Dog Man Start

Dog Man Star

Dog Man Star (DMS) is Suede’s second album that was eagerly awaited by the fans. Suede sure didn’t disappoint their fans. This is my all time favourite album by Suede. DMS comes with its own identity, different from the previous album. The concept of DMS is more ‘dark’ and melancholic. In this album you can hear a lot of string arrangements and orchestra in the background. DMS received a lot of good reviews from critics and some even compares it with ‘Sergeant Pepper’ by the Beatles. DMS kicks off with an Indian mantra like song ‘Introducing The Band’ , here is where you will start to feel the mood of the album.

From my observation, most of the tracks in side-A are fast numbers while songs in side-B are slow songs. This album contains a lot of Suede’s greatest songs such as The Wild Ones, The Asphalt World, 2 Of Us and Still Life. One interesting fact about the cover of this album is, in Malaysia the cassette cover for this album doesn’t have the picture of the lying naked man. Yes….it ’s true….believe it or not ? The bed is empty….maybe he went to the toilet huh …??

Track listing :

1. Introducing The Band
2. We Are The Pigs
3. Heroine
4. The Wild Ones
5. Daddy’s Speeding
6. The Power
7. New Generation
8. This Hollywood Life
9. The 2 Of Us
10. Black Or Blue
11. The Asphalt World
12. Still Life