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06-14-2006, 05:02 PM | #1 (permalink) |
The Sexual Intellectual
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A Certain Ratio
Been listening to them a lot lately.
It`s fair to say that they probably spent most of their career under the shadow of Joy Division at Factory, but that shouldn`t detract from some of the stuff they did. They`re a good mix of of post punk with funk influences.I`ve seen them described as Joy Division mixed with James Brown , which is probably true for their first single but it doesn`t really do justice for the rest. anyway here`s a link for Early , a retrospective collection of some of the bands work at their peak from 81-85. hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=SXPVMJ2V
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06-15-2006, 12:04 AM | #3 (permalink) |
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A Certain Ratio are pretty top notch, I always find myself making compararions to Gang of Four when listening to them which, generally is a good thing. I'd Like To See You Again is my favourite album, though they never made an albums worth of material that stood out to me, just a couple of great songs each album.
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06-15-2006, 05:27 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Pretty much.
They seem to be one of these bands that deteriorate with every album , they became more & more electronic with each album. To Each their first albums is where most of the Joy Division comparisons came in. Sextet & I'd Like to See You Again are more funk & electronica based. Anything after those three are really not worth bothering with.
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06-26-2006, 03:18 PM | #7 (permalink) |
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I like them a lot. To Each and Sextet are my favorite albums. They're not really the best at making a good album but they do write damn good songs.
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