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Again working with  on production, 's third Beggars album, , was a distinctly down affair -- not that  were ever a shiny happy band, of course, but both music and lyrics seemed like a darker corner to dwell in. Happily there was no worry that  would ever go goth; one suspects  would rather have his tongue removed. Still, opening track "R.O.D." makes for a distinctly lower-key start in comparison to recent leadoffs like "Lay of the Land" and "Bombast," almost sounding a bit like fellow Mancunian legends , 's lyric his own depressing vision of a beast slouching toward Bethlehem. 's production emphasizes space in the recording, while the band as a whole sounds generally more deliberate and understated, even 's guitar not leaping quite as much to trebly life as is normally the case. Songs like "Gross Chapel - British Grenadiers" favor 's bass work as much as anything, while the almost industrial/hip-hop beat of "US 80's-90's" sets the tone for a glowering vision of the States from, as  puts it, "the big-shot original rapper." Elsewhere, there's 's vision of the eternal outsider comes to life once again -- "Shoulder Pads 1," a hardly disguised sneer against being surrounded by people who "can't tell  from ," for all that there's a slightly quirky arrangement thanks to ' keyboards. Still, there are certainly moments of sheer fun -- in keeping with the band's regular ear for good cover versions, this time around psych-era obscurities get the nod with a brisk rip through the obvious drug references of "Mr. Pharmacist."  again shares vocal leads with  at various points, notably "Dktr. Faustus," a distinctly reworked version of that particular legend that turns into a frantic, audibly unhappy dance groove. 

 ‎– Bend Sinister Label:  ‎– BEGA 75 Format: , LP, Album 
Country: Released: Genre: Style: Tracklist A1R.O.D. Written-By – *, , , , * A2Dktr. Faustus Drums – Written-By – ,  A3Shoulder Pads 1# Written-By – *,  A4Mr. Pharmacist Written-By – * A5Gross Chapel-British Grenadiers Written-By – , ,  B1U.S. 80's - 90's Written-By – *,  B2Terry Waite Sez Written-By – *,  B3Bournemouth Runner Written-By – *, ,  B4Riddler! Written-By – *, ,  B5Shoulder Pads 2# Written-By – *,  Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) –  Copyright (c) –  Pressed By –  Published By –  Published By –  Credits Acoustic Guitar –  Bass –  Drums – *  Electric Guitar –  Guitar – ,  Keyboards – ,  Lead Guitar –  Management –  Percussion – *  Performer [Machines] –  Photography By – , , , , ,  Producer –  Tape [Tapes] –  Vocals – ,  Notes "Part of the Domesday Pay-Off Triad!" 

Printed inner sleeve.