It's growing more and more in me. I was a bit disappointed at first, mainly because i thought the guitars were a bit too clean for such a heavy orientated album.
But after a month or so, it really sounds great, though i still cant forgive 3 things : the saxo intro on Homewrecked (god awful), the sequencing of the album (really bad), and Girls Like It Too not being on it.
I'm a massive pulp fan but also maybe more rock-orientated than most people here, so thumbs up for me, that's the album Jarvis had to make to end the Pulp sound for good.
Btw - I never thought much of Girls Like it Too, so I don't mind it being off the album - but agree about the' god-awfu'l saxophones on Homewrecker - I think guitar on that part would have sounded much better.
The saxophone is class. Wish they'd left the brass bits off 'I Never Said I Was Deep' though. When they come in at the chorus I keep thinking of Van Morrison. Not in a good way.
andy wrote:It's growing more and more in me. I was a bit disappointed at first, mainly because i thought the guitars were a bit too clean for such a heavy orientated album.
But after a month or so, it really sounds great...
I have found I have come to like the album more after giving it a break for a couple of weeks or so and then coming back to it, but I don't know if it is a good album, so I voted no. Possibly better than the first Jarvis Cocker album overall, but without any really strong songs (except the title track). Maybe poll should be a little more wide ranging with an out of 10. I'd give it 5 or 6 right now.
The lyrics are alright but the " music "...no..no, i have listen to the Manchester gig a few times now and the acoustic styles fits the songs so much better.
I really like it, not sure about Homewrecker and Pilchard - but live he dances during those so your attention is not fully on the music... lol
I think they all work well live from the Shepherds Bush gig and Rough Trade shop appearance. Some slate 'You're In My Eyes' but I think its really nice. I'm glad he has kept 'Black Magic' from Jarvis on the setlist for this tour, thats amazing live.
I heard Big Julie in a central London pub last night and it reminded me that the first solo album really did have some great moments. Sadly, I don't think Further Complications does.
I generally like the new album alot, though having said that I can understand and even agree with some of the criticism of it. I heard most of the songs live first, which definately helped, and I'd urge others to hear the songs live before writing them off completely.
I thought you said DiscoSong was his best song in years, a couple of months back?!
I'm sure I did, but now it sounds fairly dull. I suppose it's my favourite track off FC, at least he sounds like himself on this song, and it doesn't have the lame rock Americanisms of I Never Said I Was Deep etc. But it's no Sheffield Sex City, I Spy, Seductive Barry, Deep Fried In Kelvin etc.
