Stoosh by Skunk Anansie
Stoosh is actually one of only a few albums where I have no recollection of how I obtained it. How I come across music is usually something I remember - because I find music very personal it's important for me to remember the exposure. 1996/7 were good years for me and new bands, anyway.
My mum hated this album, and very likely still hates it. Something about Skin made her very annoyed. Such a shame then that one of my favourite tracks on the album was the opener. Yes, it's fucking political is almost spat rather than sung.
The album switches from mellow occasionally balled rock, to almost militant post-punk. All the while Skin wails, screams and whispers over the top of it.
Instrumentally the bass ("Cass" Lewis) is the best thing throughout the album, if you read the blog I wrote about Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds you'll recall I do enjoy a good bit of bass.
It'd be wrong not to mention the last track, Glorious Pop Song is a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek and bass driven...pop song, complete with "Nah nah nah's", and perpetual tambourine shaking. The chorus is the most surprising thing, as it consists entirely of the lines "You're still a fucker", gently sung with a catchy melody.
Four of the 11 (named) tracks were released as singles during the year that followed it's release - Twisted and Hedonism would probably be the two you'd know if you weren't familiar with the band.
I actually think it's quite underrated - if nothing else Lemmy agrees with me. Just a shame that around the time the album came out everyone was far too busy arguing whether Oasis or Blur were better.
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