Originally Posted by: Andy
Such an odd single in their discography. My opinion on it goes back and forth - I like it but don't love it. Have they ever discussed why they sat on it for a year and a half?
Not as far as I know. Will be really interested to hear the Japan Demo on the new boxset, to see how different it is.
When I first got into the band, there was a handful of songs I really didn't like; State Of The Nation, Face Up & Every Little Counts specifically spring to mind. I think I always felt they were all a little chaotic (ELC specifically because of the vocal performance).
But time is a great healer and, by the time that the really bad songs came out (Liar, Chemical, Slow Jam, Rock The Shack, Jetstream etc.), the above tracks seemed golden in comparison.
To be honest now, even if I don't compare them to worse tracks, I still really like them.
What I think is curious about State Of The Nation is that they pretty much reused the bass-line for Mr. Disco. Wonder why.
PS 'Shame' Of The Nation is a pretty decent remix, IMHO.
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