Commodore Rock EP: Play Girl / Commodore Rock / Miss Black / Paco - 4 track EP [EP]

Ladytron | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 25, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: EP
• Label: Emperor Norton
• ASIN: B00004W5LL
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #463,405 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Playgirl

2. Commodore Rock

3. Miss Black

4. Paco

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good retro-laced EP, March 1, 2001

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Boon Sheridan "boonerang" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Commodore Rock EP: Play Girl / Commodore Rock / Miss Black / Paco - 4 track EP (Audio CD)

If you're going to go retro you've got a fine line to straddle. Go too far into homage and people wonder why you're even doing it (hello, that Orgy cover of "Blue Monday!") If you play up the satire end of it, you sound too much like a novelty record. Ladytron does a good job of setting themselves up in original territory without getting too smart for their own good. The EP sounds good, and part of it may be the short length of it - I wonder if the full album would just grate after a while (another reason to keep the EP format alive!) The punchy beatbox attack of "Commodore Rock" is fun, reminiscent of those great Afrika Bambaataa discs. The other side of the coin is the more laid-back "Play Girl" that balances beats with a languid vocal. A fun EP.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great EP, collectors only, December 22, 2006

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Turiel (DC, KS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Commodore Rock EP: Play Girl / Commodore Rock / Miss Black / Paco - 4 track EP (Audio CD)

Just out of complusive collecting I bought this EP. While its a steady little disc the only track on here I believe that is on here that isn't on "604" the short track "Miss Black", which most fans can look over without losing much.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beatbox with New Wave sinsibilities., October 20, 2001

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M. Williams (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Commodore Rock EP: Play Girl / Commodore Rock / Miss Black / Paco - 4 track EP (Audio CD)

What a single! With beatbox driven songs and sarcastic lyrics, LadyTron has an Elastica meets Kraftwerk-like sound. The lead vocals bring images of Elastica to mind, a sort of Art School stuck up...(in a clever way). The instrumentals are wounderful and on the single you get "Miss.Black" which dose not appear on the full length album. "Commodore Rock" is a track with a wounderful analoge bass sound. Euro synth pop gets a much needed makeover.