Candyskins Albums - Fun?, Space I'm In, Sunday Morning Fever (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Fun?, Space I'm In, Sunday Morning Fever. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Fun? is the second album from the British rock band The Candyskins. It contains their hit single "Wembly." It is the band's last release on a major label, being dropped by Geffen following two years of inactivity after its release. The disagreement with the label led to the arrest of Nick and Mark Cope, the band's lead singer and rhythm guitarist, for spray painting 'No Fun' on the wall of their former employer. All songs written and composed by Nick Burton and Nick Cope, except where noted. Dave Thompson wrote in his book Alternative Rock that the band with this release "emphasize the rock'n'pop with bigger sound, riddled with soaring leads, rougher riffs, some genuinely meaty power chords." Tom Demalon of Allmusic says the "lyrics, mainly dealing with failed relationships, contrast the sweetness and lightweight feel of the music" and that the tracks highlight "the band's musical diversity." John M. Borack writes in Shake Some Action that album is "ugely entertaining and vastly underrated." The video for "Wembly" shows the plight of a hitchhiker wearing nothing but platform shoes and briefs. Billboard singles charts ...http: //booksllc.net/?id=25619853