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~ Younger Younger 28's (Artist)
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  • Audio CD (20 Mar 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: V2
  • ASIN: B00004DTLZ
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,203 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Sugar Sweet Dreams
2. Next Big Thing
3. We nearly made it
4. First Love
5. Julie
6. We're Going Out
7. Dirty Harry
8. Teenage Mum
9. Gary
10. Valerie
11. No More Yesterday's
12. In Between Days

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Soap, measured against the two albums it most resembles, seems destined either to tower over an era in the manner of the Human League's Dare, or to vanish into the terminal obscurity enjoyed by Denim's Back In Denim. Either way, Soap is something of a classic. Musically, Younger Younger 28s are thieves blessed with consummate style: a game of spot-the-reference played with this dizzyingly post-modern record will end with several sheets of paper filled with names including Soft Cell, Prince, Chic, the Shangri-Las, Kenickie, ABC, Pulp and the Ronettes. Lyrically, frontman Joe Northern--whose gruff baritone is neatly counterpointed by the sweetly tawdry backing vocals of Liz and Andie--obsesses about the sort of people whose lives are regularly scrutinised in docu-soaps shown after midnight, and often writes, with richly endearing incongruity, from a female perspective: "Sugar Sweet Dreams", "Teenage Mum" and "Julie" are all studies of hopeless dreams of escape from squalor. Soap is a rollercoaster of styles and moods that, appropriately, is largely set to music that sounds like it was made to be played in fairgrounds. It ends with a startlingly effective reading of "Inbetween Days", the Cure's peerless elegy to ennui. Quite how, or if, Younger Younger 28s are ever going to follow this is anyone's guess, but it hardly matters. --Andrew Mueller

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars YY28s record an aural kitchen sink drama, 24 April 2000
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An excellent album on a number of levels. The music is upbeat and uplifting, but the lyrical content has great depth and a rare compassion for the human condition. If there is a theme, it is the desire to rise above the humdrum and disappointment that the majority of us feel about our lives. However we are left with a sense of optimism and joy, despite the often sad and moving stories contained within this superb recording. Well worthy of 5 stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb electro-pop, amazingly consistent music/lyric quality, 5 April 2000
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This album is wonderful. The tunes stick in your mind, and the snapshots of contemporary life, are filled with humour, sadness, pathos, and dreams. Even if you live on next to nothing in a run down part of town, you can still dream of being a star, still go out and have fun at the weekend... It's an absolute one-off. There's nothing with this depth around in pop at the moment. It sounds great, with Jimmy D's hand at the musical helm, and Joe Northern's weird, poetic and disturbing visions of life's ups and downs. The two girls, Liz and Andie are spot on, hitting exactly the right vocal style. If you saw this band live at any of the festivals last year, or on one of their tour dates, you will have seen the audience taken over, and breaking into smiles they couldn't help, and getting into the powerful beat and rhythm of this truly excellent band. Radio has ignored it, which is why you may have missed it, but find yourself a copy and be amazed - one song after another and every one a winner!
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