonight, I'm wondering.. what are> After listening a lot to PMT tonight, I'm wondering.. what are
> thoughts on his other, more recent, output?
Blowback is very varied and VERY much more commercially
accessible than any of his earlier output. I enjoy quite a bit of it,
especially You Don't Wanna, which is certainly radio friendly.
Here's what Amazon has to say :
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Since the release of his debut, Maxinquaye, Tricky fans have
wondered when he would or could match the nightmarish splendor
of that trip-hop masterpiece. Blowback may not entirely appease the
Tricky faithful, but it is the Bristol innovator's most satisfying album
in a while. With Maxinquaye's surreal sonics lurking around its
edges, Blowback is wonderfully schizophrenic, cavorting through
robotically muted ragga, surging funk rock, nauseous, sample-
mangled ballads, and bizarre versions of songs like the 1930s
standard "Your Name" and Nirvana's "Something in the Way." In
fact, with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alanis Morrisette, Cyndi Lauper,
and Live's Ed Kowalcyzk along for the ride, Blowback is Tricky's
Tommy, delivered through the mouths and muscles of the stars.
Blowback blows up with the arena-rock anthem "Evolution
Revolution Love," featuring Kowalcyzk's familiar croon, while Tricky
sings backup in a maniacal murmur. The ragga songs, which are
dank and claustrophobic, are upended by the queasy flash metal of
"Bury the Evidence." Finally, the trudging programming and
Japanese vocals on "A Song for Yukiko" make an enigmatic gurgle
that sums up Tricky's beautiful, bewildering creation. --Ken Micallef
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