Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Not for me
symppikset omg.. niin isoja symmppiksiä <33333333. ja partas bink band coveri ikinäääääää... and i am... dundundun---. comftobalu numb... teki oikeasti biisistä paremman alkuperäinen on niin saatanan roguh waduhs kuravettä .. kuunnelkaapas mielummin: its a goood daayy,, for hitchicking!!! this is the story..... of...... htcthiking!!!!!!!!!!! Plastic and fake. Sounds like music for people who were scared of all the new genres popping up in the early 2000s (ooo numetal so scary) so they clung to the one band that sounds like it crawled out of the 80s, complete with a (horrible) cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb". The future is now, old man. My Chemical Romance Halo 2 Nacho chip, motherfucker. (ooo numetal so scary) ehkä uusi paskin review löydetty. teloittakaa kiitos. filthy/gorgeous
Groupe totalement inconnu. Premier contact donc avec 'Laura', qui commence mal avec un son de synthé vraiment mauvais (il a très mal vieilli), mais qui se rattrape vers la fin (petit chorus). 'Take Your Mama', funk rock assez réussi. Par contre je n'ai pas de tout apprécié le massacre de 'Comfortably Numb', que j'ai été obligé de passer tellement je l'ai trouvé mauvais. Dommage pour les morceaux qui suivent, ils partent avec un fort désavantage même si quelques morceaux sont plutôt réussis (groove basse, petits chorus). Et d'autres franchement ratés comme 'Filthy/Gorgeous' avec l'utilisation d'un auto-tune très mauvais. Je ne risque pas d'écouter cet album de nouveau ... =>2/5
This was interesting. Some of the songs were quite nice (eg. Return to Oz), but others were just bizarre and not very fun to listen to (eg. the crazed EDM cover of Comfortably Numb). I had to push myself to continue listening to it, so I'd have to say that the good songs did not outweigh the bad. Two stars.
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Great album, until I've listened to Comfortably Numb cover. Pros - they have a distinct style and they went all the way to ahow it with their rendition of the song. Cons - they really went all the way. Other than that, few great moments, entertaining album, really cool stuff.
Good vibes on here, surprised it came out in 2004 sounds more like 1994 to me.
I never really liked Scissor Sisters when they became big so I was intrigued that this album was on the list and how it would fare. There's not really that much I can say about it in all honesty. It's mostly just inoffensive pop and dance music. 'Lovers in the Backseat' is the best track that wasn't a single and I hadn't heard before. 'Filthy/Gorgeous' which is another highlight, has to be one of the most outrageously over the top songs to ever enter the UK charts. Overall, I didn't hugely enjoy it that much. A few highlights here and there but overall slightly boring.
Listening to this album was bittersweet for me, but I’m glad I revisited it. Back when it first came out, I was in a dark period of my life, and this album was one of my favorites at the time. It brings back memories of that era, which is why I’ve avoided it for a while. Musically, though, it’s a fun and playful mix of electroclash, indie pop, disco, and 70s glam rock. It has an upbeat vibe that made it an enjoyable escape during tough times.
Hey this was pretty good! For 2004 I would've thought this was more 80s or something. That capture that funky 80s Brit pop really well. Music was diverse enough to keep engaging. Props
Fuck yes. Loved this band since discovering them in 2007 through Doctor Who (yes Russell T. Davies knew what he was doing) and know every song backwards in forwards. Absolute bangers from an amazing band. I just wish they would reform (Jake Shears' solo album from 2023 definitely scratches the scissor sisters itch).
somewhere between glam rock and disco, this was an energetic album. their sound is strongly influenced by the bee gees, elton john, and the pet shop boys. just an all around excellent listening experience and i can only imagine how fantastic their live show must be. highlights: “comfortably numb” “tits on the radio” “filthy/gorgeous” “it can’t come quickly enough”
I had never listened to them but I heard that they were pretty good. Yep. That was pretty fun.
2 out of 5. Nothing really stood out for me on this one.
Took me back to the noughties. Strong singles but not as strong on the album tracks.
What ever happened?????
5/5
Recognized fewer tracks than expected despite having this album when it came out!
A surprise cross-country hit, Scissor Sisters' debut album swaggers, sizzles and sways with the utmost confidence. Queer pop has always had its roads, whether discreet or otherwise, and this record is just another path taken in order to get to where the future needed to go. Favorites: Laura, Take Your Mama, Comfortably Numb, Mary, Lovers in the Backseat, Tits on the Radio, Better Luck Next Time.
Take Your Mama will never not be a banger, but the rest of the songs aren't anything to come back to. And the cover of Comfortably Numb is painful
Meh
Итс окэй. Лучшая песня - Take Your Mama.
6/10
ChatGPT: please produce an album that sounds like people in the 00's making a 70's pastiche album. Make sure to clumsily copy Bowie mostly but with a dash of Elton John, Kraftwerk and Parliament. Please make it weirdly soulless and annodyne. This sounds like the favourite album of a dusty politician who doesnt like music but wants to appear hip and woke. Im giving it an extra star because filthy/gorgeous somehow is a banger
As much as I hate the abomination that is their version of Comfortably Numb this album is packed with a great variety of themes and genres that keeps it fun and interesting. 3.5 stars.
Cool project, fun to listen to but not really my style.
particularly like their version of comfortably numb.
Solid 3.5. catchy and quirky and fun.
This whole record's production sounds so flat and lifeless. This is a real drag, because as a hyper-glam pop outfit, it has to sound as slick and glitzy as possible — it certainly isn't getting by on the strength of its poetry or the god-awful "Comfortably Numb" cover. Ta-Dah and after have much more to offer in my view.
A couple alright songs, the majority of it I wasn’t interested by The third song made me lol
not my thing highlights: lovers in the backseat, tits on the radio, music is the victim (sep 23 2024)
So much fun.
Isn't Take Your Mama just such a fun little song
Weird. Kinda like an inferior “Midnite Vultures” but not bad.
Album 528 of 1001 Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters (2004) Rating : 3.75 / 5 I like when something I've never heard of comes along and turns out to be a nice listen. I enjoy this. Classified as Rock / Electronica. I'll ignore the Electronica part and plan to listen again.
3.75
Very good rock album! I would like to highlight the great mix of classic rock n' roll with House Music and the good songs: Take Your Mama, Tits On The Radio, Filthy/Gorgeous and the interesting cover of Comfortably Numb.
Very throwaway, but not without its charms. It front loads all the big hits, and their cover of Comfortably Numb is the kind of thing I would tell a Pink Floyd fan is better than the original, even if I didn't believe it.
