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Title: Modern Life Is Beautiful
Review: When I first bought this CD, I immediately disliked it. As a follow-up to Leisure I thought it was weak. But slowly the weird, singular style of this group and it's pop songs with their seemingly disjointed chords began to grow on me. Much credit needs to go to bassist Alex James for making sense of the experimental, unorthodox key changes.Standout tracks include 'Pressure On Julian', 'Starshaped', 'Chemical World', 'Miss America', 'Villa Rosie', and 'Turn It Up'. Also included are three songs which were on CD singles: 'Pop Scene', 'Peach', & 'When The Cows Come Home' all of which are interesting.I love this band because it has a great sense of humor (as heard on 'Coping' and on the funny break ditties) which is sorely lacking in most of today's modern life.[DW]
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