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Beaucoup Fish
by Underworld
The third proper LP from the second incarnation of Underworld features the singles "Push Upstairs" and "Moaner" (the latter of which previously appeared on the "Batman & Robin" soundtrack).
| LABEL: |
V2 |
| RELEASE DATE: |
01 March 1999 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic |
NOTES: Some versions contain additional remix tracks.
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
100
Entertainment Weekly
Wipe away its dusting of frost and you'll encounter mystery, beauty, and alluring rhapsodies, with the warm, pulsating beats serving as the music's heart.
91
E! Online
Imagine a dance floor where Steve Reich raves, Talking Heads reunite and disco divas shake their booty with pierced punks.
90
Ink Blot Magazine
Beaucoup Fish is a steady step above second LP Second Toughest in the Infants, and while it never scales the more spectacular heights of Underworld's debut, this album sounds like a grower.
90
MTV.com
Beaucoup Fish is 74 non-stop minutes-worth of next level disco inferno.
90
Magnet
The first great album of '99. [March 1999]
80
Armchair DJ
Beaucoup Fish isn't a huge step forward for Underworld, but it is a refinement of their sound.
80
New Musical Express
The absence of quirky samples and lame big beats make it all sound, right now, strangely radical.
80
Splendid
Underworld's music rarely makes dull listening, even at its most linear.
80
Dot Music
Furious techno stomps and mellow streamlined electronica clash head on with Karl Hyde's often nonsensical vocal style, pushing the group forward yet sticking close to their original blueprint.
80
CDNow
Artistically, Beaucoup Fish lives up to its advance billing, crisscrossing the genres of rock, techno, ambient, disco and jazz to create a rich, multi-leveled listening experience.
80
Almost Cool
If you like the group's other work, you'll definitely want to pick this up, even though it may take awhile to grow on you. Just don't expect a revolution.
80
Village Voice
A shiny little appliance that fragments its 11 tracks into nearly as many subgenres, doing away with the seamless sprawl of their earlier records.
80
All Music Guide
And though it is a disappointing record compared to the group's high-flying previous albums, it displays Underworld's talents well.
70
Rolling Stone
Their specialty is an undulating trance throb that shimmers with shades of rock, contemporary symphonics, dub, disco, house, spoken word, whatever. The result still sounds like Underworld, and the fiftieth play sounds better than the fifth.
70
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Like its predecessor, though, Beaucoup Fish is too unfocused to prove consistently potent.
68
Pitchfork
It shouldn't surprise anyone in today's age of shattered expectations that Beaucoup Fish is not as great as we'd hoped.
67
Austin Chronicle
It all sounds like something you've heard before, but done better, faster, slicker.
60
Q Magazine
Midway through, however, Karl Hyde stretches himself too far with the minimal This Mortal Coil-styled ballad SKYM, exposing the weaknesses in his singing voice.
60
Launch.com
Few other contemporary electronic acts are quite so savvy in their subtle manipulation of traditional song elements within a cybernetic context.
50
Sonicnet
Unfortunately, the obtrusive vocals mess up the vibe like an unwelcome party crasher. Underworld's experiments with electronica, vocals and rock are dismal failures.
The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
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