ROC, those marvy mavericks, were destined to fail commercially from the get go. I can't think of another album that's as diverse in sound and style as this one while maintaining such a high level of quality and artistic integrity. They run the soundscape gamut from pop to rock to folk to punk to spoken word to electronica, yet somehow manage not to alienate the semi-dutiful listener across these 15 songs. Plus it's pretty damn hard to know what their band name is from the cover (ROC? R.O.C.?), and the band's not forthcoming about what it stands for. And the sleeve doesn't list the songs or nuthin. Based in the UK, they're still at it, though for me this album represents their most dynamic and interesting work. Karen Sheridan's monologue on Thirteen Summers is a treat, as is their cover of "Plastic Jesus" (from Cool Hand Luke). Released on Sentana in 1996.
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wonderful, ever since I heard this album in 96 I have loved it, having managed to lose my tape of it many years ago I still find various fragments of the songs still surfacing in my mind every once in a while.
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