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THE REVIEW
"The Perfect Prescription is a record that rock'n'roll readers will overlook, just as the sacred texts say of Bo Diddley throwing his cloak to the ground to make way for Eddie Cochran's military march.
If you're looking for a classic that has never had a fanfare, here it is. An arcane apocryphal document, this record, that in the late 80s in England, was like telegraphing a message of defiant confidence to a world hypnotized by a welfare rock with the torment of guilt. Here, more than ever, Spacemen 3 have a serious interest in absolutely nothing.
This record is revolutionary and militant where most angry rock is at best liberal. It's extreme and precise. Like "Aftermath" it captures every aspect of the next generation destined to end up in therapy. Unpretentious like the soundtrack of a country crumbling in a world falling apart, its nature is to be ignored.
Spacemen 3, like all great rock, from Arthur Parker to Paul Gauguin, are revolutionaries: this is their great manifesto, away after the pharmaceutical raid of the debut, with the keys to the medicine cabinet in hand.Once they set off, things will never be the same. But beyond that locked door, well, it will be like the "white" in the story.
If Sound of Confusion prevented a greater nervous relaxation for something immediately, brutally sensual, this writing is like gold, transformed by any suburban Viet-Vet subculture of the global village, into a poppy field scattered with sacred paranoia. While still the smell of burning rubber on Yankee-trash wheels thickens the air.
What's happening? I have the answer, if you want it"
R. Hunter Gibson♥
♥ Literal translation from The Spacemen 3, "The Perfect Prescription", Fire Records London, 1989.
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The Perfect Prescription by Spacemen 3 is an overlooked revolutionary album from the late 1980s. It delivers a militant and precise sound contrasting with mainstream rock of its time. The record acts as a manifesto of defiant confidence and unpretentious expression in a world of social turbulence. Seen as a seminal work, it challenges listeners with its extreme yet controlled nature. This album remains a cult classic representing a serious artistic statement.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3 were an English psychedelic rock band from Rugby, noted for minimalist, repetitive songs, heavy feedback, and trance-like live performances. Central figures Jason Pierce and Pete “Sonic Boom” Kember later pursued separate projects, including Spiritualized and Spectrum.23 Reviews
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By N.I.B.II.O
"The perfect prescription definitely ranks among the best and most innovative psychedelic rock albums ever."
"The ten tracks of the album are the musical representation of the path of an overdose."
By CosmicJocker
The Perfect Prescription brought to life one of the most interesting works of psychedelic music in the ’80s.
It’s as if the drug intake reaches its peak concerning the stimulation of our psychic and emotional centers.
By Cervovolante
"The Perfect Prescription is a cosmic trip that immerses the listener into the deepest recesses of their own mind."
"Music becomes a means to explore the infinite and beyond, an experience that will forever change the listener’s perception of music itself."
