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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
X-Rated Techno with a Punk Edge, December 9, 2002
I came across this in a indie record store under employee recommendations. The CD itself I was attracted to cause of the hot pink color which was loud in itself. The CD also had on the packaging a quote from a review from a popular music magazine mentioning 3 well known artists, Trent Reznor, Courtney Love, and Foxy Brown claiming they should be "afraid, very afraid!"....well this exlamation justified my curiosity upon purcasing.
All I have to say regarding this CD is it is fun, tounge in cheek , and yes... edgy. If one is into techno, Industrial, and dance music with a punk edge then I would recommend. On track "Lovertits" she sounds similar to Gwen Stefani behind a Euro-techno dance pop beat. The tracks that I found most memorable are "Rock Show" which displays a Joan Jettish rock rebel grrrl growl behind synth beats. The next is "Diddle My Skittle" which has a great synth intro that kind of reminded me vaguely of NIN but it stands on it's own. The beats on some of the beginning of the songs are kind of similar, but not monotonous. Sleaze talk aside, I found it provocative and fun. The songs tend to grow on you. Just use with caution if you are one to sing aloud in a crowd!!! :)
This edition of the Cd also has a bonus disc with a great remake of the Berlin song Sex (I'm a...) which is one of the true gems on this 2 CD set. You will also find two very different and unusually strange videos for the song "Set it Off."
Now that I have listend to this CD, I am now even more curious on seeing her live which should be just as interesting as the inside picture cover, but that is another story and another review! Thanks!
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19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cool under the surface , April 2, 2006
The sticker on the cover of Peaches "The Teaches of Peaches" (2002) states "Trent Reznor, Courtney Love and Foxy Brown should all be very, very afraid-Rolling Stone." Afraid? Umm, not really, probably not. But the point is noted.
Is Peaches a hybrid of industrial/riot grrrl/sexy dance beats as Rolling Stones Suggests? You could say it is, but to say this album sounds anything like the aforementioned artists, especially Hole or Nine Inch Nails might be misleading.
The industrial dance beats and sexual undertones are all present and accounted for, but unlike Garbage or Curve, the hooks, melody, and lush feminine vocals are nowhere to be seen. This album is totally flat and monotonous by comparison, but that's not to say that this is a bad album. "The Teaches of Peaches" is kind of like that movie, you know, the one that seems to have no plot or character development, yet you just keep watching, just because there is something about it that reels you in.
Although "The Teaches of Peaches" is dull and repetitive on the surface, it sort of grabs hold of your subconscious. There's a certain modern-day beatnik-like quality of this album that keeps you interested. While some songs seem to overstay their welcomes a bit, "The Teaches of Peaches" is overall and intriguing and mostly satisfying listen.
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19 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Punk Electro, October 17, 2002
I've recently become acquainted with a rawer form of synth-pop, that Peaches and Miss Kittin embody. Peaches is the rawer of the two, but it's very entertaining. Not as melodic as some works, this has attitude to spare, and strikes me as one of the better synthesis of punk and synths. The Enhanced version also has a very dark remake of Berlin's "Sex (I'm a. .)", that works very well. The enclosed video on disc 2 also two videos of "Set it off", both with a lot of style and attitude. I'm enjoying the disc. It has a very "live" feel to it, and it's about as raw as I've heard synths used, while still maintaining a sense of the "song" vs. just noise and chaos.
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