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Scissor Sisters

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The people who slam this album are simply not fans of enjoyable, fun pop music. If you like Blondie, early B-52s, early Elton John, and perhaps some Queen, you will like this. Just because some people with extremely limited tastes don't like it is no reason to count it out. Oh, and to Floyd fans who take the "sanctity" of Comfortably Numb WAY too seriously: shut up. It's about time that someone took the musical genuis of Pink Floyd and toned down the pretention a bit. Have some fun for a change.

This is my new favorite album and possibly the only album I am ever going to listen to again (ever). Seriously though, if I was being sent to the moon tomorrow and NASA was only letting me take 5 cds, this would have to be one of them and I've only just heard of these guys today. (Where have I been I do not know.) All kidding aside, these guys are new but they have huge potential, considering that almost all of the songs are good versus your usual 1 or 2 good and 8 or 9 filler and if you don't buy it immediately it's your loss.

I first saw this group on the Brit Awards this year and immediately went out and bought the album. It was the best album I've bought in a long time. A great mix of different styles all with a tongue in cheek attitude which is a pleasant surprise. This is a definite must-buy album for anyone that loves 70s and 80s pop music.

If you are a fan of the 70s and 80s, run don't walk to purchase this disc. This is one of the best discs I have purchased in a long, long time. It plays constantly on my CD player. Buy it, you won't be disppointed. And at the same time buy the DVD concert. It's a blast.

The first time I heard the Scissor Sisters was over the internet on the Chris Moyles' Show (BBC Radio 1 England; I have yet to hear their music on any stations in Canada). Having only listened to this album once, my first impression was that they sounded Beatlesque. The first track (and my current favourite), "Laura" is a prime example. The rest of the album reminded me of a mixture of the Pet Shop Boys and other similar 80's bands. Initially, I thought they were a British band (style/appearance, lyrics, tour dates), and couldn't figure out why they kept referring to places in the States...mystery solved - they're from New York. Overall, a good album with catchy tracks. I bought the British version with the bonus tracks - very nice.

Look - they have a cover of Comfortably Numb which apparently is some sacrosanct Pink Floyd track. In my opinion the original version is fine - self indulgent progressive rock is another description. The Scissor Sisters have managed to turn this into one of the most pumping disco tunes I've heard in a VERY long time. So - if you like Pink Floyd and don't like disco then you need to be elsewhere. If you like big disco beats this is for you.

The rest of the album is fabulous as well - for some reason the Elton John fans don't seem to be up in arms about the nods towards Reg's music, nor do I see people berating the sisters for not quite sounding like Frankie/Lipps Sync/Patrice Rushen/Brothers Gibb.

Music is not sacrosanct - if it were not continually being reinterpreted/reworked/screwed up and turned on its head the world would be a much poorer place. The Scissor Sisters prove that in one of the most imaginative and enjoyable ways I've encountered in a really long time. Rock purists - go and re-alphabetise your vinyl collections.

I originally only wanted this album for the "Take Your Mama" track, but I can honestly say the majority of this album is fantastic. To describe the sound, its a mix of 80's pop, bee gees, queen, folk music and modern day electronic, basically a very well rounded cd.. it's a definite modern day throw back to a great sound that you rarely get to hear in new releases. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a variety of music, you wont regret it!

Are we concerned with esthetical value and practical applicability of this (a household, a partytime, a relaxer, an ad-hoc music) - or just the delivery? I accept this album as a social / age-group marker, a nod to staying tuned and keeping up with society. The bunch are urban, picturesque and mixed, the arrangements between establishment pop and white r'n'b (someone sniffed disco?) - but from what I saw live I gather they can't "read" and communicate onstage. Next, they carry no message. They're no aged, retro and grotesque Sweet who still stir audiences with sheer teenybop energy. I can only wish this band adapted "Blockbaster" next time around to justify the stars.

Although track #2 is great, the rest of the cd is at best mediocre. Being a Pink Floyd fan it is hard to forgive the interpretation of Comfortably Numb.

A "summer" album, an absolutely nothing more