Better than Juxtapose
Joe Kenney | Dallas, TX USA | 01/11/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Here it is, Tricky's latest release. Too bad it's only available as an import, but what can you do? There are four tracks on here, each of them slightly better than any of the songs on Tricky's last album, Juxtapose. First up there the title track, Mission Accomplished, which is a heavy metal remake of the theme from Mission Impossible, with some guy singing the chorus to Peter Gabriel's "Big Time" overtop the music. Tricky's own voice only shows up occasionally, muttering the "Big Time" chorus lyrics along with this uncredited guest vocalist. I've checked the liner notes twice, and still haven't found any mention of who played the background music on this EP's 4 tracks, and who helped with the vocals. Anyway, the next track is "Crazy Claws," which sounds like something Tricky might've done back in his Angels With Dirty Faces days, just with a more modern/Juxtapose beat, which is very junglish. Things sound great until Mad Dogg, who was featured so prominently on Juxtapose, shows up. Nothing against the guy, I think he has great rapping skills, but I always find his appearances on Tricky's songs a little grating. Like, the song is going along all nice and smooth and then Mad Dogg shows up and starts rhyming a hundred words a second. It just doesn't work, and it's going to sound dated in 5 years. However, Mad Dogg makes another appearance on the third track, "Tricky vs Lynx," and on this song he sounds great. This is probably because the music is just as fast as his rhyming. This track is live and will give you a good idea of how much more energized Tricky is in concert. I'm not for sure, but it sounds like Tricky is rapping with Mad Dogg for most of the lyrics, but his voice is too low in the mix. Finally we have "Divine Comedy," an infamous track that is from the Angels With Dirty Faces days. This was Tricky's slap in the face to Polygram, which at the time had an employee who made racist remarks. Musically, this song is the same as "Money Greedy" off the Angels album, but with different, more biting lyrics. But anyway it's great to hear from Tricky again. Apparently a new album is coming soon and none of these songs will be featured on it. Also this is a limited edition EP, so get it while you can."
Tricky is back with this awesome single!
pizovsky@hotmail.com | Portugal | 12/16/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are a big fan of Tricky you have this chance to ear his latest single. He is back with a stronger music full of power and energy, similar to Juxtapose Just buy it!"
Track Listings (4) - Disc #1
