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Post Orgasmic Chill [ENHANCED CD]

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This CD was the third one that Skunk Anansie have released and it brought them a lot of critical acclaim. Personally it is my favourite skunk anansie album, i thought that Paranoid and Sunburnt and Stoosh were fantastic, however this one moves away from skunk's rockier side and incorperates more influences. Songs like Secretly and You'll follow me down, show the audience a completely different side of the band. My favourite song on the album has to be either 'Tracys Flaw' or 'Good things don't always come to you' and my favourite moment of the album is in the second verse of 'Good things...' when the drum plays a break-beat in the background. If you haven't heard Skunk before buy this album and you'll be obsessed within a couple of listenings!

Skunk Anansie were, like Amen, first introduced to me via the British rock magazine Rock Sound. It was in an interview with Sevendust that they were mentioned as being a great metal band, so once again, I checked them out. I went into the record store and picked up Stoosh (also a great album) and was very surprised. They are a very unique band, and Skin, Skin is just the ultimate defying-society frontwoman. She is bald, black, British, and a very strong woman, and she draws in loads of energy from the audience at their live shows (go to them, amazing concerts). The rest of the band are driving as well, playing metal in the vein of a more melodic Sevendust. They aren't as heavy as you think, probably, more like Guano Apes (good international hard rock). The only annoying thing about it are the stop/start verses, in which at the end of a line, Skin does this kind of riot grrrl style vocal. This is sometimes enough to make you want to turn the CD off. Otherwise, I think this is their second-best, behind Paranoid and Sunburnt. I have heard people talk about Kittie's Morgan Lander as a strong frontwoman...they obviously haven't seen (or heard) Skin. You will really like this CD if you're into bands like Sevendust, Guano Apes, Staind, Human Waste Project, or Cold. My favorite songs here are On My Hotel TV, Charlie Big Potato, and The Skank Heads.

If you're already on this page, reading this review...chances are you'll love this group. Skunk Anansie was a very talented group. The lead vocalist, Skin is just amazing! It's just too bad that not many people heard of this band. I heard of them through some soundtracks that I had. I was quick to check out if they had any albums released and I bought this straightaway. And I have no regrets whatsoever. The music on this album is very good, far beyond my expectations. If you thought groups like Evanescence is good, give this a try. There is a lot of emotion and strength in the songs, which keep you hooked on for a very long time. Although I don't listen to this album as often, I still do pop in this CD at least once a fortnight to enjoy their music, which I rarely do for the other albums I own. It's just a pity that this band broke up. Ah, well...at least they produced good music before they left.

Skunk Anansie blends Heavy Metal(Charlie Big Potato, The Skank Heads), Pop Rock (Lately), and soulful ballads(Tracy's Flaw, You'll Follow Mw Down) into what is quite possibly the best album of the year. The vocalist, Skin, has one of the best voices around. And the rest of the band skillfully complement her to create some breathtaking music.You'll be doing yourself a favor by purchasing this CD.

Skunk Anansie feature one of the best vocalist of all time. The power and emotion Skin delivers in her singing is astonishing. Once again Skunk have delivered an album that is devoid of even mediocre tracks, producing consistently good to excellent songs.

When I first heard this album, my jaw dropped at how different the opening drum work was from Skunk's previous albums. And I really liked it and I wished the track continued in that vein. However, it flips into a fairly regular (but very good) rock track, and while the album makes more use of electronic instruments than the previous work, it's still mostly an angry woman backed by guitars and drums. That's not to say that Skin just shouts her vocals, as she has tremendous subtlety and beauty in many songs. The depth of expression she crafts is what raises Skunk Anansie's sound head and shoulders above the rest.

Buy it. You won't regret it.

from the introductory adrenaline rush, Skin sings and screams her way through emotions and pains and trials, and does it with such grace and intensity...her vocals overlay the awesome riffs and beats...the album, overall, is epic, wonderful, gruesome, honest, brutal, erotic, relaxing...highly recommended...

