Resident Alien - Spacehog

...their few singles releases. Resident Alien is their first album and, so I've heard it said, is less comercial than their later offerings, whether or not that's a good thing I'll leave up to you. I actually prefer the second album "The Chinese Album", although that may be solely because I listened to that before I ever heard Resident Alien, so there's could be an element of sentimentality in my thinking. In trying to think of a band to compare them ...
...That should tell you that they're a bit more alternative rock than rock/pop. If that's your bag I'd definitely recommend them! I was a touch miffed, as I frequently am when I buy albums, that they didn't include the song lyrics in the album sleeve as I like to be able to sing along... badly, although I guess you could probably find them on the net ( haven't tried, so I can't be sure). Also, there is a limited amount of bad language, especially in ...

baalzamon 30.06.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Resident Alien - Spacehog

...of A. The album Resident Alien was a huge success in the US - (possible due to it's slight "glam rock" feel) selling over half a million albums. The band subsequently went on tour promoting the album in the US and then, moving onto to Europe, where they were the supporting act for Kula Shaker in England. The albums biggest hit, by far was "In the meantime", which gained a reasonable amount of air-play (and they featured on TFI Friday (with Chris ...
...track aswell as "Spacehog" and "Space is the place". All great tracks with punchy beats and easy to remember melodies (although some minor bad language for those who are put off by this sort of thing). Not every tracks a winner - there are some prize bannanas in there, but overall a good album well worthy of a purchase and a listen. Comparrisons? Well imagine Electric six meets a kinda pink-floyd-the-wall sound and your kinda there....... Oh and ...

kirk_lanckmans 14.02.2007 · Read full review
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