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| Sales Rank: | 14817 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $6.28 |
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| Release Date: | 2007-06-19 |
| Label: | Vice Records |
| UPC: | 075678998430 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Vice Records |
| ASIN: | B000PSJCO2 |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Fancy Footwork by Vice Records
- Intro
- Tenderoni
- Fancy Footwork
- Bonafied Lovin (Tough Guys)
- My Girl Is Calling Me (A Liar)
- Outta Sight
- Opening Up (Ce Soir on Danse)
- Momma's Boy
- Call Me Up
- Waiting 4 U
- 100%
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Album Description
UK three track CD pressing of this single, the title track from the dynamic duo's sophomore album Fancy Footwork. In today's Electronica, Post-Punk and New Wave-influenced musical climate, there's no other band who does with so much fun and flair! Features two versions of 'Fancy Footwork' (Main Version plus Kissy Sell Out's Six Different Ways Remix) plus the non album 'Rage'. Backyard.
Amazon.com
Few entertainment pleasures can match the free-wheeling escapades of an act that wouldn’t be caught dead taking itself seriously. Such is the aesthetic of audio "researchers" Dave One and Pee Thug, and Fancy Footwork marks the duo's graduation from über-hip pranksters to "Bonafide" party rockers with a decent shot at longevity. Tongues-in-cheek, Chromeo channels the synthesized pop anthems of the 1980s as a matter of course, but the resulting dulcet-toned timbres are nevertheless creatures of the dance club, circa now. Standouts like the title track, "Tenderoni," and "Outta Sight" could keep a masquerade ball at Paisley Park hopping, and the shifty "Opening Up (Ce Soir on Danse)" gives male vulnerability a rare dose of charismatic, hip-swishing swagger. Even when Chromeo openly regresses into grade-school buffoonery ("Momma's Boy," "Call Me Up"), little is lost; Fancy Footwork is tailor-made for the turntable, so occasional low-energy numbers and errant odes to teenage insecurity hardly mar the potential for festivity. In all, this album delivers on the promise suggested by 2004's She's in Control: the art of the nostalgic soirée, it seems, is alive and well in Chromeo's native Montreal. Seriously. --Jason Kirk
Customer Reviews
dance dance dance! - Reviewed on 2008-11-21
i have yet to listen to it twice over, so i'm writing this review from first listen.
it's making me want to dance! as said in the other reviews he sings about dating, love, all that good stuff.
lots of funky grooves, catchy guitar riffs and some short solos i guess, synths! all the good stuff, to me anyway, from the 80's era which i still think was ahead of its time to this day!
if you have an open mind and enjoy music passionately, give this a listen, you might grow to love it.
just have one gripe about one review though which might be a little misleading?
"If you're one of those dark and brooding take-my-music-deathly-serious types you'll hate this. If you're a goofball, the sort of person who likes to have fun and dance around their house with their friends, you'll probably love this."
i'm that type of person but i don't hate this album. does it help i also do art along with playing instruments maybe?
More Songs About Bein' Chromeo! - Reviewed on 2008-08-02
As the title suggests, Fancy Footwork is a de-luxe dance album. ZAPPish synth-bass licks and robo-party beats drive a non-stop flow of songs about...yes...dancing. But Chromeo are men of class who like to mix it up, so there are also songs about partyin', songs about datin', and of course, songs about bein' Chromeo.
Old school Chromeo fans-turned-haters will tell you that Fancy Footwork is too studiofied, and while it's true that it doesn't have the warmth and variety of the first album, the slick production works well with the dance-party theme, and makes Chromeo's campy cool vocal delivery all the cooler. That said, the duo aren't too cool to be silly, as proven by the outrageous album cover art, dating advice delivered through talk-boxes, and the Supertramptastic keyboard intro to "Momma's Boy".
Along with the first Junior Senior album, the second Hyperbubble Album, and the third Freezepop album, Fancy Footwork is another great batch of tunes to take along on road trips, as every song's a winner, and the pace never drags. Put on your shades and let the pimptastic beats bump along...
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Book Subjects
- Canada
- Indie Electronic
- Pop
- Pop/Rock Music
- Rock
- Rock/Pop