I first heard Skin (the lead singer) on the Iommi CD and thought to myself, "Wow, a chick that can hang with the Black Sabbath crowd ..." but this band is SO much more! I started with Stoosh, and now own all of the band's albums, but Post Orgasmic Chill is the best, by far. They are raw and sexy and smooth and cool all at the same time. How does a group achieve all of that? They remind me of OLD Heart a lot, but with a razor-sharp edge and unbridled passion. The added benefit to this CD is that it's enhanced for interactive use on a computer, and has some extremely cool video clips of the band, the video of Charlie Big Potato, and some sweet extras! Hesitating on buying it? Don't be ridiculous! I'd pay twice full price for this album. It's a constant in my travel bag, and I even quote one of the songs in my signature file of my e-mail ... "God licks your face, just like your dog." If you never buy another Skunk Anansie album, you have to at least own this one. I can't imagine anyone it wouldn't appeal to.

How to describe it . . . Starting with a base hard-rock sound, the band builds addictively catchy songs that blend in elements of trip-hop, a little U2-ish orchestral sweetening, funk, even some punk thrash. Over this musical gumbo, Skin's amazingly flexible vocals attack topics from the standard bad-relationship-blues to race, gender, and religious pondering.

Smart lyrics and outstanding production aside, Skin is the main attraction. She can sound like a Tracy Chapman-esque folkie, a gospel siren, a classically trained soprano, and the second coming of Iron Maiden. Sometimes all in the same song. I've never heard anyone, man or woman, black or white, cover such a range of emotion and style.

The Amazon critic says this album is too eclectic - I heartily disagree. If every song was the hard-thrash of "On My Hotel TV," the rants would get tiresome. If it was all beautiful ballads like "Secretly," it would put you to sleep. As it is, each track is a surprise, often a revelation. Skunk Anansie should be congratulated for their dexterity and diversity, not criticized for it.

I just recently became a fan of this band, and out of their 3 main albums, I believe this one to be the best yet. It is such a diversified blend of songs, you really can't classify this album as one "type" of music. There are soulful ballads (Tracy's Flaw, You'll Follow Me Down), to hard edged (And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had, On My Hotel TV), and even pop with Lately and Secretly. All in all, this is one of the best CDs I own and is constantly playing in my car and my headphones. My favorite tracks are Lately, Charlie Big Potato, and You'll Follow Me Down. I recommend this to anyone with a broad taste in music; you'll never get bored listening to this.

Skunk Anansie are certainly one of the most underrated rock bands around today. I'd place them second only to Radiohead amongst the current crop of UK bands, but they get no where near the recognition they deserve. Eschewing the in vogue "Britpop", Skunk's music follows more along the lines of American alternative rock trail blazers like Faith No More and Soundgarden, while still bringing their own unique flavor to the party.

From the punk rage of "Skank Heads" to the soulful crooning of "Tracey's Flaw" and the delicate pop of "You'll Follow Me Down", the album is daringly eclectic. The players are a talented bunch, guitarist "Ace" showing a knack for finding a good riff and adding some nice little psychedelic touches. The rhythm sections kicks on strongly throughout too. I really like the lushness that prolific producer Andy Wallace got into the bands sound this time. Sometimes however - like during the heavy mid section of "Good Things" - things can become a little generic, as if the band were running out of fresh of ideas.

More than any other Skunk album though, Skin is the real star here, and she carries the recording through its patchy moments. She is quite simply the best female rock singer I've ever heard, and her voice finally began to reach its potential on this album. Filled with more passion and soul than a dozen "post-grunge" bands, she has power and range to match. The ferocity of her delivery as she spits out the lyrics to "On My Hotel TV" are in stark contrast to the brilliant melodic sensibility she shows on a song like "You'll Follow Me Down". "Tracey's Flaw" flaws me every time, and is the albums highlight. The album's only unsuccessful song is the overly melodramatic ballad "Secretly", but that is easily programmed out on the CD player.

I'd recommend this album and Skunk Anansie in general to anyone who appreciates what true rock can do.