Fine We Are Alive

The Fair Sex

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2001)
• Original Release Date: May 5, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sin-Drome Records
• ASIN: B00005NNOY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,192,877 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars German electro industrial at its finest, October 18, 2008

By	Mr. Paul J. Abramason "the ripper" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: We Are Alive (MP3 Download)

The latest release from the Fair Sex is actually a number of years old: over half of the record consists of live recordings from a series of 1993 concert dates, with the remainder being unreleased studio material whose recording dates are unknown. (A hint may lie in the copyright dates on the disc itself - "1992 Rough Trade/ 1997 Van Richter". This CD brings out something which has gone relatively unnoticed in their earlier releases - their stuff has a definite new wave feel to it, especially on the live tracks where the guitars (their stage line-up features two of them) are much more predominant. Tracks such as "The Pain That No-One Knows" is downright poppy, despite its raspy vocals - sort of Flock of Seagulls meets the Cars. The guitars on "Soulspirit" and "No Excuse" are very familiar to those of us who remember the early eighties video onslaught, and there's nothing inherently wrong with this. The retro sound to these years has become very trendy, and in all honesty, good pop muzik (whether performed au natural or with an electro undertone, as is the case here) never truly goes out of style. The studio tracks have the guitars mixed more to the rear, with the synths creating more dominant rhythm textures. The new wave sensibilities are still present, but its electro crosscurrents are more evident. The best examples of the studio efforts are "Outraged and Moved - Floor Egad" and "Fat Bellie's Hunger". This CD is obviously intended for Fair Sex's established fan base, and cannot be recommended for novices looking for a place to start. For that, we would suggest their earlier studio efforts. For the rest of us, we still have to wait for what will truly be the band's follow-up to "Machine Bites" and "Labyrinth".

5.0 out of 5 stars live recordings on Van Richter Records, January 28, 2007

By	Mr. Paul J. Abramason "the ripper" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Fair Sex is getting a little harder. But The Fair
Sex's fine pop sensibilities shine through on their
most recent domestic release: Fine. We Are Alive, live
recordings from the 1993-94 German tour and unreleased
studio tracks. A perfect mix of late 90's aggression
with more than a bow to 80's electro and New Wave,
Fine. We Are Alive sends you back to a place where
industrial music was as much about melody and rhythm
as it was about how cool your samples were and how
daemonic you could make your voice sound. I dig the
sense of nostalgia you get listening to The Fair Sex,
cause it's completely false. I like Eat Me a lot, it's
funky without being bluesy and hard without being
metal. There is also a new remix of Outraged And
Moved.