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Not soul music, but something else entirely

Justin Mclaughlin | Los Angeles, CA | 04/19/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First off, I've read a couple of reviews of this record that have bashed it for not being true soul music. That's true, it's not. It's a combination of the old Nation of Ulysses sound and soul music, and the result is neither punk nor soul. It's the sound of the Make Up, and if you know them you know what I mean. This is my favorite record by Ian and co., and apparently it's their last. Which is a damn shame, since they kept getting better and better. It's also a damn shame that these guys are grouped into that whole '90s indie movement and listed alongside the other usual suspects the college kids dig: Blonde Redhead, Belle and Sebastian, etc. They're really a killer rock group, with none of the emtional distance or pseudo-everything image the label 'indie' entails. No ringer t-shirts or ironic cover songs here (that version of 'Hey Joe' is played ncie and straight like it should be). Grab this and In Mass Mind and go from there."

Believe.

Ryan | Champaign, IL | 04/06/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Make-Up is not a band. They don't play their instruments. They are a phenomenon. An anomalie. They were an accidental creation of such sheer brilliance, it pains me to describe them at all. See them live. You'll believe."

Rock aint dead this will heal your soul!!!!!!!!

jason pike | salem mass | 08/03/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

".about time for a band like this to come along.to bad they already broke up!!ohh well.so this is from the ashes from nation of ulysses(the band that was going to destroy america)with the new sound they want to heal your soul.... the 2bands are kind of night and day as far as im concerned,they are a mixture of all the good qualites of good music .a band that streches the sounds of rock music from the last 35 years .its like the british invasion all over again.and why not! so if you still are a true believer in rock youll just listen to it every day for a month and you will be a better person .whether they are a real band or a just a shadow of what we hear .who really cares this is awesome!"