One of their best!
D. Roundsley | SF BAY AREA, CA USA | 12/20/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is Telex at their best. Kraftwerk with warmth, humor & a stronger pop sensibility. Telex were fresh and inventive when they first came into the music world, and they sound as vital and unique close to 20 years later! This and Wonderful World were their creative peak and should not be missed. Too bad they don't have more then 5 stars!"
Stories of "Birds & Bees" told with synthesizers
Paul Allaer | Cincinnati | 05/02/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"A reissue (and remaster) of the third album of Telex, which first came out in 1981. This reissue contains the 9 original songs of the "Sex" album, including the "hits" (minor as they were) Brainwash, Haven't We Met Somewhere Before, and Sigmund Freud's Party. This reissue also contains 10 bonus tracks, including B sides (Dummy, Basta), an early version of L'Amour Toujours (the definitive version of which would appear on their next album, Wonderful World) and the "12 inch" version of Brainwash, the best tune on the album (and only "real" hit). This is Telex just past their prime of "Neurovision", serving more of their mix of Kraftwerk/Gary Numan with extra servings of humor and self-depreciation. One listen to the double-entendre filled "Sigmund Freud's Party" tells it all. If you wanna get a feeling of what sophisticated EuroDisco sounds like, circa 1981, this is it. One final note: when the album came out in 1981, it had to be retitled for the issuance in the UK (where Telex had a good following still) to "Birds & Bees". The title "Sex" was deemed too controversial for the Thatcher-era Brits, hence the change. How times have changed!"
Track Listings (19) - Disc #1