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While a carbon copy of their phenomenal debut album, Attack Of The Grey Lantern, probably wouldn't have been the best follow-up, something as polar opposite as Six--sounding not just like a different album but a different band--was equally ill-advised. Where Lantern was lavished with dark moods, epic strings and--in "Stripper Vicar", "Taxloss" and "Wide Open Space"--some supreme songs, it's successor was a snarling beast of an album, with tunes lost in ridiculously complex and totally inaccessible eight minute songs. Wisely, for their third album, Little Kix, Mansun have chosen to redress the balance with a little compromise; combining some of the drama and imagination of the first with the stripped-down, if not so hard, rock of the second. And for Mansun, who already have the strangest of melodies and Paul Draper's deep/lunatic ramblings for lyrics, a little self-restraint and compromise is most definitely a good thing. In fact, by toning down the orchestral grandeur and rock excesses, they've let the eerie and unhinged harmonies of "Fool", "Butterfly", "Forgive Me" and "I Can Only Disappoint You" shine through, and ended up sounding more Mansun than before. Which, perversely, goes to make the halfway-house that is Little Kix the Chester four's best album yet. --Dan Gennoe
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This really is a sneaky album. One of those albums that you buy for someone else and end up listening to yourself. That's exactly what happened to me.
As someone who loved "Attack of the Grey Lantern" but never really came to terms with the melting pot that is "Six", I can promise that "Little Kix" keeps the best aspects of each and is a surprisingly easy and well structured listen.
Paul Draper has for the first time opened up his personal life in direct terms and the results are his most arresting lyrics to date, free of the opaqueness and auto-suggestion that have made his words so inaccessible at times on past outings.
The music is widescreen, expansive and slightly 80's retro in feel, with big keyboards and the odd wailing guitar solo courtesy of Chad. The effect is in all honesty timeless pure pop, in the best sense of the word. Stand out tracks are "Until the Next Life" (the best song Mansun have ever done, bar none) and recent single "Electric Man" but to dwell on these alone would be to detract from what is a very complete album.
The critics who incessantly pan this band can't possibly be listening to the songs. It's a quality, well written, articulate and downright sneaky collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Mansun continue to produce thoughtful and intelligent music that has grown up from stripping vicars and Winnie the Pooh to the difficulties of real life and relationships. Not as groundbreaking as either 'Six' or 'Attack of the Grey Lantern' nevertheless Draper pens his finest song 'In the Next Life' here and The Police's producer Padgham gives Chester' finest a more MOR feel. Hammered by the press, Mansun produce some of the most uplifting music around and as an antedote to Radiohead et al this album will keep us warm through the coming winter months. Roll on The Academy, Manchester!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I have rediscovered this CD. I had forgotten just how good it is. It is full of great melodies, great lyrics, and
great arrangements. What a waste that the band split up. I look forward to listening to Paul Drapers solo effort when it is released.
great arrangements. What a waste that the band split up. I look forward to listening to Paul Drapers solo effort when it is released.
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Diet Mansun
So what do you do after your last album alienated the majority of your audience and had you labelled as a bunch of prog rock bores. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2008 by Richard Self
Little Kix
An excellet album, with some stand out songs: 'I Can Only Dissapoint U' & 'Electric Man'. The only fault with this album is that Mansun's lead singer & songwriter Paul Draper,... Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2007 by M. Buckley
Closed for business
Hmmm! I get the feeling Mansun became a bit wrapped up with being a popular indie band and after the death of brit pop released this some what mess of an album. Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2006 by The Puzzler
Not too good
The first two songs are pretty good, but this album is not.
I thought it might be a grower but after listening several times I discovered it wasn't.
Not recommended.
Published on 27 Dec 2005 by "jam600"
Upon reflection, a great album!
Mansun are (oops, were) a great band. Bought their first album (Grey Lantern) when it first came out, brilliant indie pop/rock. Great. Then Six came out... Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2004
Business as usual
Another superb album from Mansun, every track has something for everyone in it and after seeing them live I have nothing but respect for this band (they are actually better live). Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2003 by "igjg14"
a retrospective trip into beauty
Little kix, I eagerly awaited this album, and on first listening I felt that I was drifting off into my halcyon days of youth. The album has such an eighties retro feel to it. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2002
Not bad....
I would never say anything of mansun's was bad after their first two albums, but this i have to admit was a little dissapointing. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2002
Commercialism suits them well
I really liked Grey Lantern, and really hated Six -- so much that I pretty much put Mansun out of mind for a long time (which is easy to do here in America, where the band is not... Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2001 by Terry Jordan
A Little Dissapointing
I would never say that this album is bad, yet I was slightly dissapointed as it seemed to pander to the more simplistic music which reaches the charts these days. Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2001
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