Track Listing

1. Introducing the Band
2. We Are the Pigs
3. Heroine
4. Wild Ones
5. Daddy's Speeding
6. Power
7. New Generation
8. This Hollywood Life
9. 2 of Us
10. Black or Blue
11. Asphalt World
12. Still Life
13. Modern Boys [*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #75253 in Music
• Released on: 1994-10-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Album Description
Import pressing of their sophomore album titled under their original name, Suede, as opposed to the US version, The London Suede. The latter of which is long out-of-print. Sony.

Customer Reviews

One of the Best and Most Underrated '90s Albums
This, the second album by the band was preceded by their highly hailed and applauded self-titled debut, a record that created so high expectations before its release -mainly by the music media- that it went to become the fastest selling record in the history of UK in 1993 and made them the recipients of that year's Mercury Prize award. Suddenly, Suede were all over the place, seen by many as the band responsible for bringing back British rock to the front, on a time when music was dominated by the grunge movement that was happening on the other side of the Atlantic. As things turned out, this was not to be the case, as Oasis took all praise for kickstarting the britpop frenzy and Suede were relegated to a very successful career in their homeland and continental Europe, while being virtual unknowns in the United States. What happened? Well... you might find some answers while listening to this record. Dog Man Star is a completely different album from Suede, gone were the catchy guitar hooks and the infected glam melodies from their debut, and what we get here is a grandiose album of epic proportions filled with melancholy and beauty in every song, Anderson and Butler deliver twelve tracks with gorgeous string arrangements and over the top vocals, that provide an atmosphere of calmness and reflection, and, aside of Heroin and This Hollywood Life, you hardly will find any monumental rocker like the ones on their debut. Maybe because they didn't deliver another Suede, and instead they chose to make a dark, elegant and beautiful album, they didn't hit it big in America. Something we'll never know. One thing we know, though. Dog Man Star is a great album, and an often overlooked statement of the British pop of the '90s.

The Best Music You'll Hear Today
I was awed, as everyone was, by Suede's self-titled CD in the early 90's. It sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. Dog Man Star follows up on Suede's freshman effort and nothing could prepare you for what awaits! This CD is soaring, moody, dark and strange all in good measure. The first track, "Introducing the Band," sets the tone for the trippy, drug fueled, songs that follow. Each song infects following the first listen--and the songs stay with you for a long time. The highlight track for me is "The Asphalt World"--listening to this song convinced me that--in 1994--the greatest band in the world was named Suede. You won't be disappointed.