I've been listening to "Further Complications" a lot recently, even more so than when it came out. I don't know why, maybe it's something I have to be in the right mood for. Anyway, here's my thoughts...

Further Complications is quite a solid start and good choice for single. Certainly one of the better songs on the record. Angela - I don't have a problem with, I know it isn't well liked but I just can't see what is so bad about it. The lyrics aren't the best though. Pilchard, on the other hand is just plain horrible. If you ask me, it had scope to be a lot better but falls a long way short of being as good as Jarvis seems to think it is. As for Leftovers, well, it's my least favourite on the record. As Steve mentioned in a previous thread, it really smacks of b-side quality to me but not in the "it would have been a classic Pulp b-side" sense, more like "it really should have been a b-side because it sounds like a filler on the album".

I Never Said I Was Deep is pretty good, the intro reminds me of a song by the Super Furry Animals but I can't put my finger on which one. Maybe I'm just imagining things here. Homewrecker! to me is just pointless drivel and I find myself leaping for the skip button quite a lot, even before he's started singing. Hold Still is not too bad but let's face it, who would miss it if it wasn't here? Fuckingsong is pretty much the same as Homewrecker! in that I'll skip it quite a lot. Oh well.

I think that the last three songs are probably my favourites off the album. Caucasian Blues still falls a long way short of being the classic that it clearly had the potential to be but given the company that it's in, it doesn't come off too badly. Slush, I can listen to without sitting up and paying attention, so that's probably why I like it, it would probably be better if it was a minute or so shorter though. You're In My Eyes (Discosong) is my favourite song off the album. It marks a complete change from the preceding songs and hopefully is a sign of what is to come.

Overall, I'd give this record 5 out of 10. I don't think it's anywhere near as good as his first album or any of the Pulp albums. It would certainly be interesting to hear what a follow-up would sound like.