Would-Be-Goods
Emmanuelle Béart CD-EP
Matinee. matinee 030.
by Keith Mclachlan.
September 23, 2001.
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Jessica Griffin, if it is she on the cover, could be a
dead ringer for Julianne Moore should Julianne Moore
also adopt the Amelia Fletcher bob as her standard
get-up. Jessica is a smart girl, or so I would assume
since she is an Oxford graduate but then there are a
couple of Oxford graduates on the I Love Music message
board that really do not project the most imposing of
intellects but then again I suppose college can not
make you an original thinker that sees outside the
box. Anyhow. The first Would Be Goods release in 8
years finds them sounding a lot like the Would Be
Goods 8 years ago. Not a lot has changed, her singing
is still delightfully polite, the music clearly
delineated in the mix and well it is a welcome return
and perfectly underwhelming in the best manners of a
well educated college graduate. Ben Stein/Peter
Momtchiloff plays a bit of guitar, how sad that people
are calling him a member of Sportique instead of
affording him his deserving glory as member of Marine
Heavenly Gosh, he plays a few tricky riffs and then
went home for tea I suppose.
the Yummy Fur
Kinky Cinema CD
Guided Missile. guide 22cd.
by Keith McLachlan.
December 28, 1997.
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This is the blitzkrieg version of
a pop album, sixty songs in sixty-nine minutes. A maelstrom of guitar
licks stolen from the Fall and lyrics plucked from Mother Goose's
institutionalized cousin, all of which, I am pretty certain, have no
relation nor any indirect tie to El Nino.
The Yummy Fur are a Scottish collective whose idea of pop-punk music is to make a groovy din and float some insanely clever or ridiculous (point of view thing) lyrics on top and basically not take anything too seriously. But of course your saying--60 songs??? Surely it is just the bottom of the barrel repackaged and sold to stiffs like me at premium prices? Well not exactly.
Instead what it is is a barrage of well intentioned ideas, some taken all the way to fruition others just playing along to keep the good vibrations going. They don't disguise their influences well but that makes this record all the more keen as near the end there is a new prominence of toy keyboards and brilliant organs that seem to act as a compass leading the boys towards a sound of their own. There are ace new versions of 'Plastic Cowboy' and 'Kodak Nancy Europe' both of which appeared on the debut lp 'Nightclub'.
The future hereos of Bis fans everywhere.
the Yummy Fur
Night Club CD
by Keith Mclachlan.
February 2, 1997.
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There are two schools of thought on approaching a record like this.
You could take the Rolling Stone stick up your butt hack-like
approach and proclaim this drivel for all of it's tiny, tinny, regrettable
similarities to the Fall and Gang of Four, and slag it as a parody of
itself rather than a parody of anything of content. You could hear
"Theme From Ultraba" and say, well that has only been done better by
only 3000 other bands, and you could laugh at the singer's attempt at
crossing Mark E. Smith with Damon from Blur, and christ you could dis
the pink cover art and get away with it. But then the second approach
could be applied, armed with the knowledge that the Fall haven't
released a decent piece of "music" since the famously brilliant
Extricate and you can sorta picture how this reminds some of the
first Gordons ep (a stretch for sure) and you can think that with titles
like "Plastic Cowboy" and "I Am Cosmetic Man" that these guys are hardly
serious, and parody just may be their advantage. Well, it matters
little which approach you take, cause the final result is that this is
catchy, innocent almost to the point of diffidence and a heck of a lot
of fun. Apparently Bis loves them, not that that should influence
you, but there is lots to love here.
the Yummy Fur
Sexy World CD
Guided Missile. guide32cd.
by Keith McLachlan.
December 15, 1998.
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The last Yummy Fur ep 'Male Shadow
at Three O'clock' really was horrible you know so I was cautious when I
popped this CD on the Hi-Fi. That last ep stunk because after two totally
rollicking and hilarious lo-fi records the Fur decided to head into a
proper studio and make proper songs and well they were properly poo! They
are still in the studio but now they may have found a home cause the cd
here works 99% of the time.
Someone claimed to me that it was all part of their grand plan of world domination to release a crummy ep before the next record and you know he might have been telling the truth because this is a truly fantastic record! Used to be Lung Leg and Yummy Fur were sorta indistinguishable beyond the obvious gender thing but not anymore for the Fur have thickened their sound, discovered vocoders, sensitivity and maintained their love of those great shouty bits.
Only 13 songs, that last cd had 60, and most are over 3 minutes long so they are more of a standard pop band these days so most probably the Slampt kids have thrown them overboard, too sad though because the alien cool of 'In the Company of Women' and the keyboard excesses or 'Shoot the Ridiculant' and the sensitive ballad called 'The Ballad of Piggy Wings' show them off as more than just sarcastic spitwad shooters and now as rightfully ace pop songsters!
Zumpano
Goin' Through Changes CD
Sub Pop. SP 372.
by Keith McLachlan.
December 10, 1996.
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I am not much interested in anything SubPop as a rule, with a few
exceptions like Eric Matthews. Zumpano however are Canadian and not a
part of that whole SubPop scene that is just so creepy to my ears.
Instead they like things like melody, harmony and sing along choruses.
This record is not that great but it is an enjoyable listen if you are
looking to whistle your way along on your daily commute. Wholly
unpretentious, they have some splashes of the Bird Nest Roys in them
especially on the sing along anthem "Here's the Plan." For SubPop,
this record is monumental, but for the rest of the world it is only
pleasantly uplifting.
Zuno Men
People CD
Coop. cp03.
by Crayola Summer.
October 12, 1997.
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There should be far more records with euphoniums on them - it is the
forgotten rock'n'roll instrument. Seriously though, this is a beautiful
CD. Wayward rhythms, frantically strummed guitars and very English vocals.
Songs like "Autonomous" have singalong choruses and go hand in hand with
the melancholy of songs like "Cassandra" and "Grass Grow." With touches of
early XTC, this is the first essential CD I've heard in a long time.