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...Whatever happened to Babylon Zoo? The one hit wonder from Wolverhampton seemed to disappear after he starred in the Levis advert! I can't say I'm too disappointed, I mean they weren't exactly worth all the money that they must have been paid for doing that ad, were they?!! I can't say I really liked the song but someone must have done, as it did reach number one in the chart didn't it?! Well, in my opinion, it's a good job that Babylon Zoo are no more, I dont think my ears could have taken listening to anymore of that rubbish everywhere went!!... Read review

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Advantages: one good song
Disadvantages: no good!

...Babylon zoo hit fame after the Levi ad with the massive hit "spaceman" It was a brilliant record and I loved it!! I also thought the singer Jed was pretty hot too!!, the song was one of those you could play over and over again without getting sick of it and I even decided to buy the album,however this was a mistake as spaceman which he wrote himself and did everything on, from vocals to synthsiser was the only good song on it!!, in fact I couldnt even name you one of the others!!.Therefore its not a suprise that they disappeared withput a trace!. These one hit wonder bands are ten a penny and without all the hype etc wouldnt stand a cat in hells chance of making it big.... Read review

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Advantages: A Change of Direction but still groundbreaking and exhilarating and U2
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...After their trip into the American heartlands to rediscover their roots on the "Rattle and Hum" U2 returned home for their next foray into the recording studio. Well they overshot by several hundred miles and ended up in Berlin / East Germany for "Achtung Baby" as you may have guessed from the title. Like Bowie and Eno on the Low album they took in the industrial influences for the latest instalment in their musical journey. The cover is a montage of industrial images, graffiti , and garishly coloured band pictures, included a controversial full frontal picture of a certain band member that leaves his religion in no doubt (this is on the back cover).. The album opens very quietly with a distant cowbell (musicians cowbell not cow's cowbell) , which is joined by some industrial noise and superb slurring guitar riff by the Edge taking... Read review

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