This band would be soooo good if jack black wasn’t the singer. 3.5 stars
Flere kendte 00’er pop/dance bangers, sjovt nok
3.5 Some solid tracks and unique sounds
I actually really enjoyed this. I love over-the-top glam, and this is over-the-top as it gets. They're not virtuosos, but they're fast, fun, exciting, and totally uninhibited. That's what rock's all about. And they've actually got some chops. They have two competent lead singers with very distinct voices, and they use that versatility - that's always nice. They have big choruses with a lot of backing vocals. They've got a pretty varied sound palette (can do piano-forward, or conventional rock, or more electronic). And they use a couple of fun tricks on this one. The stray minor chord on "Mary" is clever. A lot of the color they inject is really nice. Just a good CD.
More sensual (for lack of a better word at the moment) sounding than I ever realized from them. It's got a little bit of a groovy funk to it.
Album went from a 3 to a 2 back to a 3
Amazing album. Return to Oz slaps
Hell yes
boring.
A great freaky surprise in middle 2Ks
My wife loves Scissor Sisters. She listened with me. We agreed we needed some fun drugs and a dance floor.
first listen very quirky and unpredictable
WTH is this? A few funky jams but overall just…. weird.
This was a really fun album, and I'm glad it was on this list. Take Your Mama took me back, and Filthy/Gorgeous was a great listen. I remember listening to their version of Comfortably Numb when I was going through a The Wall phase in 2008 or so. All in all a pretty solid album with just a handful of underwhelming tracks. 4/5
"Laura" is an all time bop. Anyone who says otherwise is a cop.
not really feeling this one
A couple of bum tracks, but mostly a fun listen
I did not feel like dancing.:(
I'm all over the place with this album. Impressive musicianship; questionable lyrics. Not sure I care to listen to it again.
All over the place but sort of interesting. I think I listened twice by accident though, so that tells you how little it grabbed my attention.
First time listening to this album, bizarre but intriguing. Could hear some influences from The Bee Gees and Wham. Undecided about the cover of the iconic “Comfortably Numb” but have to give some credit for remaking it into a completely different vibe.
very good
Great album. I have always liked the jaunty and fun music SS puts out. You can’t help tapping your feet when listening. Great stuff.
I heard ABBA, Moby, Elton John, and of course, disco-era Bee Gees. Somehow the mashup felt less Frankenstein and more symphonic than I would’ve expected. I’ve got a new favourite!
i’ve been a scissor sisters fan for a long time but never got around to listening to any albums all the way through. some just okay songs but also some great ones (take your mama, return to oz). plus one of the coolest/weirdest pink floyd covers of all time
Surprisingly fun
Lots of big, fun, gay party hits. 7/10
maybe i’m not gay enough to understand
Wanted to love this but just can’t vibe with the sound
This album has a nice selection of upbeat songs and soft songs. Liked songs: Laura, Take Your Mama, Mary, Filthy/Gorgeous
Disco is not dead. Ten out of ten.
Kind of obnoxious, really.
I can't help when I was listening to this, I likened the band to Steel Panther and how that act is a tribute to metal but in a tongue in cheek kinda way. I mean, this is an obvious tribute to the Bee Gees, right? It's not just me. That's all I kept hearing in every song, not just the "Comfortably Numb" cover. And they're not just covering the disco era but things on their more weighty side, like "Trafalgar." Granted, disco isn't so blatant with a song title like "Tits On The Radio," but I think they had songs that were pretty much on target with all what Scissor Sisters is trying to do here. As for the "Comfortably Numb" cover... look, I will give them points for trying something different with the song. It's a pretty iconic song, and covering it is WAY difficult without it sounding exactly like the original. So the reinvention is a novel idea. It's just so hard to hear it as an upbeat song. So rather than the tribute, I would rather just listen to the Bee Gees. Top tracks: "Mary," "Return To Oz," "Filthy / Gorgeous"
This album is incredibly original, I'll give them that, at least in the sense you weren't hearing like it in 2004 and probably not since the 70's. But honestly, if I'm going to give a nod to any band or album in the whole 2000's glam rock revival, it's The Darkness and Permission to Land. They also were completely different and off the wall, but their debut hit the charts a year before this one. This one isn't quite glam rock in the same vein. I mean sure, Take Your Mama puts an Elton John vocal style with a George Michael Freedom piano beat. And Music is the Victim feels like The Bitch is Back. But there's also a lot of Bee Gee vocal stylings. Their Comfortably Numb remake is a perfect example (chorus a little weird but verses sounded cool). Filthy/Gorgeous too (and what a tune! My favorite on the whole album). Mary sounds like Robbie Williams at first before ending with a more Elton John motif. So it's more piano glam to me, with some disco funk undertones. And I'm not knocking them for sounding like Elton or the Gibbs - no one was doing that in 2004 (The Darkness was channeling classic hard rockers). And their lyrics are hilarious. Still, while this album is fun sometimes I get bored. Songs like Tits on the Radio are novel for a bit but then I the novelty wears off halfway through. I'll bet they are a blast live. Eccentric and unique, but a few too many dips in the album to be a 4 (3.5 feels right).
Ok, Elton John is not dead, but was he reincarnated as Jake Shears? (e.g., Take Your Mama). It wasn't bad, but wasn't really a standout. And who thought to make a disco version of Comfortably Numb? Can't say I'm a fan, but hey. Tracks I liked: Take Your Mama (go Elton!), Lovers in the Backseat, Return to Oz.
This really resonates with my memories and is in fact better than my recollection at the time. Some stand out tracks and the whole vibe is a tight. well produced album.
2.75
Laura is an interesting choice out of the gate. Sets the tone for a theatrical, campy, indie-glam record. The vocals have an odd similarity to TV on the Radio, with quirky instrumentation choices... Works surprisingly well all put together. Take Your Mama is a familiar one -- definitely got some radio play. The guitar intro and vibe are very similar to Lorde's more recent Solar Power. Fun little ditty. Have to say that an electro-pop cover of Comfortably Numb was not on my bingo card for today. Guitar plucking reminds me a lot of The XX. This is goofy as fuck and I'm extremely conflicted -- I enjoy the instrumental, but find the vocals to be completely distracting. The groove outweighs the bad here IMO. Tits On the Radio and Filthy/Gorgeous are both fantastic funk-rock. The former is extremely catchy and the latter pulls in some Detroit techno influences (e.g., Moodyman) that make it real stanky. Music is the Victim calls back to a simpler time with a straightforward classic rock structure that reminds me of Elton John. This was a rare album that was both quirky and fully enjoyable. I often struggle with albums that feel overly theatrical in tone, but the band here presented a broad variety with strong songwriting start to finish. Not always my cup of tea, but certainly enjoyable. 4 / 5.
