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Despite the production's rough edges, the limited budget that fostered it, and the feeling that it sounds more like several A-sides and a couple decent B-sides thrown together than a singular body, Jeopardy is a caustic jolt of a debut that startles and fascinates.
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Jeopardy, has always remained one of my favorite post-punk albums shame i don't really have anything to add to the dicussion to this album, expect check it out, also it is like Pre-Post-Punk Revival
Track Review
I Can't Escape Myself 10/10
Heartland 10/10
Hour of Need 9.5/10
Words Fail Me 9/10
Missiles 9.5/10
Heyday 9.5/10
Jeopardy 9/10
Night Versus Day 8.5/10.
Resistance 10/10
Unwritten Law 9.5/10
Desire 9/10
Average: 9.4/10
It's good, but not nearly as good as 'from the lions mouth'. Maybe I'm being a little harsh, but it sounded a bit amateurish, which can be good in certain styles, but it didn't hit in this album. It does sound very promising, and I liked most of the tracks because of the melodies and "idea" behind the tracks, but it needed some polishing in my opinion—the execution just wasn't the best. I would still recommend it though.
In many ways you can say these are the fundamentals to which post-punk and art punk are built off of. It’s the simple yet anchoring bass lines, the punchy steady drums, the angular and tasteful guitar work, and the sparse textures. It’s a sound that is never overpopulated and catered to create moods, often dark ones. The Sound achieve that here and maybe not in the most flashy or even especially unique way, but it’s pretty good throughout. If I have a gripe, it’s maybe ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | I Can't Escape Myself 3:55 | 90 |
| 2 | Heartland 3:34 | 91 |
| 3 | Hour of Need 3:03 | 86 |
| 4 | Words Fail Me 2:59 | 89 |
| 5 | Missiles 5:28 | 93 |
| 6 | Heyday 3:03 | 89 |
| 7 | Jeopardy 3:38 | 89 |
| 8 | Night Versus Day 3:16 | 82 |
| 9 | Resistance 2:48 | 88 |
| 10 | Unwritten Law 3:40 | 87 |
| 11 | Desire 3:35 | 86 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
