In Search of Manny

Luscious Jackson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 19, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002TN7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #189,144 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Luscious Jackson's debut EP may be brief--seven songs packed into 24 minutes--but it has plenty to offer thematically as well as sonically. With its low-key, hip-hop grooves and dense, sound-collage production (check that clarinet riff on "Life of Leisure"), the Luscious ladies offer varied perspectives on the New York boho lifestyle. Three of the songs hail from the demo recording that landed the group their recording deal, while four others were recorded specifically for the project. All of them offer engaging, funky fun. As to whether or not the group ever found Manny, though, you'd have to presume they did--the disc was named for a boyfriend of guitarist Gabby Glaser's mother. --Daniel Durchholz

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A SOUNDTRACK FOR N.Y.C., August 28, 2000

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Dave Wade (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of Manny (Audio CD)

1979. 123rd St., Manhattan - A young Puerto Rican woman is looking out of her window. Is she waiting for someone? South Bronx - a teen leaves his apartment with spray paint cans in a dufflebag and heads to the IRT yards to tag up a dormant #3 train...Brooklyn - Manny slumps on the B train in a drug-induced stupor. If you could imagine music to fit these scenes it might sound something like Luscious Jackson. And, since the music of these 4 cool ladies defines catagorization, it is infinitely more fun to just let it create scenes in my mind. You'll find it happening to you too when you hear the beautiful and unique tracks on this EP. Tracks that are moody, funky, and above all else...URBAN.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the Grooviest Songs I've Ever Heard, August 15, 2006

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Lydia's Mommy (Roscoe, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of Manny (Audio CD)

I was just contemplating CDs my friends and I listened to all the time in high school, and which ones I really miss. In Search of Manny has got to top the list. These groovy songs are unlike anything I've heard before or sense, and they would bring anyone out of a depressing funk. LJ's later, more commercial releases, weren't near as good or catchy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very cool, March 25, 2006

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Daniel Maltzman (Arlington, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Search of Manny (Audio CD)

It's kind of hard to pigeonhole the genre of Luscious Jackson. Were they hip-hop? riot grrrl? Alternative? College? Dance? Electronic? They were actually a little of all the above. If you took the Beastie Boys and mixed in a little Bikini Kill and L7, you'd end up with Luscious Jackson.

The band's all-too-brief career produced only three studio albums and this one EP, their debut "In Search of Manny" (1992). While the band's later work is definitely worth checking out, it's their classic EP that is the New York outfits best work. Clocking in at under the half-hour mark, all of these seven songs are equally captivating and infectious and sound just as fresh and vibrant today as they did back in the early 90s. You'll find yourself listening to this EP two or three times in a row.

Such a classic EP, it's surprising that it's now out-of-print. Luckily it's relatively easy to find available used at amazon or at a used CD shop. If your into NYC style hip-hop/Bestie Boys/college/alt. rock and haven't checked out this EP, your missing out.