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~ The Wonder Stuff
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  • Audio CD (27 Sep 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: IRL
  • ASIN: B0002QPT6W
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,503 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Escape From Rubbish Island 3:32£0.69
Listen  2. Bile Chant 2:53£0.69
Listen  3. Better Get Ready For A Fist Fight 3:49£0.69
Listen  4. Another Comic Tragedy 3:21£0.69
Listen  5. Head Count 3:39£0.69
Listen  6. Was I Meant To Be Sorry? 4:05£0.69
Listen  7. You Don't Know Who... 4:33£0.69
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The Wonder Stuff released their debut album The Eight Legged Groove Machine in 1988, Hup in 1989, Never Loved Elvis in 1991 and Construction For The Modern Idiot in 1993. The band had three top 10 albums but are probably better known for their 1991 cover of "Dizzy" which they released with Vic Reeves scoring the band's first No. 1 single. Escape From Rubbish Island sees the return of The Wonder Stuff with a more rockier, 4-piece guitar driven sound than the previous albums with a nod to The Eight Legged Groove Machine but with the sophistication of Construction For The Modern Idiot.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Back to Work and Stuff the detractors, 4 Oct 2004
Perhaps the two fingered salute the man on the cover (a Mr Miles Hunt) is giving us is a signal of the remaining members of the 'classic' Wonder Stuff line-up - something that has caused a debate to rage in the former 'official' website's message board; more likely it is a succinct 'f-off' to 'Rubbish Island' (dear old Blighty, no less) as per the title. For this album (argued - wrongly - by some to be merely a Hunt solo project tarted up under the Stuffies banner in a cynical ploy to boost sales, reeks of the singer's current major issue. That issue is his desire to leave these shores for a better life away from a country that has not just 'gone to the dogs' but been savagely chewed up out of all recognition. It's a relevant bugbear to have and thank the Lord that Hunt still has issues. It reeks good!

So, what of the actual content. Well, it's a concise 38 minutes and very much a 'back-to-basics' exercise in comparison to their last 2 of 3 albums, the last of which was as long ago as '93 before they split up and then came back (strictly for gigs only, until this year). Gone are the fiddles and mandolins (at least for now) and you could argue that it's '8 Legged Groove Machine' all grown up. With Hunt and trusty Malc Treece firmly to the fore and former Radical Dance Faction man Mark McCarthy on bass, it begins very well indeed and all is once again marvellous. The album's title track leads us in and we're back on familiar territory; a rollicking tune with Hunt's trademark ascerbic lyrics. Other standout tracks that will go down a storm live (and boy is it time we had something new to 'mosh' to!) are the first single 'Better Get Ready for a Fistfight' and 'Back to Work', as catchy as anything the band has ever recorded and with smart lyrics to boot. Elsewhere, the moody 'Another Comic Tragedy' and closer 'Love's Ltd' are just 2 tracks that deal with fading relationships, but do it well and don't outstay their welcome. Not all the songs appear to have a chorus, but when they do, then it IS a chorus! With bells on. Hunt has clearly rediscovered his knack for writing a good tune as well as lyric. It's only on the primative 'Head Count' where things get far too broody for anyone's good and the word 'filler' comes to mind.

All things considered, this is as worthy as anything Hunt and co have committed to disc and hopefully signals a permanent return to recording as well as playing live. They may not win many new fans but the old ones (and they're a sizeable and loyal bunch) should enjoy the majority of 'Rubbish Island'; there is much to smile about. As for getting back on Top of the Pops, two fingers indeed!

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars It's not funny anymore, 15 Sep 2005
As a stuffie fan, it pains me greatly to write this: Insipid. Uninspired. Not the Wonder Stuff. Miles' singing over the years has always been top drawer but this album belongs in the bottom drawer hidden under a pile of old socks. The Wonder Stuff were great but this amalgam of musicians definitely give them a bad name. Don't even think about buying this dross.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Welcome return whatever the line up, 4 Oct 2004
By Mr. Graham Colebeck "gcolebeck" (Bournemouth, UK) - See all my reviews
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After a few reformed years plying their trade as an entertaining nostalgia act, Miles Hunt, Malc Treece and some new faces are back with new material. There's been a lot said about the fall-out with original drummer Gilksy and fiddle player Martin Bell - but line-ups change and still produce good quality material, you only have to look at the Rolling Stones, the Byrds, The Beach Boys and many many more.

So what about this new album? Thankfully Miles has recovered energy that seemed to be missing in his solo material, which never really lived up to TWS quality (excepting Everything is Not Okay, Manna from Heaven and a handful of others). Sure the frenetic pace of the Eight Legged Groove Machine isn't there, but we're all getting older. Of course, the Hunt bile is still well and truly on display - the title track taking a broad swipe at the state of the nation, in fact much of this album is a walk into Grumpy Old Men territory via mid-life crises!

Not then the ideal place to start your Wonder Stuff explorations (the 8 Legged Groove Machine or Never Loved Elvis would be that), but a damn good return to form... who needs a fiddle these days anyway?

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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything changes in eleven years, and yet, some things stay the same
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1.0 out of 5 stars Escape? You'll Bloody Want To!
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Published on 2 Jan 2005 by Mr. S. Broderick

3.0 out of 5 stars A Bitter Fallen Idol
To say that three stars is generous would be an understatement. Only the pain that I would feel in my heart stopped me from rating this as a two or even a one star album. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fan-bloody-tastic.....
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