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jackhammer · 12-08-2008, 05:02 AM

Gomez - Bring It On (1998)

Why is'nt this brilliant album held in higher reverence? Damn it beat Massive Attacks 'Mezzanine' to the Mercury Prize which was no mean feat yet I have rarely heard it mentioned on theses boards.

Gomez were always a little different. Arriving at the tail end of Brit Pop, gomez looked to America for inspiration. Dusty blues tinged ballads, wicked slide guitar and robust riffs are completely at odds with their almost geeky image and being British.

Don't mistake this for a run of the mill blues album. Far from it, the guitar sound hints at the blues but it certainly does'nt follow this template with snippets of sampling and brass scattered throughout. On top of this Ben Ottewell's brilliant gravelly voice adds a maturity that was far behind their years. Cross Tom Waits with Beck minus the hip beats and that could sum up Gomez up a little. The most un-British album you will hear.

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12-08-2008, 05:02 AM	#86 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Gomez - Bring It On (1998) Why is'nt this brilliant album held in higher reverence? Damn it beat Massive Attacks 'Mezzanine' to the Mercury Prize which was no mean feat yet I have rarely heard it mentioned on theses boards. Gomez were always a little different. Arriving at the tail end of Brit Pop, gomez looked to America for inspiration. Dusty blues tinged ballads, wicked slide guitar and robust riffs are completely at odds with their almost geeky image and being British. Don't mistake this for a run of the mill blues album. Far from it, the guitar sound hints at the blues but it certainly does'nt follow this template with snippets of sampling and brass scattered throughout. On top of this Ben Ottewell's brilliant gravelly voice adds a maturity that was far behind their years. Cross Tom Waits with Beck minus the hip beats and that could sum up Gomez up a little. The most un-British album you will hear. Love Is Better Than A Warm Trombone: Tijuana Lady: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”