"I don't need someone like you/expecting me to share your view."


Nothing like "Doubt", but stands on its own just the same   February 2, 2007
EJ Honda (Slingerlands, NY USA)
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Don't buy this CD expecting to hear "Doubt, Part 2". And if you're looking to experience Jesus Jones for the first time, go buy "Doubt" instead, as it holds a wider appeal than this album will. But if you like a harder edge to your electronica, "Perverse" will be the better starting point.

As others have mentioned, this is not the NIN Lite sound that Jesus Jones brought to bear on the "Doubt" album. The music is loud, abrasive, and when you listen closely and analyze it, it's entertaining and clever. This album's packaging was perfect in so many ways, in that the title and the cover image truly represented the hard sound contained within. Missing are the catchy tunes that made "Doubt" so infectious, but "Perverse" works on its own in several ways. It's a good album to pull out when you're in a cynical mood, the hard-hitting music will feed into your angst. "Magazine" is probably my favorite song on the album, but there are other very strong tracks that help fill this album out and make it an overall enjoyable collection. And if you can figure out "Yellow Brown", then send me a note and clue me in!

There are a few albums I've pulled out from my late 80's and early 90's collection, and like many others, this was one I was fully prepared to listen to again and realize that time had not been kind to it. However, I found myself falling for it all over again, and it took a few months for the effects to wear off. It's a solid effort. And as long as you don't expect it to be in the same vein as "Doubt" (as so many have, as evidenced by the 170+ copies for sale used here, or perhaps they made the same mistaken assumption I did after years of gathering dust), then you won't be disappointed.