Music Review

The Chinese Album

Spacehog
Reviewed by Mark Bautz | Apr 03, 1998
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performance: Spacehog; Genre: Rock

Combine Bowie- esque glam rock with Sgt. Pepper-like novelty songs, toss in some ambient electronica and you get The Chinese Album, a campy, retro pleasure party from the New York City (via Leeds, England) quartet led by brothers Royston and Antony Langdon. So what if ''Carry On'' sounds like it's sung by the Raspberries' Eric Carmen? The past hasn't sounded this good since the last time around. B+

Originally posted Apr 03, 1998 Published in issue #425 Apr 03, 1998 Order article reprints

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