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Come on, giving it one star seems exaggerated to me; yours is more of a stance than a real musical disappointment. The guys are strong and know how to play even with this second work that explores more the emotional and sentimental side as opposed to Fever To Tell. I also preferred the first one, which grabbed me from the very first listen, but this review is not very objective.

But who the hell cares if you let us know that you know the story of punk; here we’re discussing Coral Fang and the landscape of 2003: looking to the past is the first symptom of depression and frustration. And who are you to say that 5 is only given to "masterpieces" in the most literal sense of the term? An album can be played with mistakes, yes, even with some copying, but if there's the right energy and attitude, it can deserve the highest score. Tastes are subjective and fortunately, everyone has a different sensitivity. I don’t give a damn if a band released an album twenty years before another. I won't even comment on the story of the Drain The Blood video on MTV... If these are your references, who the hell do you think you’re convincing that you’re an expert in music? We are in the twenty-first century, let’s try to look ahead!

I also have the one with the crucified woman...

Lately, there's a lot worse around and little better. You at least liked the artwork, or does that also wink at punk kids?

I agree with Pinisher, a hasty review. A very mannerist transition EP that (for the first time) adds nothing to Tricky's career but at the same time does not discredit it, and for this reason, a full four for this display of style.

It’s true, every Tricky album is different even if (by his own admission in several interviews) his approach to working in the recording studio has never changed. It’s also true that many of the beats he uses are created by him, but it is equally true that there are many tracks where he uses samples from others. As for the similarities in his albums, I don’t entirely agree with you if the similarity is understood "BETWEEN" his albums, as there is a whole journey behind his discography, a broader project made up of many points of contact. If, however, the similarity is understood with other albums by different artists, that can be a valid statement, but only up to a certain point, as Tricky has also been influenced by many artists, and some of those influences are indeed very apparent.

Happy that Giubbo is on the same wavelength as me for "Analyze Me." Well done killgod, you beat me to replying to lemuro: Nearly God is a side project of Tricky! I was specifically talking about the discography under the name Tricky. Forgive me if I'm acting like the teacher's pet, but let's not focus on details that are actually incorrect. Remember that you never steal from the thief's house!!

Thank Michel Gondry.

But what hairdresser's music. After four albums that were very similar to each other, a change was plausible. If they had released the sequel to Elephant, we would have judged it as its ugly copy. Elephant remains beautiful precisely because it is unique and cannot have different chapters just to satisfy fans of distorted guitars.

Sure, it’s a musical rebirth album for Tricky, and that’s exactly the beauty of his works—they’re all different from each other, but for me, they are all excellent, or almost. Vulnerable is a bit subdued, that’s true, but I certainly wouldn’t consider Blowback the album of decline; in fact, some tracks are very bold and outrageous.