Liked the singers voice for the most part. Interesting album that felt like a melting pot of a lot of sounds. I hear some disco, punk, rock n' roll, alternative, folk. Overall this lands at a 3.5.
Scissor Sisters is such a weird name for a band. I have always heard of them but never listened. That was very strange. That is normally music that I would like but this didn't do it for me. Maybe it was the incredibly weird cover of Comfortably Numb at the beginning of the album that set a weird tone. Some parts were pretty cool but most was really weird. I don't know maybe I need to give another listen sometime.
Really digging this a couple songs in. Like a modern Elton John. Was so confused when heard the lyrics to Comfortably Numb. Doesn’t hold a candle to the original but I still like it. Has that 70s soul vocals. I still can’t get the Elton John sounds out of my head. Not bad in any way I just keep hearing it. Also some MGMT here and there. So weirdly beautiful.
Modern disco?
I started out not liking this...the name Scissor Sisters really turns me off, especially considering this is a bunch of dudes and one woman. By the second track, I started coming around, and by "Comfortably Numb," I was convinced. This is a great album. The diversity of the songs, the genre blending, the funky beats...this was good.
Little overwrought and over baked for me but I can dig
I’m convinced anyone who rates this lower then a three is incapable of just having fun lol
Really defies genres some great melodies and fun instrumentation
Some great tracks, but as an album it didn’t move me.
First two songs are pretty good . Comfortably numb…
Nice. Even tho my boyfriend was cringing at the pink floyd cover, i liked it. Liked the whole album. "Take your mama" and "Laura" are timeless hits 💥🎶. Will listen again.
Defined a sound and changed my life
Some really catchy stuff on here (“Mary”) but just not for me.
This band has a really fun sound. As other reviewers have noted, I remember how different this sound was in the landscape of pop in 2004. Maybe doesn't sound that remarkable today, but it was a breath of fresh, and fun, air in its day.
Lovers In The Backseat is the most toned-down song on the album so far and actually the most pleasant. And by toned-down I mean the pitch of the vocalist's voice The last two songs are nice too. Return To Oz is great even
"The first album of a genre - the record that defined a sound" is an album archetype that we have encountered a lot so far on this list. This must be the first case of the opposite, the last album ever made in a genre. At least I hope so.
I recognized more of this album than I realized, it brought up a lot of high school memories, Take Your Mama in particular. That Comfortably Numb cover was something else, really transformative. its a fun, jaunty album that kinda has its own thing going on. fairly enjoyable.
Now THIS was my jam back in high school. I have distinct memories of driving around in the Bangin Bonneville and pumping this album. Although listening to it now I probably was only pumping a couple of songs but still… they’re good songs!
I was today years old when it dawned on me that ‘Scissor Sisters’ aren’t hairdressers. This was mostly a lot of fun and better than I expected it to be.
Yeah it's a Elton/Beegees/Disco pastiche but it's bloody gorgeous/sexy/hit laden.
Best Song: Take Your Mama. I really dug the hippie funk vibe here. Worst Song: Lovers In The Backseat. Just an annoying chorus repeated ad nauseum. Overall: Pleasant but also kind of forgettable. Feels like good summer drinking music. Porch music. If not beach music, then at least beach montage music.
Kind of fun pop album.
Funky and weird and I wish there was more of it
Enjoyed that a lot more than I expected to.
"Take Your Mama Out" is a classic, but the rest just don't have the same hook.
The 1st track sounded like it was going to be Dolly Parton 9-5! But it wasn't & I enjoyed it. The Comfortably Numb cover was interesting so different. 3.5 stars!
Not as wonderful as I expected, still good 3.3
The right kind of weird for my taste
Some interesting sounds but not really into it, 2-2.5
The first three tracks kill it, especially the cover of "Comfortably Numb."
First thing's first, that fucking Comfortably Numb cover. Bee Gees on Floyd is an unholy pairing, but I can respect it. I can't enjoy it, but I can respect it. If nothing else it made me appreciate how odd the Comfortably Numb chorus is as a hook: I don't think it works in this disco setting whatsoever. Rest of the album is decently fun. Lovers in the Backseat feels foretelling of the Strokes output from the 2010s, which is fun to see as a 2010s Strokes apologist. I also heard MGMT in some of the later tracks. Wasn't expecting such an influential record today, but I'm glad I got to it.
never heard of this group before. Never listened to them. But this was great. I loved this album.
A fun album.
Really grew on me as the album went on. Planning on exploring some of their other music.
It's all good and rhythmic, but there is no certain hit for me. There are good songs though.
Feeling the Elton John touch with this album. Several songs felt like he was a major influence in their composition. A good first listen.
Quirky. Mostly in good ways. Just as things would get derivative primarily to 70s disco tropes, things would get interesting by bringing in a modern Trip-Hop beat or something similar. Sometimes it was intriguing but just as many times the lead singers voice would chime in and lose the vibe.
There were some great things about this album. The songs themselves where irreverent and funny, and the instrumentation and songwriting was great and created the moods they were going for. But I just found the album annoying. The high vocals were painfully grating, and a lot of the time, it seemed like the band thought they were funnier than they were and beat a few jokes to death. Overall, there’s good stuff in there, but it’s held back by some serious flaws
I enjoy this group enough. I think I Take Your Mama is a great song. The rest of this was kind of weak.
Ok for nostalgic trip but won't listen to it again.
This was a nice surprise. They have a very mixed/classic 70s sound with a modern edge. The comfortably numb cover has a disco vibe but the vocal melody felt off
Disco-angehauchte Bee Gee Sounds. Viele Elemente anderer Künstler, eine Cover-Version von "Comfortably Numb". Unterhaltsam, aber nicht zum regelmäßig hören. 3/5
tough one to get through. had to skip a track already. probably gonna end up being a 1/5
Should it be on this list? Yes Do I give a care? No
Alas, not my thing at all. I listened but never really engaged
Suprise hit! Hell yeah
Helt svängigt men saknar x factor
Pienissä pätkissä voisi maistuakin, mutta levyllinen tätä oli ihan liikaa.
