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4 Dec 22nd, 2000 

15 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

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Good songwriting and musicianship, a distinctive vocalist

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Too retro for some, perhaps

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For all their retro cool image, and the lead singer's ridiculous ginger afro, Toploader are no fashionable flakes. The music on their first album is etched in quality, crafted with a tradionalists' love for the importance of songwriting over style.

Onka's Big Moka might be the weirdest title of recent times, but it's also one of the most impressive debuts of 2000. Forget Coldplay and their overhyped Parachutes album...here is where you'll find some of the most deeply satisfying mellow rock of the year. Achilles Heel, in particular, is far superior to the studied melancholy of a Yellow or Trouble.

While it does all sound rather 1970s, Toploader are by far the most intruiging new band of the last 12 months, and there's enough here to suggest their solid, often anthemic sound will soon evolve into something even greater.

 

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Katerina 02.01.2001 12:59

Hi, you don't HAVE to review every track on an album, you can certainly write helpful reviews without that, but I guess I just want people to know what they are buying, and having read some opinions where every track is reviewed, I found it more helpful ;) thanks

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Onka's Big Moka - Toploader - review by karateman

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Advantages: N/A
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