Surprisingly solid for what I thought would be an unnecessar
Justin Cole | 09/27/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Although it is not a fair comparison for either album, I recently bought both this and the Beastie Boys' "Hello Nasty" reissues and cannot help but note the similarities (and an important difference). Both albums came out the same year, many tracks appeal to like musical tastes, and each was reissued this year with a bonus CD.
But I was quite unhappy with the "Nasty" bonus tracks so, while I already enjoyed "Keep It Unreal", I did not believe it necessary to reissue the album, let alone with several additional tracks.
Turns out I was very wrong about that. While I tend to skip roughly half of the tracks on the original album, a few of the bonus tracks were good enough for me to put on my iPod. Like so many others, I was originally turned on to the album by the show "Spaced", and the tracks I tend to enjoy the most are similar in style to the ones used in the show. Now, none of the bonus tracks are like those; however, they are largely similar to prime 808 State and some Barry Adamson--other electronic artists whose works I enjoy. Basically, the bonus tracks are more "Get A Move On!" than "Spandex Man", but that is not necessarily a bad thing."