"'The State Of Dreaming' and 'Power And Control' are fluff tunes with little substance, and 'Living Dead' is as dull and lifeless as the title would imply."
"The maudlin 'Starring Role' falters somewhat. Here we are supposed to see the aftermath of Electra's cavalier behaviour. The music plays like a music box accompanying Marina's melodramatic voice, yet the song is a tad overwrought and doesn't work as well as when Electra is having fun pretending to be the heartless bitch we know she isn't. "
"After the frenzied pace at the start, we now have a more sanguine, thoughtful Electra Heart, perhaps contemplating how she got to this place to begin with. Thoughtless and carefree in 'Bubblegum Bitch' and 'Homewrecker', with 'Valley Of The Dolls', 'Hypocrates' and the beautiful 'Fear And Loathing' we have Electra all wrapped up in sad melodies."
So, what's his problem with Starring Role? What an awful reviewer.
I've always expected this leak to happen when I'm away from the computer, getting something and come back and there's like 50+ new pages in 5 minutes. And then freak out.
The State of Dreaming is not a fluff track, that person although being vaguely complimentary, doesn't have a clue what they're on about. Oh well at least it's better than the two star review in Q by an utter ignoramus of a reviewer.
And across alot of forums I haven't seen much love for Fear & Loathing but I for one am DYING to hear the final version. The fact it's 6 minutes long makes me so excited.
"I wanna feel completely weightless, I want to touch the edge of greatness"
It's hard to find a reviewer who isn't bias. People would say NME are most bias but it's definitely pop reviewers/reviewers with lack of knowledge about who they're reviewing who give with most stupid reviews.