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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shirley's First Stand, 16 Mar 2004
By A Customer
This is widely known as Shirley Manson's audition for Garabge as it was 'Suffocate Me' that got her noticed by Mr Vig and Co. You can see why they were impressed. Goodbye Mr Mackenie found themselves binned by Radioactive in the UK, however the US side of things kept the band on and while guitarist Big John Duncan was out on the road with Nirvana, the rest of the band recorded Angelfish. Martin Metcalfe had written loads of songs for GBMM's third studio album and those that worked well with Shirley singing made it on to this CD. There are 8 original tracks on this release with a cover of You Can Love Her as well as Shirley's stab of the 1986 GBMM release - 'The End'. Manson revels in being the centre of attention for the first time as her voice is finally given a chance to shine and Metcalfe's guitar work shows he has picked up a thing or two from Big John over the years. Outstanding tracks are King Of The World and Heartbreak to Hate whilst Tomorrow Forever is as perfect a pop song as you'll hear. Shortly after its release, Shirley left the rest to join Garbage and the lads returned to the UK to take up as GBMM again, bizarrely refusing to discuss the record or mention its release with their UK fanbase. The release of Vow soon alerted everyone to its presence though and import copies of Angelfish eventually made their way to the UK. The lads eventually went on to play Suffocate Me live whilst going through various guises post GBMM, and also released alternative versions of Tomorrow Forever and King Of The World which are worth seeking out.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shirley's finest hour?, 6 Oct 2001
By A Customer
This is a cracking pop-rock record: loud, sharp, spiky, and hugely melodic. It was through fronting this band that Shirley Manson eventually found herself on the way to fame and fortune but, if the truth be told, she was never quite this good again. The thing is that this is basically a female-fronted Goodbye Mr Mackenzie (Martin Metcalfe stepping back from the mike to do some superb guitar work). Several of these songs come from the Mackenzie days. One, "The End", dates back to the 80s and, though the Angelfish version is great, Metcalfe sang it miles better. So forget about concentrating on Manson, like this was some kind of audition, because this is a superb album by a very talented group that have been unfairly overlooked. Buy it, listen to the brilliant "Heartbreak to Hate" a thousand times, and enjoy it, because it really is VERY GOOD!!!!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shirley's finest hour?, 7 Oct 2001
By A Customer
This is a cracking pop-rock record: loud, sharp, spiky, and hugely melodic. It was through fronting this band that Shirley Manson eventually found herself on the way to fame and fortune but, if the truth be told, she was never quite this good again. The thing is that this is basically a female-fronted Goodbye Mr Mackenzie (Martin Metcalfe stepping back from the mike to do some superb guitar work). Several of these songs come from the Mackenzie days. One, "The End", dates back to the 80s and, though the Angelfish version is great, Metcalfe sang it miles better. So forget about concentrating on Manson, like this was some kind of audition, because this is a superb album by a very talented group that have been unfairly overlooked. Buy it, listen to the brilliant "Heartbreak to Hate" a thousand times, and enjoy it, because it really is VERY GOOD!!!!!
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