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...in which 60s hippies get to grips with the electronic 80s, 2 Mar 2001
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This review is from: Superchip...Plus (Audio CD)
Some discographies forget the Edgar Broughton Band's last studio album (so far). Those fans that heard it back in 1982 were puzzled by the synthesizers and electronics, and by the apocalyptic vision of a world ruled by a Superchip implanted beneath every person's skin. Now reissued, it's safe to say it doesn't really work. There are quite a few good moments, but the band never quite got to grips with a musical style that hasn't lasted the test of time anyway. In fact, the best parts are new: The Virus and the secret track were both recorded in 1997 for the reissue, and are a tantalising glimpse of how the eternal hippies might sound if they decided to pursue electronic music again. What HAS lasted the test of time is this concept album's vision of a population kept docile and happy by the Superchip. The Superchip has arrived, only it's in your computer, and there you sit right now, docile and happy, reading this. Don't riot, surf!
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...in which 60s hippies get to grips with the electronic 80s, 2 Mar 2003
This review is from: Superchip...Plus (Audio CD)
Some discographies forget the Edgar Broughton Band's last studio album (so far). Those fans that heard it back in 1982 were puzzled by the synthesizers and electronics, and by the apocalyptic vision of a world ruled by a Superchip implanted beneath every person's skin. Now reissued, it's safe to say it doesn't really work. There are quite a few good moments, but the band never quite got to grips with a musical style that hasn't lasted the test of time anyway. In fact, the best parts are new: The Virus and the secret track were both recorded in 1997 for the reissue, with substantial input from Edgar's son Luke, and are a tantalising glimpse of how the eternal hippies might sound if they decided to pursue electronic music again. What HAS lasted the test of time is this concept album's vision of a population kept docile and happy by the Superchip. The Superchip has arrived, only it's in your computer, and there you sit right now, docile and happy, reading this. Don't riot, surf!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
An Absolute Masterpiece!!!, 7 Feb 2010
By Steve Zubal "OXONOXO" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Superchip (Audio CD)
If Mister Spock had scanned the entire Earth in 1981 he would've stood strait, stepped back and uttered..."facinating"...right after he scanned this album!...In the desert wasteland of post 70s music this record stands like a pyramid next to "Moving Pictures" and maybe no others as the last great albums in Earths evolution. Sadly the future of music seemingly died with Randy Rhoads...and if you want to know why, buy "Superchip" and study it like a college text-book!...A complete concept album in every way,...fast paced, funny, scarry, weird and fantastic musicianship...Broughton, Grant & Broughton are as classic as the three stooges! Arthur Grant is second to no one on bass guitar,...solid as a rock! And although Edgars' guitar work is not the feature that it was on the first five albums 69-73, theres so much going on, and so many fresh new sounds you wont miss it. Unless you only prefer the "Love In The Rain"..."I Got Mad"...trademark sound of this band. If so you may be disapointed,...there's a lot of keyboard to be sure. Also you need a good sound system and ears that function,...there are sound effects out the ying yang...an a vocal presentation an auctioneer would marvel at!...Fortunately the lyrics are included along with a brief word from Edgar. Young people if you want to know whats happening this is the best 38 minutes of clues there is. "The Virus" a 17 minute bonus track from 1996 uses samples of "Superchip" in a techno-ambient pastiche in an attempt to bring closure to the story...But "The Final Silicon Solution" continues!...Why do some think that mind-control is being implemented...by the 50s when the Nazis had fully usurped our government, they started expiriments with 149 task forces under the c.i.a. umbrella...implanting micro-chips in humans stems from those expiriments!...But the technology may be older than Earths' human race!...Consider, what would a chimpanze transform into after 200,000 years of behavioral modification implants? To me anyone who dosen't believe in mind control are like those who believed the world is flat even after Columbus proved otherwise. So how do you know how bad-off you are?...Well if your over 30, listen to top 40 radio for a length of time, the sooner you begin to feel your colon clinch the better off you are!...If your under 30, your job is to find a solution to 'their' solution!...Mine is a plant (mammals evolved by inhaling plant by-products)...it's hard to brainwash the stoned!....This CD covers alot of music styles on the totally electric end,...and I could go on and on...so lastly if you like the BEATS of modern music...you'll find a pioneering track right here "Save Me Keep Me" is the song part of track 11 "Do You Wanna Be Immortal" reggae-rap that hasn't dated...indeed it seems like it was written about life today...so you see Edgar Broughton is perhaps the clearest visionary recording artist in history!!!!!Do yourself a favor and give'em a listen..."Oora" 1973 is probably their best...But get their DVD "At Rockpalast" 2006...it's their only release of new material since "Superchip"...Then you'll see why the party should be at Edgars...oh and don't forget brother Steve (what a cool drummer)! These guys deserve better than the R&R hall of lame!...How 'bout the underground house of cool...OXOz choice,
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