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a r t i s t :: Suede
t i t l e :: Coming Up
d a t e :: 1996-09-02
l a b e l :: Nude Records
g e n r e :: Rock
s o u r c e :: CD
b i t r a t e :: 999 kbps avg
e n c o d e r :: FLAC 1.2.1 -8 -V
t r a c k s :: 10
p l a y t i m e :: 42:27
s i z e :: 302.15MB
tracklist
1 Trash 4:06
2 Filmstar 3:25
3 Lazy 3:19
4 By the Sea 4:15
5 She 3:38
6 Beautiful Ones 3:50
7 Starcrazy 3:33
8 Picnic by the Motorway 4:45
9 The Chemistry Between Us 7:04
10 Saturday Night 4:32
releasenotes
Brett Anderson carried on after Bernard Butler's departure, adding a teenage
guitarist and restructuring the intent of Suede, if not the sound, for their
third album, Coming Up. The most striking thing about Coming Up is the
simplicity. Gone are the grand, sweeping gestures of both Suede and Dog Man
Star, leaving behind the glam, which is now spiked with an invigorating sense
of self-belief -- Anderson is out to prove that he's a survivor, and he does
give a damn whether you believe he is or not. So Coming Up has none of the
lush, melancholy, and paranoid overtones of Dog Man Star. It's about
celebrating being young, going out, taking drugs, having sex, and living life.
And it sounds just like it reads -- Richard Oakes pounds out fizzy, fuzzy
guitar riffs while the rhythm section lays back with dirty, sexy grooves and
new keyboardist Neil Godling exudes a sultry, unattainable cool. Even on the
wistful ballads "By the Sea" and "Picnic by the Motorway," there's none of the
enveloping melancholy that consumed Dog Man Star -- they're as optimistic as
the buoyant, melodic rockers that comprise the rest of the album. As a
statement of purpose, Coming Up is unimpeachable. Though it doesn't break any
new ground for the band -- unless you count the newfound sense of optimism --
it's a remarkable consolidation and crystallization of Suede's talents and all
the evidence anyone needs that Brett Anderson was always the guiding force
behind the band.
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