Anomie & Bonhomie [IMPORT]

Scritti Politti

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: July 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Import
• ASIN: B00000JYSH
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #46,096 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Fans of Scritti Politti's synth-pop-funk masterpiece Cupid & Psyche 85 may be shocked by how far afield Scritti mastermind Green Gartside has gone since then. Anomie & Bonhomie, his return to recording after a decadelong absence, ranges from guest shots by rappers and funksters such as Mos Def and Me'Shell Ndegeocello to Foo Fighters tributes. Gartside's trademark breathy vocals and spot-on melodicism do find their places here, but are often forced to make way for other influences. Neither a total success nor a total failure, Anomie does display a spark that makes one hope that Gartside doesn't wait so long to record again. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beat-smart and beautiful, January 28, 2000

By	Geoff Carter (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews

"Anomie & Bonhomie" is a honey of a disc, a sly fusion of Brooklyn hip-hop, perky lo-fi guitar rock and the earthy R&B at which Scritti Politti's frontman, the angel-voiced Green, has always excelled. Bassist/vocalist Me'shell Ndegeocello, rappers Mos Def and Lee Majors and producer David Gamson help Green realize his best work: a record that bobs, rocks, thumps and swings like nothing else out there. Not for everyone, but those that manage to grasp it will likely hang on for life.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ahh, some pop ear floss!, January 7, 2000

By	M. Brewster (San Francisco) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Finally, a pop CD that makes you think about the music! Green can't do too much wrong in my opinion (he did stumble a little with Provision but that's another review). The 80's slickness is there with a lot of NYC grit and the combination works. Everything about A&B works! Green's lyrics and impossibly glossy vocals are in great form. But the instrumentation, especially the guitar, is teriffic! A&B reminds me of an updated version of Songs To Remember (SP's first album). The same collage of influences and styles is there and there's the "live band" feel. You gotta get this! NB: A&B may prove to be an initial challenge to the obstinate C&P SP fan but A&B marks Green's growth as artist.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pop to the pop power, February 16, 2000

By A Customer

Even if it's a little too precious and sweet (and those are truly mild criticisms), A and B is a genuinely well-crafted album; the sublime (that is, both gorgeous and un-nerving) mix of creamy pop and hip hop sounds like nothing else you'll hear this year. By the way, these are a-list guests (from Mos Def to MeShell), which only shows that if nothing else, GG has great taste. I'm not a huge Scritti Fan, but I find this album hard to resist. It's confounding both old SP fans and hip-hop fans--could there be a better recommendation?