Editorial Reviews
Music Review:
Music Review
Mozart: Symphony No. 29; Boccherini: Symphony No. 2
Music: Unleashed in the East [Live]
Mystic Spirits, Vol. 8 [Import]
Long Walk Home: Music from the Rabbit-Proof Fence [Soundtrack]
In the Summertime [CD-single] [Import]
Live in the City of Light [Limited Edition] [Original recording remastered]
Fania 1964-1994: 30 Great Years V.1 [Box set] [Import]
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With alarming regularity, formerly spry English pop bands have turned somber over the past year in their quest for historical significance. Blur, Oasis, and the Charlatans all released albums that not only squashed their once youthful resilience, but left us with nothing more than gangs of stodgy band members in parkas moaning about their sad lives. As if one Bush weren't already enough. Sleeper, meanwhile, always on the losing side of the credibility battle, turned so sour they split before their third album even had a chance to break in America. Just as well that Pleased to Meet You arrives on our shores belatedly. This year's model lacks the urgency and optimism of the group's last outing, The It Girl, instead serving up a steady progression of cumbersome melodies ("She's a Good Girl") and droning choruses ("Motorway Man"). While certain songs benefit from a little well-suited sophistication ("Breathe" and "Nothing Is Changing"), the rest of the material generally withers under the low spark of singer Louise Wener's toneless delivery. However, this album still isn't as tragic as hearing Supergrass go from "Alright" to "Sometimes I Make You Sad." Indeed. --Aidin Virazi --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Album Description
The Brit-pop band's final album, originally issued in 1997, it features 13 tracks & is unavailable domestically. BMG.