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Title: Disappointing and often preachy
Review: There are 3 songs on this album that I ever listen to anymore: "Peter Pumpkinhead," "Dear Madame Barnum," and "My Bird Perfroms." The rest of the songs leave me cold. Lyrically, I found the album heavyhanded and preachy, even in "Peter Pumpkinhead," which is saved by the fact that it rocks a little bit. I read in an interview one of the members saying that he was most proud of "The Smartest Monkeys" because it was one of the "most subtle" songs to date. I just laughed and laughed. "Smartest Monkeys" is the most heavy handed sermon I've heard in a long while.If your favorite XTC songs are along the lines of "Senses Working Overtime," "Earn Enough For Us," or "Mayor of Simpleton," then you'll be disappointed. If you really enjoy nodding your head and saying "yes!" as XTC points out that there is greed and suffering in the world because of all those OTHER people, then you'll think this is a fine CD.
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