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The Menace Import
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
 More like "The Mess" - We waited for this!, June 26, 2000
Whoa! This is a big big let down. I also shelled out import dollars and couldn't have been more disappointed. it seems to me that they might be the laziest band on the planet, absolutely no production value what-so-ever! The songs are an experimental muddy affairs with NO passion, originality or execution. Gone are the catchy riffs , smart lyrics and in your face fun that was their self-titled debut. the best song on here is attributed to The Fall's Mark E. Smith, other than that there are few highlights. I gave this disc so many second chances, because I absolutely loved the first one. It now sits in a used bin barely worth the used price put on it. This new direction is a big time WRONG TURN.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
New Sound for Elastica, Poor Execution, May 19, 2000
It's been five years since the release of Elastica's debut album, but apparently they didn't spend much of the intervening time writing songs or working in the studio. Most of the tracks sound like amateurish doodling instead of finished songs. There's lots of screaming, discordant guitars and odd time signatures. When the Pixies used these same elements in the late eighties they created awesome masterpieces; in the hands of Justine Frischmann and her bandmates-du-jour we get a bunch of unmemorable tracks that don't hold together. There's also two new keyboard players in the band, but their contributions are uninspired and don't add much to the overall sound.Don't get me wrong; I'm glad Elastica had the guts to try something new. The last thing I'd want to hear is a carbon-copy of their first album. But they should have worked on refining their new sound before committing it to disk.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Disappointing, Disappointing, Disappointing., July 18, 2000
Disappointing, ugly, and underachieving. This CD is under 35 minutes which indicates that Elastica is out of ideas (even after 5 years from the last release). The synthesizer / keyboards instantly kill this one on arrival. Zero direction, a bad case of writers block, who knows where it went wrong? Who's idea was it to cover Trio's "Da Da Da"? Haven't heard a clunker like this since Johnette Napolitano's "Vowel Movement" release. Too bad.
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2 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
E-wackstica!, June 3, 2000
Reviewer: A music fan
I bought this album on import for mad dollars. and even though it was my parents money it was still one those purchases that make you feel guilty for spending too much money. i've been walking around and scratching my head for a week now wondering why i did it--i mean, i will never listen to this. maybe i got it so when my friends flip through my cd book they can say, "ohh...how is that new elastica?" and i'll lie and say "oh it's pretty good actually." I would be lying. This record is pee weak. it does have one hot cut--"generator". scorching hot. but napster will solve that dilemma...off to used cd store to show them my cool new elastica cd!
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
 Don't miss The Menace. Really., May 12, 2000
Track by track-- Mad Dog: Crazy, over-the-top fun rant including Casio dogs barking. Generator: Will make you dance spastically and moan sensually. How He Wrote Elastica Man: They were just playing around, but that keyboard, oh baby... Image Change: The album's first step away from the frenetic Justine stuff. Despairing to the point of no return. Your Arse, My Place: Joyous Justine and Mew romp through zanysexycool lyrics. Bluesy riffs. Human: Partner to Image Change, this one is more insistent and a little less intense musically. Nothing Stays the Same: Prettiest song on the album. Haunting title line stays with you even longer than Generator. Miami Nice: Instrumental with some interesting parts, but overall doesn't contribute much. Love Like Ours: Music is more listenable than the words. I pair it with Nothing Stays the Same. KB: Super-fun, electronic dancey shouty glee. My Sex: A mostly-good love poem that does contain a few cliches, but it all sounds brilliant when Justine murmurs it and then the effects are added. Just play it. A lot. The Way I Like It: Poppiest tune on the album. Great lyrics. Da Da Da: Eh. Somewhat of a disappointment, although I confess it's been growing on me.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
 BRILLIANT IN AN INSTANT, April 27, 2000
Popbampowskreeoo...pop pop pop! The edges are still there, and sharper than ever. No one does this Wire-y, Fall-ish, Blondie-fied mix of synth-punk-pop better than Elastica. No one. They're tighter than a superglued clam. They've amassed a brand new collection of squeaks, skronks, quirks and quacks, and polished up some old ones, too.They kick off the album with a three-track punch guaranteed to knock out any contenders--"Mad Dog God Dam," "Generator," and "How He Wrote Elastica Man," polished up from the preceding EP, with Mark E. Smith still kvetching in the background. Then they slow things down a little with a couple of slightly heavy-handed tracks, "Image Change" and the inventively titled "Your Arse My Place." Unfortunately, the song isn't quite as sassy as the title."Nothing Stays the Same" is a bittersweet little pop tune, also gleaned from the previous EP; "Miami Nice" is an inventively eerie synth instrumental (the jokey song title a blatant reference to Jan Hammer's "groundbreaking" TV theme song). "Love Like Ours" is another heavy-handed clunker of a pop tune. But Elastica gets it back with "KB," an intriguing clash of mid-'80s techno madness and sharp-edged punk guitar, as only Elastica can do. Then Justine Frischmann (Elastica's main mouthpiece) astonishes us all with an absolutely gorgeous and heartbreakingly intimate track, "My Sex." It whispers, it sweeps...it's almost Curve-like in it's magesty and slowly building, pummeling bass drone. Possibly the most intriguing thing Justine's ever put on record. Elastica close out the album with the acoustic-poppy "The Way I Like It," and a fair take on the new wave "hit," "Da Da Da." In all, a few more misses than hits in comparison to their first album, but the edges are sharper and more abundant...and when Elastica are good, they are very, very good. Brilliant in an instant, with no competition.
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