Search - Chumbawamba :: Anarchy

This CD is the cuddly side of revoloution

06/18/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This was the first Chumbawamba release I ever bought, and it was a lovely one to start with! I reccommend this CD to punk rockers for quiet evenings; re-read the Haymarket Tradgedy and put track 1-Give the Anarchist a Cigarette-on repeat. This CD is so valuable because most punk, and political music in general, is focused on one aspect of activism: the exultation of the fight. "Anarchy" records the quieter moments: the ache of being too late, the euphoria of finding yourself in a movement, compassion and humor and triviality that are less dramatic but more true. The last track, "rage", is a beautiful snip of Thomas' poem (Do not go Gentle) transformed into a tiny cry for AIDS victems. It has its moments of ruthlessness too, though!-I have dedicated #11 "Mouthful of Shit" to ALL of my ex-boyfriends. Oh, buy it!"

Beautiful meolodies meet candid political/social statement

Edward Swanson | 02/24/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"WOW!!! Having loved Tubhumper, I bought this album and Uneasy Listening. Both are sensational! Timebomb is so beautiful to the ears yet matches the toughest political statement ever made by Midnight Oil. Homophobia should be required listening in every high school. Chumbawamba combines the musical genius of Danny Elfman with social commentary as radical as that originally preached by Jesus of Nazareth. The most thought-provoking pop music ever written, but presented in such a delightfully pleasant way that you don't notice at first the significance of what is being sung."

Faster than a quicky.

Jorge Medina Jr. | Bronx, NY | 08/30/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Arrived before expected arrival date and in great condition - the Jewel case wasn't even cracked!"