If you ever wanted to know what the Bee Gees would sound like covering "Comfortably Numb," then you now have that answer. I can't decide if they were intentionally trying to reference Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the Bee Gees but it feels to me like they had to know what they were doing. I guess this is Glam Rock, though it may be the more modern version of Glam Rock which tends to edge more towards electronica. Like most humans, I knew Take Your Mama but I also must confess I did not know this was the Scissor Sisters and also did not know this band contained mostly men (at least at the time of this recording). Return to Oz is a really great closing track and I sort of wish they had done another song or two like that. Take Your Mama could have come off a mid-70's Elton John album. There is some filler here (I'm looking at you Lovers in the Backseat) but overall this is a really fun and really good album. I am glad this ended up on the list of albums I must hear, as it grooved a lot harder than I had expected.
Thanks for ruining "comfortably numb".
It’s ok and some songs are pretty good but felt a bit long
Heel ludiek hoor
Fun!
I was introduced to the eccentric and grisly Scissor Sisters at the ripe old age of eleven by one of my childhood friends. It boils down to whether or not you enjoy listening to National Geographic™ tapes of wildcats moaning in heat, since that's about as close as I can get to describing the album's sound in words. Also, the Scissor Sisters's cover of "Comfortably Numb" was so unholy that no amount of David Gilmour's Strat solos can cleanth my ears.
Lmao
I think I'm going to bump this up from 4 to a 5 because it just has that goofy little charm that I really like.
I wanna summarize how much I enjoyed this album just by talking the weird-ass cover of "Comfortably Numb". 'Cuz its ass is **very** weird. I mean, if you didn't tell me this was a Pink Floyd cover, just from the arrangement alone I wouldn't be able to tell. Some kinda electroclash glam rock thing? Very strange! And the vocals—they sound like SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER Bee Gees, right down to "AH-HA-HA"s. Why did they even cover this song at all? What the heck even is this? I don't know about anyone else, but to me, what this is is **great**. I know I've described a lot of albums I haven't heard before as "fun listens," but this is the most I've meant it yet. It's largely thanks to how glam-y it is. I've always had a thing for glam rock, and the way it's done here—**good shit**. Combine that with how queer it is, and I kinda feel a little dumb for not checking out any of their albums sooner. Like, I can blame my mom and sister annoying me with "Let's Have A Kiki" all I want; at the end of the day, this is incredibly up my alley. I'll even choose "I got distracted by other things" as the reason why side two didn't do as much for me as the first and why I won't dock it a star for that. I don't think there's any other Scissor Sisters albums on this list, and as I'm writing this I don't feel like checking. So thank goodness we at least got this album. I can't say how "worthy" it is to be here, but it's an absolute blast regardless. (And seriously, my mom and sister were **all the damn time** with "Let's Have A Kiki" back when GLEE covered it. In retrospect, it's the biggest foreshadowing I can remember for how much they'd end up getting into stuff like RUPAUL'S DRAGRACE. And, y'know, better that than wherever they would've ended up if they got more into the "Turkey Lurkey" half of GLEE's cover.)
It's a good record, plus it has Take Your Mama on it, so it's got that going for it.
That’s immediately a 5. It was just fun, you know? I’ve been waiting for something this goofy and bubbly and happy for a while. We keep getting moody stuff, or hard rock, or semi-pop with a bit of a noir feel (looking at you, Billy Joel). Even when we get stuff that is fun, it’s never this fun and loose and carefree, or at least it hasn’t been for a while. I’m sort of struggling to say exactly what I liked about the album, because I really did enjoy just about everything here. I think the instrumentation is fantastic, and deeply reminiscent of so many artists and genres that I already like, especially with how many songs feel ripped straight out of Elton John’s style. It Can’t Come Quickly Enough felt like it came straight out of a mid-90s George Michael cut, and the last track, Return to Oz, felt very Bowie inspired in its structure. I love paying homage to artists like this. Lyrically, I thought every song was great, and it always manages to take itself seriously enough when the time calls for it – there’s a deep dichotomy between the seriousness of “Mary” and the goofier take on coming out expressed on “Take Your Mama,” but they all fit together on this album as a great listening experience from start to finish without feeling weird or out of place. Vocals were great throughout as well. There’s really not a single complaint from me. Fabulous, fabulous album. Easy 5. I’m a moron for never having heard this before today.
A few hits and some filler. Good album. Fun album... Slightly above mediocre album. 64/100
Several terrific cuts (including both the opener and closer) amidst considerable (and quite fun) silliness. "Take Your Mama" and "Tits on the Radio" work well.The Pink Floyd cover is a hoot – sort of shows how it's done, even if it may feel blasphemy to overserious Pink Floyd fans. Beyond all the creativity on display, the amalgaminess of the sounds – mixing glam, disco with Laurel Canyon, all within a '70ish-decadence – makes it a plus experience overall and a gay album that even the narrowest straights can enjoy. Did not deserve to be exed, in one's view.
This was fine and not really what I expected from the band name.
It's alright. I knew quite a lot of tracks already, and some of them are a good upbeat time, but I was expecting to like this more. It's just ok. The Comfortably Numb cover surprisingly isn't all that obnoxious, and kind of works. The best thing about this album is the album cover.
Some 5 star belters on here, but also some absolute filler.
Too much falsetto, it starts to grate after a while.
Another one I own on CD
Absolutely awful. Only made it half way through the butchering of Comfortably Numb before I gave up. Hated it when it came out, and I still hate it now.
OMG, I love this! I hear elements of Elton John in Take Your Mama and never expected to enjoy any version of Pink Floyd anything but Comfortably Numb absolutely slaps. Music is the Victim has a danceable, electronic beat but also real, live electric guitar! Scissor Sisters, welcome to my life.
Disco! A-puoli todella hyvä, onnistuneita biisejä ja tanssittaa. B-puolen biisit olisi paljolti voinut jättää sinkkujen b-puolivarastoon. Vähän liian tissi-sanoituksia mun makuun, mutta myös vetoavaa huumoria on. Niin kuului tässä kevyeen voguingiin kutsuvassa genressä.
Tajuan hittisinkun, en tajua Pink Floyd -coveria. Ylipäänsä levy on jokseenkin viihdyttävä, mutta sillä ei ole millään tavoin erottuvaa ilmettä - muuten kuin ehkä suhteessa julkaisun kontekstiin, millä ei historiallisesta näkökulmasta ole väliä. 2,5
This was fine, exactly as expected: very camp and glamorous, even overbearingly so. I am surprised the Scissor Sisters made the list, even more surprised that this album was chosen, not Ta Dah, with their two biggest hits on it. Still, this album had some nicely produced tracks, sounding a bit 70s or even 60s. Best track for me was the bonus Get It Get It, almost chiptune-like.
