Stereophonics - Language. Sex. Violence. Other? review

Stereophonics – Language. Sex. Violence. Other? (2005, V2 Records)


My love for Stereophonics lasted for about the length of one song… and that song was “Have a Nice Day,” the single from their 2001 album Just Enough Education to Perform. I bought the album and, ehh, sorta liked the rest of it. Bought an earlier album and pretty much didn’t like any of it… and now I’m listening to their new album Language. Sex. Violence. Other? and, umm, nope. Nothing to turn me on here. Rock songs with refrains like “suck my banana, suck it with cream” and tired songs like “Rewind” which is just a retread of Filter’s “Take My Picture” without moderately catchy chorus. The attempt to sound cool on rock tracks is too much now for frontman Kelly Jones after about ten years of recording. This is just tired, uninspired music that, well, isn’t so bad but isn’t worth paying for. Have a nice day!