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Thank Beck, but modern-day alternative rock is all about fusion. On Much Against Everyone's Advice, Belgian electronic funk-punk rockers Soulwax are horribly eager to keep all posts covered, and if they never quite achieve the kitsch majesty of Mr Hansen's Midnite Vultures, then at least on the juddering techno workout of "Conversation Intercom", or the Black-Sabbath-gone-hip-hop beat-fest of "Too Many DJs" they add a whole new spin to the conveyor-belt of MTV-friendly angst. The problem is, over the length of Much Against Everyone's Advice, it never seems to be quite enough. There's too many understated interludes--see the eminently forgettable likes of "More Than This" and "Scream"--to make Much Against Everyone's Advice any more than a entertaining diversion. It seems that even in Soulwax's cutting-edge super-futuristic worldview, there's room for an inordinate amount of filler, and in its attempt to claim every genre under the sun, Much Against Everyone's Advice spreads itself too thin. --Louis Pattison END
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"They are one of the best live bands around at the moment"....there we go then, that's got the obvious out of the way. Soulwax are an amazing live band and the Dewaele brothers are fine DJ's, but 'Much Against Everyone's Advice' doesnt really put this across. The maverick singles are all there, 'Conversation Intercom', 'Too Many DJ's' and the title track itself, all reminders of what got you interested in Soulwax in the first place, and what led you to witness the avalanche of style and sophisticated Belgian quirkiness that is their live show. Reminders of why you spent hours trawling the internet for those bootleg remixes of Beck, Skeelo and the Prodigy that represent the fruits of the Dewaele's disc-spinning prowess. But they are not on this album, nor is the exquisite live version of Prince's 'Pop-life'. You dont get a free strip-light mic stand with every purchase and Steven Dewaele wont come round your house and play keepy-uppies like he did at V2000 last summer. So what do you get? Well have no fear, despite what you may think on your first few listens, this is not 3 singles + 8 fillers, the other tracks on the album could almost be arranged on a sliding scale between 'pure' Soulwax and 'ballad mode' Soulwax, with 'Too many DJ's' at one end and 'When logics die' at the other. "Ballads!" I hear you cry....why yes, but despite the clumsy seeming lyrics and the 'is this meant to be ironic?' factor, Much Against Everyone's Advice does reward repeat listenings, with 'Funny' and 'Saturday' really defining Soulwax's sound. So should you buy it? Go and see them live and you will have no choice, but fear not, you wont regret it, even if it is just because you have secured ownership of a piece of memorabilia connected to the best Belgian band in the world.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I stumbled upon this album through my brother, he simply said to me listen to this because it is magic. I did just that and I can say nothing bad about this album at all. It kicks off with a cracker "conversation intercom" a lovely mixture of off-beats and slide guitar. It slows down with a couple of slow balads sang wonderfully. Track 4 the title track of the album just hits you with a boom of guitar distortion. " proverbal pants" is personally my favourite song because the melody is to die for. "too many d.j's" is a classic in its own right, a song if you buy this album you will play over and over again. There is something for everybody in this album, Soulwax take 80's beats and mix them with 90's rock guitar, then add their own wonderful melodies to make this one of my favourite albums ever! BUT THIS RECORD!!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first heard of Soulwax when I saw them support The Wannadies?! They clearly blew them out of the water, and every other band that followed them on their many festival appearances that year (2000). After getting this album I had to wonder whether I had been a bit too drunk on those occasions. It seemed to contain none of the power that I had remembered, and I was disappointed by how flat it all sounded. Anyone who's seen them live will contest that the human breakbeat solo of the recorded version of Too Many Dj's pales in comparison to what they did live.
Despite this I still listened to the album (rarely) because I really liked one or two songs off of it. Then by late 2001 I realised it was getting played at least a couple of times a week (Just kind of crept up on me.) so I have to admit it, every cut on this record is really good and as a whole I love this album. It still pales when compared to their live work, but they are an exceptional live act - kind of remind me of The Who who are my favourite band, I love every album but none of them match up to my live recordings.
If you like guitar music with intelligent lyrices, then you need to own this record.
Despite this I still listened to the album (rarely) because I really liked one or two songs off of it. Then by late 2001 I realised it was getting played at least a couple of times a week (Just kind of crept up on me.) so I have to admit it, every cut on this record is really good and as a whole I love this album. It still pales when compared to their live work, but they are an exceptional live act - kind of remind me of The Who who are my favourite band, I love every album but none of them match up to my live recordings.
If you like guitar music with intelligent lyrices, then you need to own this record.
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Ignore the snot
Despite Amazon's snotty review, this is actually a fantastic album of cerebral, eclectic and energetic rock, and well worth checking out.
Published on 1 Jan 2009 by Isaac Ashe
fantastic
first of all amazon the jeff buckley cover is on 'too many djs' not 'saltly knowledge of tears' and then the cover at the end of over weight karate kid is a... Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2006 by jake
Better than the chocolate and beer!!!
Forget about the amazon review, and anything else that says this is 'quirky' or 'spread too thin' and don't compare it to Beck. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2005 by jools
Deus for MTV?
Good live act, quirky pop singles, dEUS for MTV etc... all these points have already been made (or inferred). Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2003 by M. Herrett
From the Belgian School of Rock!
I never really heard of Soulwax until the guitarist in my band bought the album and let me listen to the album. When I first heard I thought, "What the f***! Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2001
An album that deserves more recognition
Soulwax. You've probably heard the name before but can't remember what they have actually done. Well, one listen to this cd and youll wonder how you ever lived without it. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2001
Nice one ali.
I was looking for something new, something i'd never heard before, a freind(ali) sugested this album. Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2000
soulwax-much against everyones advice-vynl
m.a.e.a. is definately an album to get you into a good mood (it works for me anyway). soulwax like to have a laugh and experiment with there music, and this is very evident on this... Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2000
good album, even better live.
I went to see soulwax whilst at T in the park festival, because i liked the single much against everyones advice and not much else was happening . Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2000
Welsh Wisdom=Da iwan(welsh for very good) go buy it now !!!!
abSOULutly amazing album from a band i had never heard of before seeing them at the radio one live in Cardiff, Mansun gig, and in my personal opinion outshined the main act, coming... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2000
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