Glam rock, nu-disco. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
No thanks!
Everything in my music history says I shouldn't have liked this album, but it was just so much fun!
Rating: 5/10 Meh.
Good
So fun
New to me and fun. I’ll be skipping the attempted cover of “Comfortably Numb” though.
This was a really fun listen. I don't think every song connected with me but I could feel the energy and passion behind every second. There's something to be said for being unapologetically yourself, and I feel this album is a great embodiment of that. Top tracks: Take Your Mama, Tits on the Radio, Filthy/Gorgeous
Started out fun with a retro disco feel that did not feel too contrived. After a few songs though I got tired of it pretty quickly. This is a good side dish but not the main meal.
While I love all genres of rock and jazz, I have also always loved and lived in the worlds of electronica, dance, and industrial related genres of music as well. So, if I am being honest, this album feels like it was rewarded when it came out for virtue signaling in the LGBT community rather than for musical merit, as there were many more interesting albums in the genres of ebm, dance, disco, and pop rock albums that were released in 2004 when this album came out. Just off of my head I could name Mind.in.a.Box's LOST ALONE, Assemblage 23's STORM, June Reactor's LABYRINTH, and Chromeo's SHE'S IN CONTROL, all of which have lasted the test of time versus this one.
Weirdly good
The self-titled debut album by Scissor Sisters is a vibrant and eclectic mix that showcases the band's knack for blending glam rock, disco, and pop. The album opens with the energetic Laura, a track that immediately grabs my attention with its catchy chorus and funky beats. Take Your Mama stands out as an anthemic and feel-good song, reflecting the band's playful and flamboyant style. While some tracks like Mary and Return to Oz delve into more sombre and introspective themes, the overall tone of the album remains upbeat and celebratory. The production is polished, and the instrumentation is lush, with vibrant keyboard lines and infectious rhythms. Jake Shears' distinctive falsetto and Ana Matronic's sassy vocal contributions add a unique flair to the album. Though not every track is a standout, the album's originality and fearless genre-blending make it a memorable debut. It's an album that captures the spirit of fun and experimentation, making it a worthwhile listen for anyone seeking something a bit different. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 3 STAND OUT TRACK - Filthy / Gorgeous
Pretty fun lil queer pop album, some bangers 👍
This was a fun yet somewhat silly album. The old disco style is definitely fun because it is executed well. Disco is definitely polarizing but a new age style of it is a lot easier to tolerate in small doses. Overall this is a pleasant surprise of an album from the early 2000s. 6.4/10
My main issue with this was that it was a bit one note. Apart from the times it gets a bit Elton John. But it's a fun note, doing this list you learn to appreciate a good pop hit, and there are a few here.
it is teh good
Modern Bee Gees with maybe with a little extra funk. I'll admit I kinda like it. Also I wasn't as offended as others with cover Comfortable Numb. Though I can't really agree that it needs to be on the list.
This is supposed to be campy, right? I was supposed to be amused? I’m going to assume so because otherwise this would be a 2. But come on, Tits on the Radio! A bizarro world Comfortably Numb cover!? Hahaha! It’s baudy and silly fun with a funky disco groove.
This was ok. I just don't see listening to it again.
Fairly forgettable. It's fine. No idea why it's on the list.
First listen to these. Not bad...
This is a fun album. I really enjoyed the blend of the different genres and styles. The upbeat, dance songs were fun and put me in a good mood. The lyrics were wild, but in a fun way.
Very jazzy and groovy, with a mix of upbeat and downtempo songs. I was interested the whole time. Comfortably Numb cover was unexpected. Return To Oz, Tits On The Radio, The Skins, Take Your Mama, there wasn't a song I didn't like on this album, or those I did came and went quick enough that I wasn't bothered. Would listen again!
Algjört bangerasafn, frábærlega grípandi og skemmtilegt og ein af bestu tónlistarminningum þrítugsaldursins. Svo finnst mér þessi útgáfa af Comfortably numb vera best.
Very gay, not that there's anything wrong with that. It isn't very appealing to listen to though so that's where the problem lies.
Elton John, but, somehow, make it even gayer?! And I have to say, yasss qweens, this little queer loves to see it!! 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 (Also, I learned that I spent my whole life mixing up Scissor Sisters with Dresden Dolls, and avoided this band like the plague as a result growing up, and I hate myself for that!)
Unexpectedly pretty awesome. And somehow, not British.
Maybe some other time. Not my jam, sorry. Weirdly popular in the UK - why? Average to below average alt-pop. And, yep, I get it, you're gay. DNF.
A fun, good vibes album. Weird to see something called a "gay album." I get excited when anything not from the 60s-80s pops up on here. Mary feels like a more modern Elton John song. 4* Highlights: take your mama
5/5 - really enjoyed this
Started it, forgot how many bangers are on it
First half is amazing, second half less so.
Not bad in general... but that cover of Comfortably Numb definitely wasn't for me.
Music is indeed the victim, in particular Pink Floyd. Did not enjoy. There was some nice bass playing to groove to, but not much else floated my boat.
Wide variety of styles, including a very ... interesting cover of "Comfortably Numb." A little odd, but quite interesting.
Five stars for the cover of "Comfortably Numb" alone, which is just a completely crazy mash-up of the original song, 70s funk, 80s electro, and 90s house. It really shouldn't work, but it's just so damn good. I think this album made me gay for a bit in 2004, as well; the soundtrack for my kiss-guys-on-molly phase. Which was a total blast, and this album being so unabashedly, joyfully out - and such a massive hit - felt like a defining moment.
I really liked this. It was a good follow up to Chic yesterday. I think I ranked this 4 stars and Chic 3 stars because of setting and track length. They both have similar poppy, dance energy, but Chic's songs were 8 minutes long and meant for a real dance floor. Scissor Sisters had shorter more radio oriented songs which was more my speed. I will definitely be listening to this again. Only track I didn't like was their take on Comfortably Numb. Album Cover: A-
Mood: Chillin Setting: Around the house I actually really enjoyed this band's sound. None of the songs stood out super well for me but I was really digging it.
