Angels With Dirty Faces

Rating

Album: Angels With Dirty Faces
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Money Greedy	More Info...	5:30
2)	Mellow	More Info...	3:33
3)	Singing The Blues	More Info...	3:27
4)	Broken Homes	More Info...	3:34
5)	6 Minutes	More Info...	4:46
6)	Analyze Me	More Info...	4:00
7)	The Moment I Feared	More Info...	4:03
8)	Talk To Me (Angels With Dirty Faces)	More Info...	4:28
9)	Carriage For Two	More Info...	4:44
10)	Demise	More Info...	3:48
11)	Tear Out My Eyes	More Info...	4:26
12)	Record Companies	More Info...	4:26

Album: Angels With Dirty Faces
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Money Greedy	More Info...	5:30
2)	Mellow	More Info...	3:33
3)	Singing The Blues	More Info...	3:27
4)	Broken Homes	More Info...	3:34
5)	6 Minutes	More Info...	4:46
6)	Analyze Me	More Info...	4:00
7)	The Moment I Feared	More Info...	4:03
8)	Talk To Me (Angels With Dirty Faces)	More Info...	4:28
9)	Carriage For Two	More Info...	4:44
10)	Demise	More Info...	3:48
11)	Tear Out My Eyes	More Info...	4:26
12)	Record Companies	More Info...	4:26

Performer Notes

Personnel includes: Tricky, Martina, PJ Harvey (vocals); Marc Ribot (guitar).
Personnel: Tricky (vocals, keyboards); Martina Topley-Bird, PJ Harvey (vocals); Jack Hersca, Marc Ribot, Scott Ian (guitar); Lorenza Ponce (violin); Jane Scarpantoni (cello); Greg Cohen (double bass); Gene Lake, Calvin Weston, Perry Melius (drums).
Audio Mixers: Jack Hersca; Andy Wallace; Steve Sisco; Susan Rogers; Tricky .
Recording information: Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY; Clinton Recording Studios, New York, NY; Compass Point, Bahamas; Kingsway USA.
It's hard to label this unique artist. This album reflects his roots and influences in hip-hop, Gospel, dub and rock without the extensive use of samples. In line with his development as an artist, Tricky is concentrating on working with musicians instead of loops. "Money Greedy" is a fast-paced, industrial-sounding track with laid-back, eerie vocals. "Broken Homes," features the unmistakable vocal style of PJ Harvey alongside Tricky. The songs on the album vary dramatically in terms of style, tempo and texture. From trip-hop to drum-and-bass, Tricky is truly one of the most talented artists, whose unique vision pushes the envelope of creativity time after time. Others songs worthy of note are "6 Minutes," "Mellow," with it's moody, dark arrangement and "Singing the Blues," with Martina on vocals.

Professional Reviews

Spin (7/98, pp.119-121) - 8 (out of 10) - "...Rather than the lush digital soundscapes of MAXINQUAYE or the shimmering desolation of PRE-MILLENIUM TENSION, ANGELS resounds with cellos, tremolo guitars and bass clarinets, as well as the usual electo-wheezes and shuddering bass loops...."

Entertainment Weekly (6/5/98, p.81) - "...ANGELS retains the same woozy, hypnotic trance of his earlier work....But the record also feels more adventurous, rhythmically and musically, than its predecessors....It's his mix of the quiet and the disquieting, a balance he's again preserved on this alluring sonic blur." - Rating: A

Vibe (6-7/98, p.166) - "...a flat-out blues album that, with a sound as modern as the most advanced hip hop, succeeds in consolidating his position as a music maverick..."

The Source (7/98, p.168) - "...[Tricky] adds another chapter to his strange, post-modern blues trip with the spellbinding ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES....The music twists into horrific rhythmic and musical patterns unlike anything your ears have experienced..."