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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
they did it first, 21 Mar 2001
By A Customer
I got this for my 14th birthday and I was dead proud that I had an "indie" album. I felt all grown-up!This, along with EMF's "Schubert Dip" seemed to soundtrack my adolescent years brilliantly. I could listen to it on my own in my room or have it on at parties with mates. 'International Bright Young Thing' is still as good an earny-nineties anthem as ever, whilst 'I'm Burning' is beautiful and emotional. 'Two And Two', 'Blissed' and 'Real Real Real' are also of particular note and Mike Edwards set the standards for Nine Inch Nails entire career with 'Stripped'.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mad! - with a rational edge., 8 Jan 2001
By A Customer
An astonishing album - "Doubt", although it did well in its day (before my time), it is now largely forgotten and is simply categorized as "another" of those "Madchester-era, indie-dance stuff things" that were prevalent at the turn of the 90s. Certainly there are similarities to the music of the Mondays and "Leisure"-era Blur (who were on the same label) but the songs are highly individual and very catchy, balencing energetic guitar and dance pop with beautiful, incisive lyrics (if you can hear them over the noise). Very much a mood piece, the songs veer from fast and furious aggression (Trust, Stripped) to dancy psychedelia (Who? Where? Why?) to mellow and thoughtful (Right Here, Right Now). But all the songs have that tender, upbeat feel that betrays the feelings of the time (line - "I saw the decade in, wishing the world could change in the blink of an eye") without it seeming cheesy or dated. The album is a mad, weird experience that is strangely accessible and highly compelling. An album (without a bad song)that you'll play continuously all day, that is desperately in need of critical re-evaluation. A classic.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The definitive JJ album, 17 Sep 2000
By A Customer
This is THE album that put Jesus Jones on the pop-map. If you haven't heard any of the hit songs which came from this album, such as "Real, Real, Real", "International Bright Young Thing" and "Right Here, Right Now", then where have you been? It reached No.1 in the album chart way back in 1991, and it is clear to see why. From the pop-y tunes of "IBYT" and "R,R,R", and the hardcore, stark "Stripped" and "Trust Me", to the mellow and melancholy "Blissed" and "I'm Burning", this album covers all the moods you'll ever be in. Definately one to buy, whether you're a dedicated JJ fan or just a browser.
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