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Supergrass, "In It For The Money"
EMI/Capital Records, released: 1997
These three guys from England seem uniquely able to synthesize the sounds of pivotal second and third rate bands from the 70's. These include primarily Supertramp and Wings, much to my chagrin. The use of ancient analog synthesizers brings to mind another great muddy mess of an English band, also from the 70's: Genesis. Unfortunately for Supergrass, I don't mean these comparisons as compliments. Even though I actually like 70's-era Genesis, and even have some affinity for Wings, that doesn't mean I want to hear regurgitated versions of them, especially when its been infused with an (un)healthy dose of Supertramp (referred to at the Centers for Disase Control as supertramporhinolococcus virus). I'm not willing to go so far as to say that this album is horrible, but let's face it, I'm a hair's breadth away from saying it. Oh, I forgot to mention that, to keep it current, Supergrass has added in a few dashes of Smashing Pumpkins, largely in the vocal inflection category. The lead singer sounds like a perfect hybrid of Roger Hodgsen (Supertramp) and bald-boy Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins). Too bad for him. Listen to this album at your own risk.
[CCL, 6/30/97]  
 

"In It For The Money" songs: In It For The Money Richard III Tonight Late In The Day G-Song Sun Hits The Sky Going Out It's Not Me Cheapskate You Can See Me Hollow Little Reign Sometimes I Make You Sad