After putting off buying this album since its release in 2003 due to disappointed remarks from friends, I finally plucked up the courage to buy it.
I was disappointed from the off. The first song starts off uptempo and uplifting enough, but lacks originality and sounds old. Carrying on through ... Read review
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Why is this a 2cd album??? Review ofDude Descending A Staircase - Apollo Four Fortyby
christiandransfield
Advantages: It's an Apollo 440 album. There are bound to be some good tracks on it Disadvantages: Two many unoriginal unimaginative songs
After putting off buying this album since its release in 2003 due to disappointed remarks from friends, I finally plucked up the courage to buy it.
I was disappointed from the off. The first song starts off uptempo and uplifting enough, but lacks originality and sounds old. Carrying on through the album we come to the song 'Disco Sucks', which indeed sucks and sounds like a Scissor Sisters reject of a song. The song 'N'existe Pas' is going down ... ...that I had heard it all before, even on earlier Apollo 440 albums. Some songs are even so poor that I can't bring myself to listen to them again. An example is '1, 2, 3, 4', which is trying to be 'Stop the Rock' all over again. The best song on the 1st cd is 'Children of the Future', which sounds like Apollo 440 of old. Then we get to cd 2. This is a mixed bag, but definately better than the first cd. The first track is great, sounding like the Apollo ...
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Label / Distributor: Stealth Sonic / Cinram Logistics
Pieces in Set: 2
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5099751227021
Additional notes
Album Notes: 'Dude Descending A Staircase' is the fourth album from UK dance act Apollo 440. The album is a mix of hip hop, rock, drum 'n' bass, dub, and pop and features guest appearances from the the likes of The Beatnuts, Elizabeth Gray, and Pete Wylie. Also featured on 'Dude Descending A Staircase' is the single of the same name.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Dude Descending A Staircase
2.: Hustler Groove
3.: Disco Sucks
4.: N'existe Pas
5.: Electronic Civil Disobedience
6.: 1234
7.: Escape To Beyond The Planet Of The Super Ape (instrumental)
8.: Time Is Running Out
9.: Children Of The Future
Titles on disc 2
1.: Diamonds In The Sidewalk
2.: Something's Got To Give
3.: Christiane
4.: Existe
5.: Bulletproof Blues
6.: Suitcase 88
7.: Check Your Ego
8.: Rope Rapture And The Rising Sun
9.: Bad Chemistry
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