quoted 7 lines The whole WESTERN RE-WORKS remix project was very disappointing,>The whole WESTERN RE-WORKS remix project was very disappointing,
>including the Altern8 remix. *None* of the remixes are better
>than the originals. I consider this to be the lowest point in their
>career, a cheap shot at making a few bucks from their former glory.
>Perhaps if they'd gotten a few more outside remixers, it would
>have been more unique. As it stands, though, it's just a pointless
>rehash.
I disagree. I think it could be their great lost bleep album, if not for
the pointless samples of their old Virgin material dubbed over every
track. I can certainly see how a fan of their midperiod Virgin releases
would dislike it, and I'm not a huge fan of it either, but in some ways
I think it was necessary insofar as it made a clean break with the past -
'Groovy' and 'Technology' made for an effective one-two punch alienating
their former audience from them.
C.
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