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While their debut was practically a revolution in the development of a satisfactory fusion of singer/songwriter vocals and drum'n'bass, Lamb's second album sets the bar much higher. As on the band's debut, Andy Barlow proves he's one of the most capable and inventive producers in the electronic community. He also still sounds inspired by the fiery side of bop as well as more muted chamber music, from the dexterous synthetic bass and intricate drum programs on "Little Things" to the restrained beats and orchestral tug of "All in Your Hands" and "Bonfire." Similar to the rather deflated return of Portishead in 1997, though, Fear of Fours suffers from Louise Rhodes' tendencies to play up her voice as a torch diva, overemoting and often coming off as girlish or whiny on many tracks. Thank goodness, then, for lengthy instrumentals like "Ear Parcel," which begins with the pastoral sounds of twinkling bells and croaking frogs but later whips up a few frenzied breakbeats as a bed for a sampled trumpet solo.
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Matthew Ward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Kamminga, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Wood, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Thorne, ComposerLyricist - Alan Gibson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nell Catchpole, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kathryn Locke, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tanera Dawkins, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Rimer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - John Rayson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Niroshini Thambar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Jimi Goodwin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Lawrence, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Lamb, MainArtist - Andrew Barlow, Composer - Lou Rhodes, Composer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Matthew Ward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Kamminga, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Wood, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Gibson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nell Catchpole, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kathryn Locke, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tanera Dawkins, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Rimer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - John Rayson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Niroshini Thambar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Clack, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - Alice Kinlock, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Park, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Ian Carmichael, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Barlow, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Matthew Ward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Kamminga, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Wood, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Composer - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Gibson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nell Catchpole, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kathryn Locke, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tanera Dawkins, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Rimer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - John Rayson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Niroshini Thambar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Charlie Parker, Composer - Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Davy, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Crispin Robinson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Thorne, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Lawrence, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Ian Carmichael, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crispin Robinson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jim Abiss, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Graham Clarke, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings Inc.
Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Ian Carmichael, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Andrew Barlow, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Andy Barlow, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Matthew Ward, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Kamminga, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Anne Wood, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Thorne, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Lamb, Producer, MainArtist - Al Stone, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Barlow, ComposerLyricist - Lou Rhodes, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Thorne, ComposerLyricist - Alan Gibson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Dods, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nell Catchpole, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kathryn Locke, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tanera Dawkins, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Rimer, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - John Rayson, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Niroshini Thambar, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1999 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
While their debut was practically a revolution in the development of a satisfactory fusion of singer/songwriter vocals and drum'n'bass, Lamb's second album sets the bar much higher. As on the band's debut, Andy Barlow proves he's one of the most capable and inventive producers in the electronic community. He also still sounds inspired by the fiery side of bop as well as more muted chamber music, from the dexterous synthetic bass and intricate drum programs on "Little Things" to the restrained beats and orchestral tug of "All in Your Hands" and "Bonfire." Similar to the rather deflated return of Portishead in 1997, though, Fear of Fours suffers from Louise Rhodes' tendencies to play up her voice as a torch diva, overemoting and often coming off as girlish or whiny on many tracks. Thank goodness, then, for lengthy instrumentals like "Ear Parcel," which begins with the pastoral sounds of twinkling bells and croaking frogs but later whips up a few frenzied breakbeats as a bed for a sampled trumpet solo.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:21
- Main artists: Lamb
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2011 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2011 Mercury Records Limited
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