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- Summary: 'This Is For Real' is the full-length debut for the trashy electro-punk outfit out of Sheffield, England.
- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 8 out of 15
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Mixed: 6 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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Alternative PressThis Is For Real is the album Aerosmith might make if they were back on the sauce. [Jul 2004, p.146]
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SpinLike running full-tilt through a fun house with smoke machines, tinsel-covered ceilings and a super-size disco ball. [Aug 2004, p.108]
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For all of its forays into bluesy rock and glittery glam, though, "Real" draws heavily from New Wave's danceable side.
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This Is for Real has its moments, but it's not the sex-punk triumph these Sheffield-based narcissistic debaucherists seem to believe it is.
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The problem is, it all feels a bit contrived.
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MagnetThe occaisonally infectious hooks keep the shtick from falling into one-dimensional parody. [#64, p.104]
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Oddly, nothing about This Is for Real feels sincere.
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