Try _So Tough_, their 2nd album. Elaborate and crafty pop which merges
many diverse elements, post-modern pre-Beatles atmosphere, girl-groups,
techno, hip hop, etc. etc. Genius! US version substitutes UK single
version of "You're in a Bad Way" and alternate version of "Hobart Paving".
Also adds the wonderful "Join Our Club", a UK non-LP single.
Around this time Heavenly in the UK released a B-sides collection called
_You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Up on Your Own_. A bit of a mixed bag
but the strong tracks are well worth the effort (and cost).
The follow-up, _Tiger Bay_ is a decent album but Warner screwed up the US
track listing (wrecked the import's coherence and tacked on an
out-of-place and should-have-been-non-album UK single, "I Was Born on
Christmas Day"). Elements of dub, disco, art-deco strings.
On Wed, 18 Oct 1995, Gregory Ed Sullivan wrote:
quoted 5 lines Can anyone tell me something about what St. Etienne sounds like, or
> Can anyone tell me something about what St. Etienne sounds like, or
> recommend any particular albulms of theirs? Thanks.
>
> Greg Sullivan
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