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- Summary: This is the eleventh studio album for the Manchester band that originally formed in 1982. Like many of their recent LPs, it was produced by Brian Eno. The lead single is "Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)."
- Record Label: Mercury
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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| Getting Away With It (All Messed Up) | |
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| Are you aching for the blade? That's okay, we're insured Are you aching for the grave? That's okay, we're insured Getting away with it, all messed... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Mixed: 4 out of 6
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It’s their tightest, freshest, most contemporary batch of songs, weatherproofed to stand the test of time.
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It's clearly touched by the hand of Brian Eno, who tries (and succeeds with) all sorts of jumpy, trippy beats.
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This smartly dressed record may allow James to feel at least slightly relevant again.
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Large parts of this album sound as if designed specifically to be played to fields full of semi-comatose revellers.
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UncutThere are still enough awkwardly anthemic choruses to unsettle their detractors. [Sep 2001, p.92]
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Q MagazineTheir most overblown record since 1989's Gold Mother. [Aug 2001, p.130]
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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NikosDFeb 14, 2006
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jamesfMay 2, 2005shame there wasn't more of it!
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ChadHSep 8, 2001It all flows very nicely. It's an excellent listen. Will it change your life? Probably not, but it will definitely improve your day.
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TomB.Aug 20, 2001Their 4th best album, behind Laid, Seven, and Whiplash.
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