Amazon.co.uk Review
Rather unusually for a comedy series, the soundtrack to series two of Channel 4's
Trigger Happy TV isn't packed with upbeat pop numbers or novelty tunes. Instead, the songs on offer tend towards the more morose and thoughtful end of the modern musical spectrum. Bands such as
Grandaddy,
PJ Harvey and
Shack have seldom produced music that could be described as "zany", "madcap" or "wacky". And though those three words could aptly describe the most famous output of
Slade, their out-of-character contribution ("Everyday") does nothing to lift the tone. Not that it should, mind; because in the main these are all excellent songs.
Trigger Happy TV updates the
Candid Camera formula, but focuses on the absurd non-reaction (and often, embarrassment) of its "victims". Maybe it's for the victims that this soundtrack was produced?
--Ted Kord