Electric Press Reviews

[Drem]

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-cult ... -shop-boys

[Simsonio]

I agree with Kitty. Electric would be all the better without Example. His rap is 90s pastiche – that whole guest rapper thing on a pop tune was bad enough first time round.

[Nickname]

I agree with Kitty. Electric would be all the better without Example. His rap is 90s pastiche – that whole guest rapper thing on a pop tune was bad enough first time round.

The quality of his rap is amazing, even much better when he starts singing, and gives the song the effect it needs. In fact, the weak point of the song are the verses with Neil singing in a low key.

[wieske]

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1343/Recen ... tric.dhtml

CD of the week in De Morgen, a Belgian quality newspaper...

[Simsonio]

I absolutely disagree with you Nickname. The rap does not lift the track but tips it.

[Nickname]

I absolutely disagree with you Nickname. The rap does not lift the track but tips it.

Because you are not used to listening a rap on a PSB record but I think Example make a really good job.

[Simsonio]

Personally I think the rap is cheese, like that stuff that comes in cellophane (w)rapping.

[jamie1978]

Personally I think the rap is cheese, like that stuff that comes in cellophane (w)rapping.

the general critical and fan reception has been positive, so you have a minority viewpoint

indeed, Kitty is only one of two reviewers to give the album less than 4 stars - so either she is right, and everyone else is wrong, or...

[ZiggyPSB]

Personally I think the rap is cheese, like that stuff that comes in cellophane (w)rapping.

the general critical and fan reception has been positive, so you have a minority viewpoint

Yes we know!

[Simsonio]

Lol! Love the album, don't like the rap. Just a point of view – I didn't realise that was going to throw me over into the “minority”.

[Drem]

Now "album of the week" in MOJO:
http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/2013/07/ ... p_boy.html

[Drem]

Edinburgh Evening News - 5/5:
http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-eveni ... -1-3001545

[Tenlow]

Another more or less lukewarm German review

"cdstarts.de" 6/10

http://www.cdstarts.de/kritiken/112327- ... ctric.html

[BugBoy]

In HMV today. Some nice words, particularly the 'Sounds like' at the bottom but with schoolboy errors like this its no wonder they had to be bailed out!

[BugBoy]

Also I noticed in HMV they had stuck the price stickers over the title sticker on the vinyl editions, grrrrrrrr, do they not understand the mind of a collector!