Conduct

Fuck

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Matador Records
• ASIN: B000009VOO
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #415,947 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Unlike their name, Fuck work subtly. They're not afraid to make some quiet to offend those looking for a boisterous middle finger in the air. Label mates Pavement have been the obvious comparison--and an apt one, too--since Fuck's "songs" come together and subsequently fall apart in the same toppled-domino fashion--the band, it seems, is only a balancing act doomed to lose in the end. The quiet moments remain their strongest ("Get Over Him," "Stumble In"), but the goofy joy apparent in the cheesy keyboards of "Monkey Doll" and the atonal rabble rousing of "Alice, All I Want Is Alice," which lasts all of 27 seconds, make Conduct feel more like a radio station programmed by an inspired, demented host. --Rob O'Connor

Alternative Press

These songs endear themselves to the listener like a pretty stranger's smile.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent effort by a band that needs more exposure., March 12, 1999

By A Customer

Each time you listen to this CD it gets solider. So has the band since "Pardon My French." "Conduct" contains terrific songs in a genuinely eclectic mix of styles. Some songs seem static at first but they all possess an insistent strength that often builds to powerful climaxes. The songs range from easy rockabilly ("Monkey Doll") to complex time-motion-texture experiments ("Twist Off", "Gimme Some") to country ballads ("Never Comin' Back") to stuff the Beatles would have been proud of ("Laundry Shop"). There are intelligent lyrics with an understated irony married to crafted melodies ("Drinking Artist", "Stumble Inn," "Blind Beauty"). Some melodies won't leave your head ("Italy", "Stray"). There are a lot of songs here, and what is amazing is how good most of them are. This band needs to be heard.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars As good as this CD was ..., November 20, 1998

By A Customer

Fuck's Pardon My French, which is one of my favorite CDs of all-time, was a far better effort than this one, which feels uneven thanks to the many varied turns the band takes from downright mellow to straight up punk. Still good, though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This band is GREAT!, October 8, 1998

By A Customer

I have seen this band perform once and they were great! When we listen to their c.d.'s, we always end up turning some of our friends on to them. Their songs may not be very long and their name may be offensive to some, but this band is a great band to come out of San Francisco. I would recommend any of their c.d's to any of my friends.