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Catty, Pastiche-Rock
Denim are good songwriters. But the sarcasm and irony and the cheeky Lou Reed imitation wear thin, very quickly. There are some fantastic melodies on here that could have been worthwhile, if they had been written with an ounce of sincerity behind them. If you make joke-rock, at least do it with an original sound, not with a self-righteous mockery of the 70's and 80's.

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Smart Bubblegum
So in the early '90's the enigmatic Lawrence put his Television-inspired act Felt to rest and created Denim. Gone were Felt's sprays of thin guitar lines and understated vocals and in their place came crunchy, fat chords, lyrics that were decade-obsessed, big, '70's dance party drum beats and an overall feel of a smartypants doing bubblegum. Most of these songs just don't go much of anyplace, and many are about three minutes too long (including some which are three minutes or so long). But "Bubblehead" is an irresisitible pop gem with a guitar groove that won't quit and a melody that will have you humming along. And "The Osmonds" is notable just for its lyrical content, particularly the lines "And in the '70's there were Osmonds, lots of little Osmonds, there were lots of Osmonds everywhere." This is not as good as Felt records but Lawrence enthusiasts will want to pick it up, and it's a keeper if only for the sake of "Bubblehead."