Skunk Anansie
Post Orgasmic Chill

THE REVIEW

"SURVIVE TONIGHT"

Surviving musically these days is becoming increasingly complicated, among entrepreneurial record companies, major labels, personal cornerstones, feuds among musicians; every day is a continuous struggle and usually, the more complete artist always loses and is forced to settle for some crumbs left by less talented but more attractive artists.

This is not the case for Skunk Anansie, who with this album managed to make a mix between sales and quality that in my judgment is impressive.
In 1999, they gave a severe lesson to all those who did not trust them, demonstrating great technique, which was not only musical but also for their extra qualities like their way of capturing your attention, their ability to create an atmosphere even in unusual situations........inside a subway, on a bus, at school, at work.
Upon the first listen of the CD, you fall into a trance-like state captivated by the beautiful, soft, and delicate yet also hard and raw when needed voice of Skin, the soul of the group.
The messages hidden behind this group are especially about love, love for life, homosexual love, transgression, innocence, and the incoherence that appears in every human being.
Their secret is a barely hinted electronic background with electric guitars and basses sometimes slow and restrained, sometimes hard and angry as life also is.
A complete album with a thousand nuances and much lived life, each of us can see ourselves in the chaotic nature of this CD, which leaves a veil of mystery and much passion within the soul.

"Survived, tonight, I may be going down,
'cos everything goes round too, tight, tonight,
& it, you watch him crawl, you stand for more. "

The passionate race we find ourselves on during the entire duration of the CD is never repetitive or boring and fills the heart with every chord that imprints itself indelibly into the perception of your subconscious.
The songs rise with a loud voice, each with its own story, its complete plot and never, I say never, you find yourself with a song just thrown in there to fill the CD, it's always all very well composed and realized.
"Charlie Big Potato" is the alarm bell that warns listeners they are facing a CD of balance between dizzy, melodic rock and elegance, with "My Hotel TV" you immediately begin to glimpse the genre jump from Skunk, a much more calm and reassuring song, then after skipping a few altogether respectable songs, you reach the Skunk masterpiece par excellence "Secretly", a rocking mix with highs and lows and impressive spatial movements, throughout the song a state of musical orgasm endures, dragging into a nocturnal atmosphere of melancholy and mystery.
Worthy of note is also "You'll Follow Me Down" following which the caliber of the group is put to fruition with sudden tempo changes, a voice that few know how to exploit so well, all mixed with a truly meaningful text with a thousand particulars.
In short, a young, young, interesting album and, above all, belonging to the transgressive current of the underground '90s, buy it to understand the singularity and stylistic preciosities of the group.....
ded to: those who, not satisfied with the review, will waste hours of their life looking for where I copied it from..........bella rigaz.....