Bring It On - Gomez

Advantages: Fantastic, great, brill
Disadvantages: None

This Mercury Music Prize winning album stunned the public and the critics when it was released – it really was a totally new sound, that no-one had heard before. It is one of my favourite albums (but I do have a lot of fave albums). Whippin’ Piccadilly is the funniest song you will have heard since the Bonzo Dogs – these guys are absolute class. And the class carries on, with Make no Sound – much more solemn than W.P. and then 78 Stone Wobble – ...
...Lady, and then …BOOOM… “Get Myself Arrested” appears out of nowhere – and gets you jumping again. The album is a classic because every song on the album is also a classic – and they’re not all the same. There are loads of different genres mixed in. Perhaps the best thing is that Gomez haven’t tried to be anybody – it’s their debut album – and they have done it just as they wanted to. And it’s brilliant. ... Read review

Advantages: Great songs
Disadvantages: None

When John Lee Hooker listened to this album it moved him to declare “I can’t find no serious defects” high praise from the big man of blues. Blues is probably the best genre to lump Gomez in, though they are to some extent a genre spanning band, though not as many as some. Standard blues you won’t find on this album, not even Hoochie Coochie Man or anything approaching a blues standard. Alternative blues perhaps, though don’t go thinking this is ...
...tracks like Tijuana Lady that just seem to float in on the breeze. Perhaps slacker blues would be the best way to describe Gomez’s unique sound; there’s certainly not many other bands with this sound, and that, along with the sheer quality of the songs, is why I like this album as much as I do. ... Read review

Advantages: diversity
Disadvantages: none

this is a ground breaking album and one which has deservedly won the mercury award. it mixes so many diverse genres that the album continually moves between differetn stlyes of music, reinventing itself along the way. most strikingly this album features some excellent guitar work. there is a strong spanish influence heard in the nylon string guitar sound, this is at times classical but then moves into a more south american style - effortlessly. furthermore ... Read review

Advantages: a few ok songs
Disadvantages: the rest are not up to much

Maybe ths is just not my type of music but how the hell did they get the mecury music prize? They all sound like there in there 50's. It's dissapointing that the best tracks are the singles because they aren't realy all that good, maybe i just expected it to be better than this but i was very dissapointed. If you like your music a bit on the heavy side and meaningful then this definutly isn't for you. i expect you have to like gomez to like this ... Read review

Advantages: just simply great
Disadvantages: None

This is one of my favourite albums and Gomez are therefore one of my favourite bands. Their album, which came out in 1998, is very original, combing rhythm, blues, jazz and alternative rock. The lead singer Ian Ball has such and strong and unique voice it is truly amazing but he doesn’t hog the limelight as all the members have their turn to sing and all have superb voices. The album has a real feel good air about it, especially "whipping Piccadilly". ... Read review