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The King of Nothing Hill is light on instrumentals--there are just three--and eschews guest singers, with Adamson once again handling vocal duties. His voice ranges from a consumptive Bourbon-soaked drawl à la Tom Waits, to a bizarre almost Neil Hannon-esque croon. Sonically, Barry's magpie tendencies are as eclectic as ever, with his obvious affection for Blaxploitation soundtracks ("Cinematic Soul") and boudoir balladeers such as Barry White ("Black Amour") especially to the fore. Thematically, the album explores the perpetual struggle between good and evil through a series of Phillip Marlowe-style "whisky and wry" narratives. "Twisted Smile" even gets a little political, lines such as "It's England's green unpleasant land", recalling Infected-era The The. With The King of Nothing Hill, Barry Adamson has delivered a Shaft for the Playstation generation. --Chris King
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Barry Adamson has definitely surpassed himself with his new release 'The King of Nothing Hill'. Definitely his best album since 'Oedipus Schmoedipus'. From the dry humour on the Barry White style 'Black Amour' to the darker 'I Love Paris' instrumental, this really is the cinematic ride of your life.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I'm not sure that I could categorise this album . . . jazz, hip-hop, funk, rock, pop, punk . . . they are all there. The production is fantastic and I can easily imagine some of this appearing in films (noir). Not having heard of Barry Adamson before (amazingly), I bought it on the strength of a newspaper review. So, in response to DC of the Sunday Times, I must say that I whole heartedly agree with your closing comment . . . 'a wonderful, must buy album'.
5 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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hmmm...not all newspaper reviews are right...which is a shame because this could have been another Morphine or Natacha Atlas (some of my dad's other 'Review Discoveries') But it isn't. I like some of it. The instrumentals are really quite interesting, definitely a potential for some theatre/film soundtracking there, but I don't like the pseudo-Barry White thing he has going on.
The music is interesting from a sampling point of view. I like the mismatched sounds and the fact that he's not afraid to have a full blown string section, even though it is cheesy.
Ultimately, I think it's his lyrics that let him down. It really is cliché after cliché.
Some of it did sound like the Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me soundtrack though. Which is a good thing. But that's already been done now, I would have liked something different.
Having said all that, I do quite like the last track (Cold Comfort) if only because there's a voice that isn't Barry's on it.
I think Barry Adamson should sell his music to car companies so they can use it in adverts.
Just my opinion...
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