Truly one of a kind
Erica Anderson | Minneapolis, MN | 12/05/2002
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I had read a lot of good reviews in various music publications about Fischerspooner. I was curious to hear their take on electronic music. All I knew was at the time was their music had an '80s feel to it, with a good blast of modern techno music. So I was willing enough to shell out the few extra bucks to acquire the import copy of "#1" over the summer. It definitely required a few listens for the music to sink in but the more I listened to "#1", the more I enjoyed it. I'm not big on this whole electroclash movement that seems to be the latest craze in dance music but I truly dug Fischerspooner's music. "#1" reminded me of the days of wearing torn sweatshirts and leg warmers, and when MTV actually played music videos and without the pretentiousness of Carson Daly and that TRL drek. I especially dug "The 15th". The song in some strange way reminds me Thomas Dolby, Flock of Seagulls, and Soft Cell. "L.A Song" really sounds like something that Men Without Hats and the Fixx might have done. A bit repetitive to begin with, eventually the song grew on me as soon as I got past the repetitive electro beats. Overall, I sincerely enjoyed "#1" a lot. Listening to the album makes me wish for the good ol' days of new wave and no garbage from Britney Spears and Eminem."
#1 is Right!!!
Nathan Manfred | San Antonio, Texas United States | 02/25/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Oh how to descrbe this Album...Electro/Glam/Punk/Synthpop...as veried as it sounds it works incredibly well. Yes, "the 15th" is a great song but did you know it is a cover version originally done by the punk group Wire?...I have to say my favorites are Sweetness, the future club anthem (and single) Emerge, and the quite Tone Poem. I have had this import for close to a year and have been able to turn all of my friends onto it no matter what knid of music they are usually into. Pick up the domestic when its released this week."
Track Listings (11) - Disc #1