This album is all over the place. I like it a lot. This is the first album on the list that I think I used to listen to? It's coming back to me as a distant memory. Even the album cover is familiar. I think I liked this album a lot in 2005 and then completely forgot it existed. I really liked general energy. The opening songs were awesome. Take Your Mama was my favorite. The comfortably numb cover was interesting, and I was surprised to learn that was their 'hit'. I added a few songs to playlists, I'll revisit and think fondly of this album. 7/10
One recalls trying and failiing to get into this act in original days, but finds it pretty fun and relatable, with vaguely sincere-seeming '70s folk-rock vibes, (feels Fr. John Misty at times, with notes of Boz Skaggs and Elton John. One also hears more disco and bubble-gum pop than glam, but the overlaps feel mostly energizing. "Laura" and "Take Your Mama" are awfully strong openers. Then there's the disco version of "Comfortably Numb," which feels sacrelige, though one gets while listeners with less serious and refined tastes might like it. "You can't see tits on the radio" nearly makes up for that particlar blaspheming. "Mary" works on its own terms and so do "Better Luck" and "Can't Come Quickly Enough." The sillier cuts feel mostly, well, silly, so perhaps they work, but are less interesting. Clearly they were out to do their own thing and did it mostly well and pleasingly, though obviously it was never going to last too terribly long, embracing disco so unabashedly and leaning so hard into AutoTune [see "Filthy/Gorgeous"] made that inevitable. Still, there's enough musicality and bouncing good playing in between the more obvious "look at us/aren't we clever" moments. Not sure just how gay this is, but if that's what it takes to be fun and frolicsome then by all means so be it.
Catchy and fun - in a really good way. Even their remake of a song considered untouchable, Comfortably Numb, is surprisingly good. 4.25/5
I like it. Less cheesy than I thought they were. may end up adding it to my regular rotation. Comfortably Numb is different enough to not sound like a straight up cover of it.
Sometimes the opening notes of a record will deceive you such that you are in for a complete surprise along the way. This is not that album. Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters is the other case; where the sonic qualities of the instruments from the start and the melody announced from the opening notes sets the stage for what is to come. When this happens, when an artist fully realizes a vision and is devoted to it consistently you may be in for a satisfying listening experience if the vision matches a vibe you desire. This is not that album for me. Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters is the other case; the one where what you’re hearing is a match for what is maddening about certain musics. Where the distance between the group or artist’s vision is so far removed from your desired vibe that you actively dislike the record even when there is nothing objectively wrong with it. This is the best one star album I’ve heard yet and I am confident it is someone’s five star record somewhere. I wouldn’t blame them. But I also wouldn’t give them control over the music in the car either.
Outstanding
One of the worst albums this list has given me.
I imagined a whole album of Scissor Sisters songs would be a little tiresome and stuffed with filler, but it wasn't.
This was fun.
i was surprised but excited Scissor Sisters were on here.
The only band I've ever wanted to be in. They have better albums but I can't not give them 5 stars!
Sure, it's fun and contains some disco-stompers. And was very much a breath of fresh air on release. But the cover of "Comfortably Numb" remains a travesty and not convinced its inclusion stands the test of time.
2.5 stars. This album was...fine? I didn't really appreciate all the falsetto singing. The electronic composition of the songs sounds dated, like it's either from the 90s or even the 70s. Maybe it sounded better in 2004. "Mary," and "Lovers in the Backseat" sounded pretty good. I'm not super sure what they're talking about in the song "Tits on the Radio" but it sounded pretty eh.
Fluctuated between hating this and loving it. I'm not much of a pop music person but this was entertaining and fresh.
Fun album! Cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" has hints of Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" Filthy / Gorgeous Music is the Victim
I’ve always kind of liked the version of Comfortably Numb.
I know of this band because I’ve listened to one of their songs before. Even though this album sounded a lot different from that one song, I really enjoyed listening. I could easily say I liked all of the tracks but Music is the Victim stood out the most to me. I will listen again!
A lot of fun.
This was all over the place. Really liked some songs, really didn’t like others. And I don’t think they’re scissor sisters at all.
Some songs were okay. Others I kept checking to make sure my AirPod was connected and not playing out loud at my corporate job.
Wow, totally off my radar. It was pretty good up to Filthy/Gorgeous, at which point I simply fell in love ❤️
fun pop nonsense
Good
Very listenable- can’t say I am the biggest fan of their interpretation of Pink Floyd but overall, solid cuts on the album.
Very good
First half is great, but the back end is pretty weak
I was kinda vibing with this until I heard maybe the worst cover of a song I've ever heard in my life in Comfortably Numb. I don't even understand what their artistic interpretation was meant to be of it, but it very obviously missed the mark. But then...I started vibing to it again. It's too electronica-heavy for my taste, but I really enjoy the "real" instrumentals. Really good variation in feeling too...just don't make the song about a literal fever dream sound like the acid trip from hell next time. Favorite track: Filthy/Gorgeous
Blends genres in a fascinating way (Disco and rock).
Take Your Mama Filthy/Gorgeous
I have been aware of this band and this album ever since it came out but have never listened to it. It's a bit too heavy on the dance and glam for me, but a fun album nonetheless.
the worst possible cover of comfortably numb ever heard. I am just not the target audience.
Catchy and fun
A great surprised , amazing version of Confortably Numb , Soo Nice groove
This album is a mixed bag. It's annoying when they sing like the Bee Gees but it's good when they don't. There's some good electronic production in many tracks. "Mary" is actually splendid and a highlight of the album. It's too poppy for my taste. 3 stars for a decent album.
Filthy ✅ Gorgeous ✅
I got this album from the library when I was 13, because I liked "Take Your Mama". I, sheltered as hell, did not pick up on any of the queer subtext until later. Impressive that I didn't, but I was extremely naive. Probably still am. Anyway, I appreciate any album that goes for it, in a way. Attempting a cover of fucking "Comfortably Numb"? Even if I don't particularly like the cover, I think it's bold, and I like it. The songs on here can be great or not, but when they hit, they are super catchy and fun, new-disco tinged rock. I'm mildly nostalgic for it, even if I only ever really listened to "Take Your Mama" and "Tits On The Radio" when I was younger. Favorite tracks: "Take Your Mama", "Laura"
kinda boring
Fun, gay-ass music!
A mix of somewhat tolerable, quite poor and downright horrendous disco tracks make for an album that is most certainly not for me. Starting off fairly well with Laura, we quickly spiral downwards with the horrendous dance cover of Comfortably Numb, plunging further into the depths with the awful combination of Tits On The Radio and Filthy/Gorgeous. No thanks.
Can’t believe it’s 20 years since this album was around. Remember it been pushed down my throat by the media and not been able to escape it. People describe it has a ‘fun’ record and they’re welcome to that opinion. But in my book it’s not fun but blasphemous to ruin a classic song like Comfortably Numb. Hated it then and more so today. It speaks volumes that you can more or less guarantee copies of the album will be on sale cheaply at every UK charity shop. A sign that this album was discarded largely into oblivion and rightly so. 0.1/5 28/3/24
Really fun album!
