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Never Loved Elvis

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The wonder stuff known, if ever,for their early 90's single 'Dizzy'w/ Vic Reeves.'Never Loved Elvis' is thier 2nd album and their most colorful mixture of pop melodies, loud guitars, sneering lyrics, and touches of dance music,which is sometimes brilliant and sometimes banal, but never bad. Almost unknown in the U.S., but very promising in the U.K. a decade ago,with their basic,punk and new wave-inspired pop/rock, NLE was backed with handfull of top 10 singles like: 'Welcome to the cheap seats', 'Size of a cow', 'Caught in my shadow', all in the great tradition of "catchy & simple".Altogether, this one delivers the goods and making the days look much better. Not a must but very recommended.

Amazing, dense arrangements (including fiddle, mandolin, organs, harmonica and accordion, but always sticking to the rock/pop genre), clever and interesting songs. High-energy and highly recommended.

After catching a couple of Wonder Stuff videos back in the hayday of 120 minutes, I picked up this album. A solid listen from start to finish, there isn't a track on this one you'd be tempted to skip. Great guitars and quality lyrics made The Wonder Stuff one of the best bands of the genre. I listened to "Sleep Alone" daily for weeks on end. Over a decade later, it's still great. Pick this one up.

This album is a blast. Full of fast rockers, pop and some thoughtful ballad type songs and attitude the whole way. Mission Drive starts off like a clarion call, from there going song to song flowing like beers in a packed bar. Not a bad song in the lot and the highlights are many. I still listen to it and consider it one of my all time favorite albums. Who can resist "Size of a cow"? A gem.

This is the first recording of The Wonderstuff that I ever bought, and it was so amazing that I immediately went out and bought their two previous releases without a blink of the eye! This album is so good, it humbles and stuns the listener.Mission Drive has got to be one of the most incredible songs I have ever heard in my life, with Inertia following right behind it. Caught In My Shadow was the first song I ever heard, (actually I saw the video on 120 Minutes back in 1991), and I'll never forget where I was and how I was riveted to the TV! These guys are so talented, it's just a shame that they never received proper recognition here in the States.

I was giving this album by an old girlfriend of mine when it first came out and I still listen to it at least once a year. I don't remember the girl, but love the album. Flawless and timeless! I also saw them live and they blew me away!