Love by Unanimous Decision
Eric | Chicago, IL | 04/08/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You wake up after a long, lonely night of malt liquor and Teddy Pendergrass on the turntable. Rubbing your blood-shot eyes you sadly sigh and think "So now I know another meaning for `Love TKO'". Focusing your eyes you find yourself not in your bedroom but in a warm pine-beamed ski lodge. The fire in the fireplace crackles as a heavy snow slowly falls outside the windows in the Colorado dusk. On a white bear skin rug in front of the fire lies Jaclyn Smith circa 1977, her feathered brunette hair silhouetted by the fires golden glow. She smiles and beckons you over. Incredulously, you sit down next to her. From an ice bucket next to the rug Jaclyn removes a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin and uncorks it. The pressure propels the cork into the fire setting off a small burst of spark and ash. You shudder. She fills two long-stemmed flutes and hands you one. You toast to the night, and, yes, to love. You blink hard. Jaclyn moves closer. You take another long swallow of champagne. She then takes a CD and places it in a small stereo that suddenly appears next to both of you. Smooth, sultry, silky sounds fill the room. You look at the CD cover. "Mysterious Pony" by Emperor Penguin. Falling into her embrace you hope this dream never ends.That's what I'm talking about."
Still not enough
omniscientfool | Beijing, China | 04/23/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"If I may first apologize for being less voluptuous... Every track here knows its place in this funked-up masterpiece, and there's not a lemon among them. I think "...Integrity" was a little more varied, but that's really nit-picking. Favorites: "E.D.G.A.R." and the title track. The little audio snippits and iMac voices are always amusing. I'm not sure if the previous review's use of this album is abuse or appreciation to the fullest, but let it suffice to say I need to listen more often, more carefully, or whatever it takes."
Track Listings (13) - Disc #1