This is the first full-length album by Spacehog, and i have to admit, what a first album! It diserves "good" because all of the guys plays well their instruments, and the songs are quality songs, which hit a high standard, all of them. In adittion there's "In The Meantime", the big hit single from '96, but it's not the only great song on the album. It's worth to pay attention to the the songs "Cruel To Be Kind" (my personal favourite), "The Last Dictator", "Only a Few", "Candyman" and "Space Is The Place". From the other side i didn't give "excellent", because this album is a bit too David Bouvie, compared to their other two full-length albums. It could bear a bit more additional oroginality, but altogether it's still a good album. Yes, it's "good".
Mostly remembered now as a one-hit-wonder, the truth of SPACEHOG is that it's a wonder they only had one hit. Lost to the flannel and darker moods of the 90s, the glam infused power rock of these English expats never took root, but they left us some great albums, and Resident Alien is no exception. Cruel to Be kind, Starside, Last Dictator and Only A Few are all classics. Don't miss their other two offerings as well, The Chinese Album and The Hoggesy are fantastic.
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Introspective lyrics.. Glam guitar riffs.. like a zooming rex..chop Thrift store shirts with 500 dollar jackets.. Yes, this is spacehog.. Many of you will/would remember hit song "In The Meantime" upon the opening 10 seconds.. And those of you who failed at this exercise would only need to get to the first chorus to redeem yourselves.. Royston Langdons quivering falsetto is spot on.. with everyone who knows what its like to be an outsider.. that doesnt mind trying to fit in.. or is lost in hopeless love.. The album seems to refer to space.. as something great.. that is about to happen.. almost like the band is in a waiting period..or purgatory.. standing in line to arrive/rock over onto the other side.. where everything makes sense..(i wonder if theyve even realized this themselves).. What many dont know about this album is it is packed with gems.. That never saw US radio airplay.. In the world of late 90s grunge rock.. This glam shot in the dark was quickly over looked (remember, i said it was dark!).. or never heard.. after top forty fading........................Indeed making these gentlemen "Resident Aliens."Read full review
wish this crazy band stayed together,,,,, song is timeless........still played on radio.....why isnt the cd still sold in stores??????? besides the top song, resident alien the rest of the album is also great. catch the video on u-tibe...its great
very good cd
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