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THE ALIENS - Astronomy For Dogs
| Times Online | | Psychedelia comes in many forms, as the Aliens’ superb debut demonstrates, from the bracing organ-led rock of single Setting Sun (a rewrite of All Along the Watchtower) to the lush harmonies of Honest Again . The trio, all refugees from the late Beta Band, visit the forgotten realms of baggy (Rox), cosmic country (Tomorrow) and wobbly funk (Robot Man). At times unsettlingly familiar, this excellent set is almost perfectly realised....full text |
| | MusicOMH.com | | For a while, it looked like we'd lost Gordon Anderson. Institutionalised in the mid-nineties due to his serious mental instability, a return to making music at all, let alone one of the freshest, funkiest, tragic and joyous albums in recent times, seemed unlikely....full text |
| | Guardian | | Gordon Anderson, Robin Jones and John McLean are hardly household names, but for a brief period at least the members of the Aliens could justifiably have claimed to be Britian's most influential musicians. In 1998, the Beta Band - the group the trio had formed with frontman Steve Mason - attained an almost hysterical pitch of critical acclaim and appeared to have the two biggest bands in the country under their spell....full text |
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