Soup Dragons - Lovegod
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Free Music Review: Good listening with a psychedelic edge.
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm no expert on this band's history. I basically wanted their version of "I'm Free" to upload. Everything else is decent. It keeps you moving with a back to the 60's (that really happened in the 70's) beat, and my 14 yo kids like it.Free Music Review: Sure, It's Derivative, But Also Lots Of Fun
Hit: 3 Stars
Making a positive adjustment to the rapidly changing nature of the "Alternative" scene in Great Britain was perhaps the greatest talent of the Soup Dragons, whose first two releases ("Hang Ten" and 'This Is Our Art") were deft explorations of aggressive post-punk and punk-pop music, respectively. Whether intentionally casting about for the "Next Great Thing" or not, the band soon emerged as a poppier, hook-laden spear-carrier of the "Madchester" scene, and began their third incarnation as a guitar-driven band selling the scene's big stinky grooves with catchy percussion, clever sequencer programming, superficial yet shout'em back lyrics, and the warm, deep richness of lead singer Sean Dickson's vocals.
And lest you think I'm some sort of elitist urban sophisticate mourning the death of college radio and its emphasis on the insularity of its scene (rather than the all-embracing universality of Modern Rock stations replacing them as Corporate America warmed up to the potential for some pioneering, previously independent bands to shift major units), let me make it quite clear that I am not dismissive of what the Soup Dragons accomplished with this release; this is at least the second time in the past 20 years that I've replaced a worn-out copy of "Lovegod". Even without the ubiquitous "I'm Free" in heavy rotation during the early fall of 1990, this CD contained a number of other supercharged dance-floor tracks ("Drive the Pain", "Backwards Dog", and "Sweetmeat") that made it a flagship release of the nascent Modern Rock Radio Scene here in the US, with "Softly", "Mother Universe", and "Lovegod" all getting airtime as well. 'Lovegod" is loaded with melodic, psychedelically-tinged tunes that are well-formed, highly danceable, and pleasing to listen to, and I'd stack any of them up against the death-laughs-forever, world won't listen, fashionably alienated pseudo-heavy-metal masquerading as modern rock today. If you're even thinking about getting this, don't think; just buy. You will not regret it.
Free Music Review: Great flashback value
Hit: 3 Stars
I bought this because I used to listen to it in high school and have great memories associated with it. My wife's class song was this version of "I'm Free," if you believe that.
For that reason, I love it. But if I look past the memories and really listen to it, it's mediocre and fairly repetitive. Once you've heard "I'm Free" and "Sweetmeat," you've heard the album.
Great flashback value, though.
Free Music Review: I'M FREE to listen this over and over
Hit: 3 Stars
Nice funky alternative pop album. Good to listen to every so often and get you to sing along. It is a short cd but more than makes up for in funky. I'm Free is the obvious single but the whole album is a solid example of over produced 90's music.Free Music Review: Great Stones Cover Track and Little Else! Poor Sound Quality Too!
Hit: 2 Stars
Okay, I'll admit it: I bought this album because I liked "I'm Free" which I thought had a great groove and excellent wah-pedal guitar and then I found out much later that it was a Rolling Stones cover. So I thought I'd judge the rest of the tracks on the very short album which for some reason still sounds too short with the 2 bonus tracks added. I have to say that this album hasn't aged well at all and the sound quality is poor. Given the standard of recording that's out there today, if you want to do your stereo or even your eardrums any justice, I'd say pass on this until they remaster it; if they ever do. Nice psychedelic cover art though but this is essentially "I'm Free" plus 12 filler tracks. I'd recommend getting albums by EMF or Jesus Jones rather than this album.