"The Wild Ones" - Best Suede Single Ever. Hate to sound like I'm going over the top, but it sounds like that they were made to create that single. Beautiful many times over.
I also like Sci Fi Lullabies, the fine B-Sides collection, as well, especially the first disc (You guessed it, I'm a Butler-era fan). "My Insatiable One," "To the Birds," "The Living Dead"...I can go on.
Dog Man Star is very over the top, and a great diversion from the Pop world - There were certainly those not buying into the Parklife, and it was an interesting and mysterious way to go into other sounds, although ones that were comparatively over-looked at the time. The highlight of the Anderson/Butler years.
I liked the debut, but to me the singles had more appeal, especially with the high class Bs.
Like Verve, they had so much potential to go into greatness, but decided to go into the Pop Combat Zone but to be fair, any kind of notice will influence that decision, and at first they were good, if not great, at it. Coming Up was fine, almost like the soundtrack to the more fancy side of the party, but Head Music...besides "Electricity" (Still a fine, fine single in my opinion) and Everything Will Save a Prayer...er, I mean "Everything Will Flow" (Brett's highlight vocal on that album), it certainly was the sound of a party that did not know that it was turning into a mess way too late in the evening, although points for trying out the electronics although it had way too much of those Indian String loops and brainless stompers like "Elephant Man" that sound like trying too hard and winding up falling flat.
"Attitude" was a very good way to say goodbye for a while, though I'd like to see what happens next.
To new listeners, The Best Of is a great entrance, although Dog Man Star is a quite an adventure.
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