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Box Frenzy

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At times I think rock music should be fun.
This disc is all about fun rock and roll. It just flows fun.

A wonderful mix of rock music and various samples I discovered this band via their Now For A Feast EP (vinyl).

I own 2 versions of this CD. the standard versions and a re-issue with great glorious bonus tracks.

A bit of trivia...there's a scene in The Great Outdoors where the kids are playing pool. --a 1988 John Candy/Dan Akroyd movie--
In the background you can hear "Beaver Patrol" playing except it's without vocals.
If you know WHAT the song is it's a GREAT In-Joke FOR that scene with the pool sticks; if you don't then it's just a groovy tune playing in the background.

I don't know much about who's who in PWEI, but I own most of their CDs and some vinyl disc. A lot of their later songs reference current movies, fads or events so that the lyrics may now seem a bit dated.
They are a great singles band and they make some awesome remixes.

This CD is not as referential as the later ones but there is a swipe at Adam Ant [Hit the Hi-Tech Groove].

I recommend this disc and the follow-up This Is The Day...

[by the way---the band disappointed me with Touched by the Hand of Cicciolina; long story behind that title]

Was music meant to be fun? Was it supposed to soundtrack getting drunk at teenage parties or driving to clubs with your mates in a dodgy old knacker, with the stereo blaring?

If you thought that fun was important, but you also wanted guitars, beats, samples and tunes that just won't leave you alone, Box Frenzy was the only album in town. I still listen to it now. There Is No Love Between Us Anymore is a definitive dance/rock crossover tune, that would rock UK indie dancefloors for years after release and still sound fresh.

Grebo Guru kicks off the album, revealing their fuzzier, scuzzier roots, but chugs along nicely, warming up for the classic Beaver Patrol, with it's tongue in cheek sexism (A old US garage band tune, The Wylde Knights). Let's Get Ugly is daft, funny and massively entertaining. 'Romantic' love song Evelyn, allegedly to a particular drink discovered on tour changes styles dramatically, whilst the cover of Love Missile F1-11 has the infectious energy of a roomful of toddlers on tartrazine.

Inside You is another early PWEI classic and is both disarmingly direct and strangely tender, given that it seems to be about 'that special feeling, when I'm inside you'.

The extra tracks on the CD reissue don't add much to the experience of this classic, although another version of Def Con One is a splendid bonus, as are the live tracks. How's that for a re-emergence of the British artform?

Don't just buy it. Buy copies for all your friends and their friends too.

Fun light-hearted music with an late 80's early 90's bent. I enjoy this CD as its been a part of my collection for a long time. What it lacks in lyrical genius, it makes up for in good times and laughs.