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quoted 2 lines Well, I picked up the aforementioned double album last night and must sadly

>Well, I picked up the aforementioned double album last night and must sadly >confess I was not swept away (as I immediately was with "Every Man & Woman is

Just to give a different view - I love it.

quoted 2 lines a Star" - except 'Weird Gear' *blech*). There are two straight-out vocal

>a Star" - except 'Weird Gear' *blech*). There are two straight-out vocal >tracks which are better than 'Weird Gear' but still of no interest to me, and

Both sung by Robert Wyatt. Great tracks.

quoted 2 lines There was one saving grace, however, and that was the track "English Heritage"

>There was one saving grace, however, and that was the track "English Heritage" >- tragic title, but an excellent groove.

Yep. Brilliant.

quoted 3 lines Whereas I would describe "Every Man & Woman..." as a boomy full groove, I

>Whereas I would describe "Every Man & Woman..." as a boomy full groove, I >would have to describe "United Kingdoms" as mostly progressive house beats and >on the corny side.

What I especially like about them is that they're doing something different. I can't think of any other band that sounds like they do (or look like they do for that matter). MTV Europe has been playing the video for "Kingdom" quite a lot and it's wonderful.

quoted 2 lines This change may partly be due to the fact that it seems

>This change may partly be due to the fact that it seems >they tried to reduce the amount of samples used.

Yeah, they wanted the album to be much more 'organic' than the last one. Hence all the 'real' instruments. - chris@minsk.docs.uu.se