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Genre:
Electronica
Release Date: 07/12/2005
Seven years after their last album of original productions and eight long months after the leadoff single
"Flashdance" stormed the clubs,
Deep Dish returned with
George Is On. A slicker, more extroverted effort than their 1998 effort
Junk Science,
George Is On finds that album's main vocalist/lyricist
Richard Morel back with the duo. The guitar-heavy
"Sacramento" is one of the best cuts yet to come from the relationship, with the more laid-back and foggy
"Everybody's Wearing My Head" running a close second. Besides
Morel, plenty of hypnotic, nocturnal instrumentals recall the duo's well-respected debut, but the flippant, cheeky
"Flashdance" and a cover of
Fleetwood Mac's
"Dreams" with
Stevie Nicks guesting explore the worlds of anthems and arguably camp, something that's been slowly developed on the multiple
Deep Dish mix albums that have appeared since their proper debut. The mash-up of
"Flashdance" and
Dire Straits'
"Money for Nothing" that closes the track list is only a bit clever and entirely anti-climatic if the listener considers it part of the album instead of a throwaway bonus. Otherwise,
George Is On may be a shade too comfortable for anyone thinking
Deep Dish should always sound like the future, but the album is as well crafted as
Junk Science and a lot more fun.
~David Jeffries, All Music Guide
;)
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