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The King of Nothing Hill
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  • Summary: Since leaving the Bad Seeds (Nick Cave's backing band) in the late 1980s, Barry Adamson has embarked on a prolific career providing soundtrack music to films both real ('Gas Food Lodging,' 'The Beach') and imagined (numerous cinematic-sounding solo albums, including 'Moss Side Story'). ThisSince leaving the Bad Seeds (Nick Cave's backing band) in the late 1980s, Barry Adamson has embarked on a prolific career providing soundtrack music to films both real ('Gas Food Lodging,' 'The Beach') and imagined (numerous cinematic-sounding solo albums, including 'Moss Side Story'). This latest release falls into the latter category, and incorporates pop, rock, jazz, funk, and countless other styles in its ten tracks.… Expand

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Almost Cool
    80
    Adamson isn't above mixing wacca-chika guitars with soaring strings and following it up with haunting instrumentals, and unlike some odd hybrids on former releases, this disc pulls most of it off quite well.
  2. AllMusic
    80
    This variety is what makes The King of Nothing Hill so enjoyable -- it revels in being both fun and furious.
  3. Mojo
    80
    You have wit, wisdom, and yet another Adamson sonic script you wish someone would film. [Oct 2002, p.100]
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  4. Rolling Stone
    70
    Ten tracks that play out like a joint venture between Shaft and David Bowie's Thin White Duke.
  5. Dusted Magazine
    60
    Unfortunately, after the initial rush of the opening tracks, the album slows down perhaps too much.
  6. Q Magazine
    60
    Adamson's not abandoned the scary swing tunes that made David Lynch a fan... merely added another gear. [Oct 2002, p.100]
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  7. Delusions of Adequacy
    50
    Adamson is certainly adept at replicating the sights and sounds of the Bond and Blaxploitation films that inspired him in his youth. But is he celebrating his passion or merely mocking it in a hamfisted fashion? Sadly if feels like too much of the latter, even if it is by accident.

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