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This Is The Day...This Is The Hour... This Is This

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When PWEI unleashed This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This in 1989 they brought a lot of ideas together at a time when music was fairly boring.

Going from a new wave past to this album's mixture of anglo rap and metal meets funk mix complete with sampled beats and loud guitars this was one of the first serious attempts to fuse rap to rock. It was exceptionally well done.

Standout tracks are Wise Up Sucker, Not Now James, We're Busy and Wake Up, Time To Die. PWEI show a political side that is laced with humor. The rapping works in it's own odd way, it's not exactly Public Enemy, but it fits well into the concept of the musical whole.

The beats are strong, the guitars are big and brash, this album rocks AND gets funky. Of course this concept was about a decade too early for the general public. It's a shame how neglected it still is. It has aged well, meaning it doesn't sound like a 13 year old record. Check out PWEI, give it a chance while keeping in mind it's not Linkin Park or Limp Bizkit. PWEI tend to be more arty and closer to a mixture of Manchester rock and hip hop.

This was way beyond most music of it's time and deserves to be heard. Vastly underrated.

For the PWEI virigins, this is something that you have not heard before. It is a combination of rap and rock blended flawlessly into a medley of British quirkiness. Every song has a hook and none of them are forgetable. There is no filler on this album, every single song could be a single by itself. The music itself is not a specific genre, rather it draws from eclectic einfluences. Part of it is rap, part of it is rock, part of it is industrial, and part of it is metal. Samples weave in and out of the double vocal delivery, sang to the backdrop of drum machine Dr. Nightmare.
Threre is no way that I can explain the music, ultimately you have to experience it yourself.

This is This!, as it is affectionately known by fans of PWEI, is the second album release by the band and features a distinctly different sound than that of its predecessor Box Frenzy. The Poppies incorporated more sampling and a heavier beat into This is This! Many critics have described the sound of the album as "Doom and Gloom" which it hardly is. Dos Dedos Mis Amigos, their final album is the one which displays that type of sound. This is the Day...This is the Hour...This is This! is one of the most unique albums I have ever heard, by one of the most unique bands I have ever heard. Despite the fact that everyone likes to gripe about stolen lines, tunes, and so forth, whether PWEI stole any of the sounds they use is irrelevant. Stolen or not, they have incorporated them in a way never before done to create a listening experience like nothing you've ever heard.

My friend introduced me to PWEI when this album first came out and I still haven't heard anything like it. The use of synths, a megaphone, and blazing guitars provide a wide variety of music. A must have for those who grew up during the Beastie Boys era.

The rhythms are excellent, the songs quirky and creative, the sampling funky and delightful... this CD is one of my all-time favorites (normally I like Latin music, so you know the rhythms are COOL!). On first listen, it is a nonstop surprise... every song different, and yet coherent. There's a lot going on, yet you don't get overwhelmed. Buy it, before you can't anymore!

This CD is easily one of the best ever created. The sampling creativity, clever (and funny) lyrics, melodic hooks, combined its danceable beat and singable lyrics make it one of the best CDs ever. If I were stranded on a desert island, and I could only have five CDs, this would be one of them. PWEI, turn it on and turn it up high!

This is the day to resist no longer! This is the hour to sit back and listen. THis is.....Pop Will Eat Itself (PWEI). England's own beastie boys. IF there's a Poppies album to own, it is this one! Every track on here are classics. If your radio station had any balls in the late eighties/early nineties they were playing stuff off this album (and thier follow- up to this "Cure for Sanity". Def Con One, Can U Dig it?, not now james, we're busy... all classics. This from a band who started out has a "punk band" (actually grebo, as their original style was once refered to as) to a band that mixed samples, with white boy rap, and mild sacarsm. Thier first album is for pure fans only! (now for a feast). Their second album, Box Frenzy, show's their maturing musical mayhem. THis is the day..... is the classic that should be in everyone's cd collections. as the nineties rolled on, trent reznor signed them to his label (nothing) and took them out on tour. Its been a while since new material has reached the american shores, but we still have our fond memories...........

Remember back in the days when musicians would sample bits of songs and never have to worry about it? Ahh the good old days! Before techno really hit it big if you went to some of the more underground (i.e. non-yuppie) clubs you'd hear industrial music blasting from the speakers. PWEI was one of those bands. The album is a flurry of samples and other beats, guitars and any other noise they would think was cool. The result is wonderful. Not as heavy as Ministry or sinister as Skinny Puppy (think more like Meat Beat Manifesto circa 99%), this cd is what I guess you could classify as techno-industrial. This is a must have.

PWEI is my favorite band of all time. This is their first U.S. release. They have a great unique sound, which still holds it's own even today. If you enjoy stuff like Beastie Boys and Meat Beat Manifesto then you should definitely enjoy this. They combine all kinds of samples and loops with awesome beats and riffing guitars. This is an explosion of revolutionary music. I do not consider this their best album, but it is their first and it is awesome. If you've been alive for the past 20 years and never heard of the poppies then this is the place to start. This is the day...This is the hour...This is this.

OK, its a bit dated now. But considering the age of the CD, its also surprisingly fresh. This blew my mind when it first came out -- and it blew the minds of everyone I played it too. Its a shame such a great band never got the superstar status they deserved. The music is so poppy and groovy you won't be able to resist it. The raps are fun and funky. And I might mention they have the BEST band name in music.