I don't think I had heard any of these songs before. It was a solid album for sure, just not really my style.
Very fresh when it came out first, but feeling very dated now. That being said... I Don't Feel like Dancin' - still a 5/5 Mary - 5/5 ...and a few others at 5. Overall, though, it gets a deserved 4 star
A pretty fun album, although their Comfortably Numb is still a hard skip. Not entirely sure why it's on this list. But then again... Maybe because there has to be some stuff on the list that's just feel-good enjoyable with hints of Bee Gees, Elton John and songtitles about boobs.
Nice disco fun cool pop album. Some nice tracks committed to the dance. Kinda slowed down at the end.
Fullt godkänd.
Alt rock with some dance songs, good variety
A good fun record, pretty epic debut. Faves are Laura, Take Your Mama, Tits On The Radio and that cover of Comfortably Numb just gets stuck in my head every single time.
I have a certain amount of nostalgia for this album, both because its singles were pretty inescapable for a while, and also because my mom asked me to pirate a copy for her, heh. 🏴☠️ Had this come back to back with Klaxons on this project, which makes for an interesting comparison - both doing a fusion of electronic and rock, but going in very different directions. Scissor Sisters being extremely poppy, I prefer Klaxons, contrary as I am.... Fave tracks - "Laura" and "Take Your Mama" from the singles, "Tits on the Radio" from the album tracks...
Hehe
this was fucking weird and i was here for it
I really liked "Take Your Mama" but the rest of the album didn't hit for me. Nonetheless, it wasn't terrible to listen to and they had a cover of a Pink Floyd song so I was happy, even though it wasn't my favorite cover.
A disco cover of Pink Floyd was the last thing I expected to be on here. This was such a fun album, I really enjoyed it! Take Your Mamma & Lovers in the Backseat stick out to me.
I am not the market for 00’s glam. I hated the original glam. For glam, this was fine. I didn’t hate it.
I enjoyed the bulk of this album. Not great or revolutionary, but enjoyable. Take Your Mama and Better Luck Next Time were the highlights …. Comfortably Numb wasn’t, but they did completely remake it, practically unrecognizable ….
Wow – that was a lot of fun! Never heard of Scissors Sisters before, though they weren’t likely to ever appear on my radar… Smart, clever, funny, well-executed musically, with excellent vocals and lyrics – what a great combination for a solid album… Nice diversity throughout the album as well – which I always appreciate… Favs included the Bee Gees-disco-style version of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb” – as that was a pretty creative arrangement… Really enjoyed “Mary”, “Tits On The Radio”, and the sultry and hilarious “Filthy/Gorgeous” about a tranny hooker – as those tracks were so well done, and so much fun to listen to… The other aspect of the band that I thought was cool, was that they could also produce something on the more serious side, as the closing track - “Return To Oz” is the best on the album IMO… Also noted like many others that vocals that remind you of a sort of a younger version of Elton John does not hurt either… Really, really well-done… Love bands that don’t take themselves too seriously, but clearly have the chops musically and lyrically to create some inventive music – and this band covers every one of those bases… Would probably give it a 3.50 if we could score that way, but will have to stick with a solid 3 for a fun, creative, and extremely well-done album… Glad I listened, as this one never would have come my way without the 1,001…
I love when I come across a song that I didn’t know I already knew - Take Your Mama is one such song. And it’s good! The Comfortably Numb cover is like… cool? Not to sound like a fucking boomer but I don’t think I’d really reach for it instead of the original, but it’s fun and I kind of like the low key subversiveness of fucking around and making an old rock dude™️ fave super duper gay.
I really enjoyed this album. Not typically my thing, but it was real good.
It was alright. Had a not so good cover of Comfortably Numb. I will probably not listen to it again. I will round up.
The top "gay album" of all time? David Bowie, Madge, Moz and The Smiths, The Indigo Girls, George Michael and Sir Elton might like a word … but what do I know? “Tits on the Radio” is the tits, though.
Amazing release at the time. I like a lot of what they did. Feels a little dated now though.
These folks were just huge back in the early 00s. Laura and Comfortably Numb are great tunes. Love the vibe, the vocals, the retro disco crossed with rock crossed with 21st century gender ambiguity.
3/14/24. Happy Pi Day! The band's funny name doesn't disappoint as this is a really fun listen to put anyone in a good, excited mood. Uplifting lyrics and high energy songs really help place this higher on my list. Also love the looseness of each song.
I don't think I've given Scissor Sisters the room it deserves in my musical life. If they get a second album in this list, then I look forward to loving 'Ta Dah' as well.
sirvieron
Asu no sabía que una cover tan electropop (?) de comfortable numb podría ser tan divertida. Música pop realmente para el club, los ingleses tienen gusto en ese sentido
It's fast, it's fun, it's Dominion! Just kidding but this album was Fresh, funky and fun. Prior to listening to this album I knew of the Scissor Sisters but only through I Don't Feel Like Dancin'. This album almost felt like a modern disco album and you could hear the influence of the Bee Gees, Elton John, David Bowie and Pink Floyd. Every song was different and brought something new for the listener to enjoy. I will definitely be coming back to this album and plan to explore Scissor Sisters more going forward!
Up until the comfortably numb cover I was thinking about how much I loved the energy of the record. After that my day was ruined. One of the most disrespectful covers I've heard in a long time and it makes me amazed that they could even consider including it on this record. Everything after that made me feel like this was bargain brand Jamiroqaui. Tits on the radio is certainly a song that exists.
Aiight I guess. Weird dance music
What an interesting mix of song styles! All are quite easy to listen to (even their cover of Comfortably Numb, which conflicts me at a deep level) and generally good pop. I yearn for more complexity in their compositions though.
A total joyride, in the best way.
Don’t know what I expected, but definitely not a pop/funk/electro remix of comfortably numb to be in there.. both blasphemy and cool at the same time. Overall abit TOO upbeat of an album with very shallow lyrics (except CN but that doesn’t count). Fun listen either way.
Vaguely familiar with the Scissor Sisters prior to listening. I'm not sure how I would describe this sound, they're labeled as glam rock but all the glam rock I know and have listened to is from the 70s. I guess this is the natural evolution of a music genre into the current century. Anyways, there's a good mix of jovial, high-energy jams and slow ballads on here. Complete with an...interesting cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb".
