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    Salt #26/Mad at the World
    Mad at the World — The Dreamland Cafe cover

    Mad at the World

    The Dreamland Cafe

    Reviewed by Gargantuan

    Apple Music
    Label Alarma RecordsSalt #26Summer 1995
    pop rockpower popalternative rock

    Back in 1990 MATW went from ripping off Depeche Mode to ripping off The Cult & Danzig. After about 3 albums of that they've now found a new band to rip off and that band is Jellyfish. Now don't get me wrong, I've liked MATW for awhile now and I even kinda like this album, it is better produced than the last 2 albums and the songs aren't bad, but they are very very pop oriented so you might like this. It's not bad but don't expect any Cult or Danzig rip offs here! Check out The Dreamland Cafe for yourself and you just might want to stay.

    Other coverage for this album

    Heaven's Metal #53Reviewed by Doug Van PeltRemember Jellyfish, that mainstream band that took bubbly psychedelic pop music to a new extreme? It was kind of a tongue-in-cheek exaggeration of Sergeant Pepper era Beatles. The vocals take a breath by breath cadence that's almost child-like. The guitars are jangly and the drums are very solid. This is Mad At The World's style. While very trippy, repeated listenings reveal the lack of heaviness…

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