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| Value for Money | 10/10 |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 9/10 |
| Ian Brown - Unfinished Monkey Business |  | £4.99P&P - Check site |
| Ian Brown - Unfinished Monkey Business |  | £4.98P&P - Check site |
Full review by
ejpmlq
on 1st Jan 2008
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Good Points: It's not quite the Ian Brown that you would expect to hear now, but for a man not quite knowing his place or style in the aftermath of the Roses, it's a stunning debut, topped only by Golden Greats. Under produced? Yep. Confused? Yep. Brilliant? Yep.
Bad Points: Very few, although the album does lose some steam towards the end. Nah Nah and the title track serve no real point on the album, while some of Brown's questionable lyrics are also prominent in certain places (Corpses In Their Mouth). Otherwise, it's hard to criticise Unfinished Monkey Business
General comments: It usually manages to polarise opinion, but Unfinished Monkey Business sees Brown in fine form, on an album financed by himself, with the instruments played by himself, despite his relative inexperience. With the transition from Second Coming era Stone Roses (Ice Cold Cube was debuted at the final, disastrous Roses concert at Reading '96, on here it's arguably the highlight of the album) into the new-age Brown still occurring, there is quite a mix of musical styles and moods, but in it's own way, it works. Much has been made of the under produced nature of the album, but it has to be said that on tracks such as What Happened to Ya Part 1 and Deep Pile Dreams, overt dubbing and implementation of groovy beats may well have spoiled the song.
ejpmlq's review and ratings | 226 words
Ian BrownTracklisting: 1. Intro Under the Paving Stones: The Beach2. My Star3. Can&; 039;t See Me4. Ice Cold Cube5. Sunshine6. Lions 7. Corpses in Their Mouths8. What Happened to Ya, Pt. 19. What Hap More...
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