Mansun – Attack Of The Grey Lantern (Parlophone)
With two hit singles under their belt, the slightly annoying “Stripper Vicar” and the truly wonderful “Wide Open Space”, Mansun have made a mighty ambitious debut album. From the John Barry(ish) orchestrated intro into the first track, the wonderful “The Chad Who Loved Me”, it’s obvious that they don’t intend to take any prisoners.

The songs are long; nearly half are over five minutes, but that’s okay because they never cease to be entertaining. We’re not talking about a bunch of snot-nosed punks here, overawed in the studio for the first time; this band demands respect and gets it. Buy this album immediately and in a year’s time you’ll be talking about in the same way Radiohead’s “The Bends” is being talked about now. It’s that good.
LB (1997)

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