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Title: nothing like ABBA
Review: Saint Etienne have never managed to create anything remotely complete as an ABBA song. Their wispy, fey sound might fool the casual listener into thinking there's a connection, but their appeal lies largely in their postmodern appropriation of pop traditions. And while Sarah Cracknell is a reasonably competent singer, she lacks the style and range of any number of vocalists. Try as I might, I couldn't find anything on Good Humor (sic) that resembled a great pop song: it's all so pale (like their earlier single Pale Movie). I hope the music fan from Rio wasn't too disappointed.
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