Foxbase Alpha

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Album Information
  • Artist: Saint Etienne (See All Albums by Saint Etienne)

  • Date Released: Jan 10, 1992

  • Genre: Rock/Pop, Style: Pop

  • Label: Warner Bros.

  • Copyright: 1991 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside the U.S.

Total Tracks: 15   Total Length: 58:28

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blissed out pop

KingMonkey

beautiful stuff ... and at times - timeless. LONDON BELONGS TO ME ... LIKE THE SWALLOW ... SHE'S THE ONE. who else could have written: "to the sound of the world of twist, he bent over and gave me a kiss!" GENIUS

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perfection.

chien

this is easily one of the best albums of the 90s, total pop masterpiece.

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If you don't have this album

AdrianBrowne

you don't have anything.

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Seminal Pre-electronica

MiDoJo

Without this Album most things Electronica would never have been. Get it!!!! NOW!!!!

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Despite a handful of classic pop singles, Saint Etienne’s debut album Foxbase Alpha is a tentative fusion of club culture and swinging ’60s pop. Lead vocalist Sarah Cracknell hasn’t been fully integrated into the band’s lineup — she doesn’t even sing on their astonishing Euro-disco cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Will Break Your Heart,” which is not only cleverly ironic, but also works — yet the filler remains thoroughly enjoyable, even if it rarely reaches the heights of the irresistible girl group pop of “Kiss and Make Up.” – Stephen Thomas Erlewine