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Originally Posted by Janszoon
I actually think it's one of their best albums. Lyrically, it's one of their most bitingly ironic—including the song you just posted, which involves him singing cheerily about a guy drowning in a river. And musically it's the realization of what they had been driving toward their entire career. While there is some Caribbean influence, I don't really see how it's "cruise music". Its primary influences are Brazilian Tropicália and west African Highlife on side one and American roots music on side two. And the final track is really bleak.
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Me and my friend listened to the first half after buying it at the record store on CD and couldn't shake how much it sounded like cruise music. I mean I guess I'm missing something that you see but it's all just tedious melodies to me that go nowhere in particular.