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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0731452430229 Label: Island Manufacturer: Island MPN: 524302 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Island Release Date: November 19, 1996 Studio: Island Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Pre-Millennium Tension picks up where the first album Maxinquaye left off, but this CD fulfills the promise of Tricky's unbounded spontaneity and fondness for sonic digression. Abandoning the accessible pop of Maxinquaye, Pre-Millennium Tension serves up a beguiling array of sound effects, electro distortion and fragmented lyrics that amount to a rich--if bizarre-musical montage. As suggested by its title, this disc zeros in on a kind of end-of-the-millennium disruption of classifiable sound. With its cross-pollination of hip-hop, cabaret balladry, background textures, and disjointed arrangements, Pre-Millennium Tension takes a peek at the future of pop music and declares it will be nothing like we expect. --Nick Heil Album Details: Australian Release Featuring A Special 'flat Pack' Limited Edition Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Lets face it, not as good as Nearly God or MaxinquayeThis album is alright, starts off with more of a feel like Maxinquaye not Nearly God. but it just ddidn't live up to the hype that was around it. It's alright, but don't expect it to be as good as his first two. Get something like blow back, because at least he's experimenting with some different sounds. But here, it's just rehashing. Rating: - Better than Maxinquaye if you ask meReal good album, lots of raw Tricky vocals. Some great covers too, like a brilliant retake on Lyrics of Fury by Rakim Allah. Rating:  - Tricky-Pre Millenium Tension (1996)This album (Trickys second "real" album If not counting Nearly God) Is a dark and sensual nightmare. I mean nightmare in the sense of the claustraphobia and menace. PMT is humid and muggy like a night trying to get to sleep in summer. It is also Trickys most challenging listen so far, from the menace of the raga-isims of "Vent" ("Cant hardly breathe" Moan Tricky and Martine) Most of the album features grooving guitar lines and murky beats which shimmy into the brain and hypnotise the listener.Lyrically ... Read More Rating: - Cool style...I love Tricky's style. He's all smooth, mellow and underground. Of all his albums, I should say that Maxinquaye and PMT have been the ones that really have grown on me. Song to song: 1. Vent (3/5) : Weird intro. Cool song but a little repetitive at times. 2. Christiansands (5/5) : Without a doubt, the best thing in the album along with "She makes me wanna die". The lyrics, the rhythm, and the feel to the sound of Tricky's voice with Martina's. 3. Tricky Kid (3/5) : Cool enough. Nothing ... Read More Rating: - The master of trip hopI've had a number of Tricky CDs for several years now, but this is one of my favorites (along with Maxinquaye). I don't love every song here, but almost all my favorite Tricky songs are here. It's dark and intense and therefore perfect to set the mood for all those dark and intense things people do. (I'm not going to be more specific, but there are a lot of things...) Christiansands is probably my favorite Tricky song ever. How can you argue with lyrics like this: "You and me, what does that ... Read More |
