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Skunk Anansie's Skin is an intense frontwoman from Brixton sporting a shaved head and powerhouse set of pipes. Set to squealing, no-frills, combat-boot rock with a powerful funk edge, her lyrics advance a strong social agenda, spelled out in bold capitals by such polemical song titles as "Intellectualize My Blackness," "Little Baby Swastikkka," and "It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche." The minor downside is that no matter how strongly you agree with the agenda, the forceful preaching, without any mitigating shades of contrast or subtlety, starts to wear thin (as an audio experience) after a few listens. Fortunately, the music is muscular and interesting enough to carry the burden. Those hungering for protest music working in a '90s rock context can fill their plates and slake their thirst here.
© Roch Parisien /TiVo
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Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - Deborah Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT LTD, MusicPublisher - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1996 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - Deborah Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT LTD, MusicPublisher - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1996 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - Deborah Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT LTD, MusicPublisher - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1996 One Little Independent Records
Richard Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Martin Kent, Composer, Lyricist - Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - ROBERT FRANCE, Composer, Lyricist - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Martin Kent, Composer - Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - Deborah Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT LTD, MusicPublisher - Richard Keith Lewis, Composer - ROBERT FRANCE, Composer - Leonard Arran, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1996 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Skunk Anansie, MainArtist - BMG Rights Management, MusicPublisher - Deborah Anne Dyer, Composer, Lyricist - Leonard Arran, Composer, Lyricist
2005 One Little Independent Records 1995 One Little Independent Records
Album review
Skunk Anansie's Skin is an intense frontwoman from Brixton sporting a shaved head and powerhouse set of pipes. Set to squealing, no-frills, combat-boot rock with a powerful funk edge, her lyrics advance a strong social agenda, spelled out in bold capitals by such polemical song titles as "Intellectualize My Blackness," "Little Baby Swastikkka," and "It Takes Blood & Guts to Be This Cool But I'm Still Just a Cliche." The minor downside is that no matter how strongly you agree with the agenda, the forceful preaching, without any mitigating shades of contrast or subtlety, starts to wear thin (as an audio experience) after a few listens. Fortunately, the music is muscular and interesting enough to carry the burden. Those hungering for protest music working in a '90s rock context can fill their plates and slake their thirst here.
© Roch Parisien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:39
- Main artists: Skunk Anansie
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: One Little Independent Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
2005 One Little Independent Records 2005 One Little Independent Records
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