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As a response to the dominance of
in the U.K. and their own decreasing profile in their homeland -- and also as a response to
's sudden popularity --
reinvented themselves with their second album,
, abandoning the
and baggy influences that dominated
for
. On the surface,
may appear to be an homage to
,
, and
, yet it isn't a restatement, it's a revitalization.
use British
from
to
as a foundation, spinning off tales of contemporary despair. If
weren't such a clever songwriter, both lyrically and melodically,
could have sunk under its own pretensions, and the latter half does drag slightly. However, the record teems with life, since
refuse to treat their classicist songs as museum pieces.
's guitar tears each song open, either with unpredictable melodic lines or layers of translucent, hypnotic effects, and his work creates great tension with
' kinetic bass. And that provides
a vibrant background for his social satires and cutting commentary. But the reason
is such a dynamic record and ushered in a new era of British
is that nearly every song is carefully constructed and boasts a killer melody, from the stately
and the punky
to the
stomp of
and the
Even with its flaws, it's a record of considerable vision and excitement. [Most American versions of
substitute the demo version of
for the studio version on the British edition. They also add the superb single
before the final song,
] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine