Music in the early 2000s was in a dire state - wall to wall Coldplay (or drone along bands that sounded very much like that). It wasn’t until Scissor Sisters arrived in 2004 with a banging cover of Comfortably Numb that it started being fun again. In this instance, they took a self pitying piece of pompous prog and turned it into a big gay disco stomp that was a huge amount of fun.
The subsequent debut album more than lived up to expectations, topping the charts in the UK although not in their home country - what’s the matter America? Too gay for ya?
As well as the big dance numbers, this album really holds up in the quieter and more introspective moments, especially on the song Mary which was written for a terminally ill friend of the band, and is still a heart breaker. “It Can’t Come Quickly Enough” is another show stopper for me.
Absolutely no hesitation in giving this five stars!
Putting-the-pink-in-Pink-Floyd-tastic!
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