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Love and Poison...
Suede were a major band in the 90 (though you wouldn't know it from the lukewarm reception afforded to the mediocre Head Music). Their first album is a testament to the raw, disillusioned arrogance of a band that took the English music scene by storm back in 1993, and breathed some life (and some controversy) into a pretty stale period. Brett Anderson, with his cropped tops, floppy fringe and penchant for whipping his backside with the microphone when performing live, was every inch the glamorous, outrageously outspoken popstar that we had been waiting for, worshipped and reviled in equal measure. Bernard Butler was the guitar virtuoso with the talent and vision to back up Suede's grand statements of musical revolution. Though they wore their influences like badges of honour - Bowie, The Smiths, T-Rex are usually mentioned - they were no 70s throwbacks, with their distinctly 90s take on urban decay, disillusioned youth and drug-fuelled decadence, every day tragedies in the satellite towns of England.

So Young lights the blue touch paper in splendid fashion, the album's opening track ushering in a superb cocktail of frenzied Butler guitar playing and Brett's desperate falsetto in full flow. Animal Nitrate is another stomper, fulfilling Brett's ambition to see a song about dubious sexual practices reach the top ten. The real pearls on this album, though, are the slow ones: Sleeping Pills, Breakdown and She's Not Dead are gorgeously majestic tales of wasted youth and spiritual desolation.

While Dog Man Star can count some Suede classics among its number (The Wild Ones, The Asphalt World), it is the soundtrack of a band in crisis, and Bernard Butler departed before its release. Coming Up was a solid effort but not inspiring enough to really thrill. Head Music was disappointing, and could well mark the end of one of the great bands of the last decade. However, Suede, the debut album, is a powerful reminder of how great Suede the band once were and how great British music can still be.

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brilliant
An amazing debut only equalled by their later "stay together" EP and the b-side of Trash: "Every Monday Morning Comes". I've met a lot of people who only became interested in the band after "Coming Up" album. And while the latter is very good ("picnic by the motorway" is probably the most quintessential suede song EVER), this is brilliant in comparison and deserves all the praise it got in its early days.
People that know the music of Morissey, Bowie and Lloyd Cole will probably be scratching their heads as to why this band has constantly been accused of copying these. Yes there are elements of each in lyrics and instrumentation, but never more than any other band. A bit like saying Guns n Roses are unoriginal; yes and no, but they do the job very well regardless.
Standout tracks are Animal Nitrate, Moving and Metal Mickey.

Many people found the followup album dark and depressing and it is (best left to smith fans and other wrist slashers)

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Drenched in Color
I can't describe this album except for "overwhelming the senses." Brett Anderson has this knack for conveying things in the album by describing sensations. Examples such as "smell of exhaust in her hair" and "your a water sign, I'm an air sign," along with so many other things make this album sound wonderful. I really wish the sound quality were better, but maybe that adds to the mystique. All of this aside, there are MANY hit singles on this album: So Young, Animal Nitrate, The Drowners and Metal Mickey. None of the songs on this album are weak. This is really a 6 star album, since rarely does a band pull off 11 masterpieces on one album, but Suede does it! Later works by Suede are great, but way more poppy and somewhat "too bright" sounding. This album is definitely for the mature listener and is a fine addition to any music collection.