Eleventeen

Daisy Chainsaw

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 6, 1992)
• Original Release Date: October 6, 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: A&M
• ASIN: B000008ESK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,178 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Insanity!, June 25, 2003

By	Nighttime Birds (San Antonio, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

Daisy Chainsaw was one of the most imaginative bands I have ever had the chance to listen to. It's sad that the band was somewhat short lived and most people have no idea who they are, and they are severely missing out. Each track of beautiful insanity with catchy instrumentals and Katie Jane Garside's vocals, at times screaming, gasping for breath or even vomiting (I love the Future Free.) is just...great. Eleventeen is a fantastic album and it is a shame that it is out of print. And since that is so, if you can get your hands on an album don't ever let it go!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There's a fine line between madness and genius, April 9, 2006

By	K. Arthur - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

and this band jumps all over the place on both sides of that line. The instrumentals on this album are mostly hard-driving punk and often quite intriguing, but the most distinctive feature of this album are the truly bizarre vocals of Katie Jane Garside. Let's put it this way--you're never going to hear a cover of "Lovely Ugly Brutal World" on American Idol, though you'd have to admit the look on Simon's face would be priceless if someone like Katharine McPhee suddenly went Garside all over him.

Anyway, Garside's vocals are quite captivating. It's not really "singing" in the conventional sense of the word. To be more precise--it's like listening to an inebriated and very crazy cockney-voiced British woman having an orgasm while reading avant-garde poetry that was penned by William Shatner. Okay--well I just so happen to like that sort of thing, but just so you're forewarned--if you don't like it that freaky, this album might not be your cup of tea.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars captivating madness! :), May 4, 2003

By	L. Smith "lollypopwow" (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this cd out of curiosity, having bought Queen Adreena: 'Drink Me' and 'Taxidermy', of which some tracks were appealing. Having listened to Eleventeen however I much prefer it to Queen Adreena's stuff because it conveys a complete air of wierdness and insanity. Katie's style of singing is more mad and interesting - Q. Adreena's stuff is a lot more polished. Despite the freedom of the record, the music holds together and is catchy. Strong tracks for me were You Be My Friend: threatening, mad and catchy at the same time; and Use Me Use You, a piece without percussion about absolute loneliness and depression and makes you feel just like that, like you're at the bottom of some abyss. One let down is that you often can't tell what Katie's saying, even less than you can in Q. Adreena, which wouldn't be a problem except there are no lyrics in the cd case. But what the hell, exact kind of music that appeals to me, wish I was into rock then! PS - was wondering if anyone's listened to any other of Daisy Chainsaw's cds or knows of any generally wierd music??:)