Laughter & Lust

Joe Jackson

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 29, 1992)
• Original Release Date: April 30, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000WHW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #173,302 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hidden Gem, May 5, 2000

By	Megan Cohen (New York City) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Laughter and Lust is an often-overlooked album. Admittedly, it is a recording that takes some work to get into, but it's well worth the effort. I didn't bother buying this album until I saw Joe Jackson perform "The Other Me" during a concert. This song left me transfixed and enraptured - I went out and bought this CD the next morning. Start with that song, but give the whole album a listen - it's very worth it. After all, some of the best art in the world is that which takes effort to enjoy. Laughter and Lust fits this bill nicely.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Most Under-Estimated Albums, August 12, 2005

By	Christopher Bryant Lane (Fort Mill, SC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Professionally speaking it is indeed one of the most underated or under estimated albums made. It demonstates one of the best materials put together. It proves that sometimes you get the best albums at the lowest prices. I was at first skeptical of buying this album because usually when a musician puts out an album in the 90's or 2000's and it's cheap, it's either because the music store is over stocked or it stinks. But, when I heard this CD, I relized that I felt like I got a real bargain for once. Joe also demonstrates in this album that there is more to music than just love, like that song "Hit Single". The song, "Drowning" was the perfect song to end the CD. My favorite songs from this album is, "Stranger Than Fiction", "Drowning", "When You're Not Around", and the best, "In My House". It derserves a 5-star and a 10+.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A remarkably overlooked record, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

People often write off this album as a dark, unsatisfying expression of Joe Jackson's rejection of the commericial mainstream. In truth, this is a bitingly satiric pop album, with fine songcraft and excellant musicianship--an album that shows Jackson giving one last try at being the pop/rock songsmith. He does fine, but is upset enough with the conventions of his own life that the lyrics bite through every sweetened chord. A complex delight.