I was a big fan of the Scissor Sisters' hit singles when they first came out in the mid-00's but it's been a long time since I spun a whole album of theirs (if at all?) This was good stuff! Such catchy, upbeat pop. Whatever happened to the Scissor Sisters? Where did they go? I want to hear what a 2024 incarnation of the band would release.
Nice but Not good
Before listening: I love the Scissor Sisters, I saw them concert, I liked them before anyone else did. The first time I heard Take Your Mama I was blown away. Can't wait to re listen to this! After listening: I still love it! Singles are all amazing, album tracks are very very good. I seriously love this album!
It’s already a favorite.
Fun, groovy songs. Lots of attitude and the musical chops to back it up. I loved their album "Ta Da" when it came out, this one is equally enjoyable, though a little less polish and more edge.
They understood and nailed the assignment. I don't personally care for the finished product.
Very strange album. Best song was an odd cover of a Pink Floyd song which was a pale imitation of the real thing.
Pretty good 80s dance album with a bit of an alternative touch. 3.5 stars
Doesnt sound gay to me.
A lot of this record sounds like what would happen if Phish decided to make a disco record, and we should all be horrified by the prospect of that unholy alliance.
Much better than I expected!
Not my thing.
Ok but not great
Pretty fun, if not one I'll be returning to often.
Maybe not a five star for me simply because of the Comfortably Numb cover. Other than that, fantastic.
I don't think I'm gay enough for this album
Some songs sag in the middle for me but while others have acknowledged the obvious pastiche, it's like the campiest parts of Elton and the Bee Gees dialed up to 11. Or, in other words, I got to the end and thought "well I had a really good time with that!" which is all that matters. "Take Your Mama" is an all timer for me, as is the "Comfortably Numb" cover (idc), but Scissor Sisters wrote probably one of the greatest songs ever and it's not on this one. (and sadly that album is simply not as good.)
Every time Laura starts I think it's gonna be 9-5 by Dolly. Take Your Mama is George Michael's Freedom! 90. Comfortably Numb doesn't sound anything like Pink Floyd, but definitely has some BeeGees. Mary is a late 70's Elton John B-side. Not to say they are bad songs. (Lovers in the Backseat is though). Tits on the Radio is kinda funny and branching into an original sound, and Filthy/Gorgeous fully realizes a runway fabulous electro pop sound. Then Music is the Victim and Better Luck Next Time are piano-led bar rock bops. Then closes with electro pop and a soft ballad (Return to Oz). Overall a somewhat schizophrenic album that vacillates between really fun and solid but middle of the road songs.
fun but not great
Some tracks I recognised it’s good 4/5
“cause you can’t see tits on the radio” almost got this an added star. fun could i write poetry to this? n
Wow... is thing all over the place or what? It never seems to stick with a single genre for any length of time, even going so far as to add odd elements in the middle of a song. They certainly aren't shy about signaling their influences or occasionally just straight-up copying them. As a whole, it's a fine, fun Dance-Pop album. But, did we really need a Bee-Gees-style Disco cover of "Comfortably Numb"? Yeah... I didn't think so, either.
Meh
To no one's surprise, Doug rates this album highly. 4.5 for a few tracks that miss the mark.
A couple of good pop hits. That’s it.
Campy, genuine mood-lifter. I loved nearly every track. Wavered between 4 and 5 stars but the sadder song "It Can't Come Quickly Enough" sent me into 5 stars.
great album, unexpected gem. I loved the reworking of Comfortably Numb. very much a disco sound, enjoyed it a lot.
When you grow up, living like a good boy ought to And your mama takes a shine to her best son Something different, all the girls, they seem to like you 'Cause you're handsome, like to talk, and a whole lot of fun But now your girl has gone a-missing and your house has got an empty bed The folks'll wonder 'bout the wedding, they won't listen to a word you said We're gonna take your mama out all night Yeah, we'll show her what it's all about We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne We'll let the good times all roll out And if the music ain't good, well, it's just too bad We're gonna sing along, no matter what Because the dancers don't mind at the New Orleans If you tip 'em and they make a cut Do it, take your mama out all night So, she'll have no doubt that we're doing all the best we can We're gonna do it, take your mama out all night You can stay up late, 'cause baby, you're a full-grown man I unironically love this album. 5/5
That bass was great and the vocals
Hating this so far. I could not be happier that I have never heard this Comfortably Numb cover before and hope to never hear it again. Falsetto voice is annoying - forced - trying too hard. Entire album sounds dated. Not standing up to the test of time. Like a poor man's version of Jamiroquai, far less timeless, and with stupid lyrics. I never need to hear this album again. Only three songs left now. I can't wait for this to be over. This should be part of the 1001 albums no one should ever hear again.
🕺🏾🤸🏾♂️
Full of good noughties bops.
So *this* is what indoctrinated me to glam
High energy, high camp!
Pink Floyd what have they done to you...
Meh, ok.
Had it's amazing moments, but inconsistent on the whole
File under: completely unnecessary addition to list. Sweet timing though, it was 20 years old last week. I will admit they were a breath of fresh air when they came along. Ana Matronic seems cool as fuck and I enjoyed her radio 2 show. I have heard some of these songs soooo many times since though. Cannot stand take your mama out. Not being the biggest post-Barrett Floyd fan I had never twigged that Comfortably Numb was a cover of THAT Comfortably Numb. So I guess points for making a cover that sounds nothing like the original. Makes sense now why the words don't scan with the rhythm. To be fair once I got past Take your mama home I might be able to enjoy this. Mary sounds like, what does it sound like? Tears For Fears, that's it. It's the production on the vocal. Sowing...the seeds of love, the seeds of love. Good chorus for Tits on the Radio, the rest is meandering. Same goes for filthy gorgeous. You know how you get singles bands and albums bands? I think the Scissor Sisters might be a chorus band. Pathologically unable to write a verse that is above mediocre. Great choruses though. Best songs - Can't Come Quickly Enough (by a distance), Comfortably Numb. The bonus track Get it Get it is decent too. Why is it not in the album, there's a couple of real turkeys this could have replaced. Maybe they thought too similar to filthy gorgeous etc
This album was a lot of fun. I really liked Filthy/Gorgeous and Music is the Victim. The cover of Comfortably Numb on the other hand is just bad. It’s one of my favorite Floyd songs and I just couldn’t enjoy this one.
While overall it's not for me, it's a nice, catchy, refreshing album. I'm not sold on the Comfortably Numb cover but the whole thing has good vibes. Glad I listened to it.
could be background music if the lyrics werent so... 2
Some bangers bang and some do not!