Head Music
Head Music
3 years after the release of the hugely successful album ‘Coming Up’, Suede returns to take over the indie scene crown with Headmusic. This album continues from where they stop in Coming Up. The style in these 2 albums is almost similar..this time with more effects and electronic sounds…thanks to Neil Codling and Steve Osborne?? The guitar works by Richard Oakes in this album is also mixed into strange sounds by Steve Osborne. Sometimes it’s hard for me to differentiate between the sounds of the keyboard and guitar in this album. Headmusic is not an ordinary rock album. It has a little bit mixture of electronica and indie rock. Once again Suede moves one step ahead of other bands in UK, by taking the risk in experimenting with new sounds in HeadMusic. Will HeadMusic be the pioneer of rock album for the next millenium?
The first single Electricity opens for HeadMusic with Richard’s punk guitar riff and Mat’s heavy basslines. After a long wait..fans of Suede are happy to hear Brett’s falsetto vocal again. She’s in fashion a radio friendly song, is the song by Suede that receives most airplays in Malaysia. Can’t Get enough 3rd Single from HeadMusic is a favourite among the fans. It is a great song to warm up the fans during gigs. The fans in Singapore gig (30th September 1999)were pogo-ing when Suede kicked off the gig with Can’t Get Enough. Another excellent track from HeadMusic is Everything Will Flow. A ballad that will make everyone humming or whistle to its tunes during shower.
She’s In Fashion, Everything Will Flow and Indian Strings have the oriental sound in them. These songs will definately become favourites among Suede huge fan base in Asia. Track such as Down and He’s Gone will reminds us of the b-sides in Sci-fi Lullabies. These 2 songs will be able to calm down some fans who thinks that Suede is morphing into electronica or pop band. Again HeadMusic helps Suede to gain more new fans..especially teenagers. But will HeadMusic help Suede retains its cult followers from the Love And Poison era?
Track listing :
1. Electricity
2. Savoire Faire
3. Can’t Get Enough
4. Everything Will Flow
5. Down
6. She’s In Fashion
7. Abestos
8. Head Music
9. Elephant Man
10. Hi-Fi
11. Indian Strings
12. He’s Gone
13. Crack In The Union Jack
