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An Instinct for Detection
 
 
An Instinct for Detection

4.5 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • ASIN: B000005ENP
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 522,930 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stroke of genius, and a touch of class., 9 Sep 2001
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Lots of people were doing the same stuff at the same time when this album came out, (nothing much has changed there then), but one thing is for sure, no band of the same era or ilk as Lionrock could be considered as more aware. The words ‘ahead of their time’ just aren’t enough to convey the consciousness apparent in the vocals of MC Buzz B on tracks like ‘Depth’ and ‘The Guide’ is especially refreshing to me because I have owned this album for quite some time and seem to get extra things out of it with each listening session. ‘Let love determine your goals, provide your daily bread’ - sound advice, hardly something one would associate with Norman Cook.

The fact remains that ‘Exit Planet Dust’ (the Chemical Brothers’ first, and best album) is full of great party tracks and chillout tunes, and ‘Better Living Through Chemistry’ (Fat Boy Slim’s first) is not short of dance floor fillers, but neither is infused with any real meaning or appreciable depth. Mellifluous, yes – momentous, no. It seems many people are prepared to pay for music that may sound nice, but is TRULY one-dimensional in that respect, (particularly in the current pop climate – “A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” as the spear shaker one said, sums it up nicely.) But if you desire a few tunes with substance as well as spank then this album could be well worth a look. Don’t rely on the useless sound clips here though as they picked ‘em badly. 'An Instinct For Detection' is at times both rough and ready, and smooth and silky. 'Snapshot On Pollard Street' is as schmoov as you like, whereas 'Death Valley Clapperboard' is straight-up minimal techno with a punch as hard as Green Velvet. Overall I would not class 'Instinct For Detection' as big beat. It's far more eclectic than that, and I'd rate it above any equivalent competitors. City Delirious isn't bad either.

It’s definitely worth remembering that anyone can become pretentious (even me :]), that not all grandiloquent (:]) lyrics are deep and meaningful, but in most cases Mr Buzz B wins the day by simply stating the truth: ‘Some things are best expressed by nature, like the song of a sun…’ amen brother - (and in case you're still confused, he means fusion).

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great, but it's been done..., 18 April 2001
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Justin Robertson, the man behind Lionrock, has been quite unfortunate because if things had happened differently, if the Chemical Brothers and Death In Vegas hadn't stormed the scene, his name would probably be as well-known as Fatboy Slim's master Norman Cook. The blend of dance and samples presented is very good, with Don't Die Foolish and Fire Up The Shoesaw obvious highlights, although both these tracks sound considerably different on the CD to how they sound in their single forms. However the edge the other artists mentioned here is not present in Lionrock's work which at times seems a little one-dimensional. A case of a good talent being superseded by some great ones.
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