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Loved it from the moment I heard it for the first time
Marco Salvatori | Chicago, IL | 01/04/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A friend introduced me to Industrial, EBM, Acid, and other sounds way back in 1990 while we were still in high school. What I never could've imagined is that I'd still be listening to them some 15 years later! This is testament to the genius that many of those bands were, but who never got to be appreciated by the mainstream quite the way they deserved. Official Version was to me THE album that defined Front 242's style and sound, with tracks like "Masterhit" and "Quite Unusual". I never get tired of playing this and other 242 albums, but I do go through streches of time when I don't listen to them and then I get to "rediscover" their beats and melodic sounds that really get the body moving. Front 242's Official Version. What a great band and what a great album!!"
"It's A Carnage..."
Christopher Vaughn | San Antonio | 02/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"242's most remarkable album. This one had a profound effect on me in 1987. To this day I still can hear Jean Luc DeMeyer's vocals in my head ("Hey man you better move aside or I'll run you over..."-Television Station/ "The way the morning broke was quite unusual..."-Quite Unusual/ "It's a carnage, it's a carnage...official version..."-Slaughter). This album was a huge cold war statement and at the time really prevailed as well as 1988's VIVIsectVI by Skinny Puppy. Front 242 are THE prolific pioneers of the EBM movement. Bands like Funker Vogt, In Strict Confidence, VNV Nation, Informatik, etc. are obviously heavily influenced by 242. A "Tour De Force" album and by far my favorite!"
The greatest industrial band ever
Steven Josselson | New York, NY United States | 05/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was a big Front 242 fan in high school, and now, a decade later, I have begun listening to their music again with a new appreciation for how far ahead of their time this band truly was. This music was created 15 years ago, but still sounds like it is too perfect to be for real. This may not be my favourite album of theirs, but it is certainly the album I respect the most considering what their peers were putting out at the time. Its too bad 242 weren't as commercially successful as Nine Inch Nails or Depeche Mode, but then again, pop culture has often failed to appreciate genius in its time. The writing is dark and brilliant, the beats are tight, there is not a false note on the album. "Quite unusual" is the best track- apocalyptic yet pulsating with energy."
Excellent
loteq | Regensburg | 10/08/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"By incorporating some pop melodies into their barely human soundscapes, Front 242 prove they are capable of making a consistently accessible and enjoyable album. "Masterhit" even sounds like Depeche Mode at their best, and the rhythm backing is awesome. Less one-dimensional than previous or subsequent releases (like the forced "Front by Front"), this album also was their commercial breakthrough. Without ever making compromises on this album, Front manage it to appeal both to fans and the masses. This is really their best album and it's a must-have for every fan of electronical music."
An album with a mission!
Jay M | Dublin, Ireland | 07/03/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Vengeful synths and angry rhythms, what else could we expect from Belgium's finest EBM group.What sets this album apart from the rest though is the skill of the song structures. No track feels like it's going nowhere, this is the sound of a band who knows what it wants.The opener, 'W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G'(What you hear is what you get) is an instrumental with menacing rhythms, but never too noisy to detract from the pleasure of listening. It is worth emphasising that, though influencing many of todays 'noise' and 'industrial' groups, Front 242 never overwhelmed the listener with noise. Every note can be heard, the force comes in the expression.'Re-run' features Jean-Luc De Meyer in full force, his snarling tongue expressing the bands viewpoint with venom over an array of 80's synths and drumbeats.The standout track has to be 'Quite Unusual' with it's suprisingly melodic touches.Overall a great introduction to the sound of Front 242, and a landmark for all industrial music."