Before getting into this review more in-depth, let me summarize Lust Lust Lust by saying it perfectly blends the noise-rock elements of Chain Gang of Love and Whip It On with the more poppy, 60's-esque feel to Pretty in Black. This is their best album thus far.

My personal favorites on this album include the bass-driven opening track Ally, Walk with Me which contains noise-a-plenty for all you Reid Brothers fans, the very catchy Dead Sound, You Want the Candy (a pop song), and Blitzed with its haunting "let me hold you one more time." Almost every song on the album is excellent, with the exception of Expelled from Love which I think Sun and Sharin intended to set the stage for the upbeat You Want the Candy.

For all you fans that complained about PIB, I think this band listened. They recognized what had gained them a cult following and they returned to it, but with a tinge of Motown/Bee-bop/60's whatever you want to call it. It's unique and currently on my ipod favorites. Keep 'em coming!

While Pretty in Black showed the maturity of the band's style through a diverse clash of the nostalgic and contemporary - culminating to its marrying track "Ode to LA," the sound of The Raveonette's appropriately-titled new album Lust Lust Lust becomes a seductive yet ultimately repetitive exercise.

The band contrasts the poppy and upbeat Pretty in Black with themes of sensation and desire, dreams and death, and distortion from start to finish. The album is clearly rooted in night, yet never feels "dark", capturing a haunting surf/western guitar chord that reaches its essence early in songs like "Aly, Walk with me" and "Lust."

Disappointing is how the album fails to progress with this nightly variation of the band's sound, taken into far less depth and nuance than the band's previous daytime endeavor, which upon comparison is far superior in how it tackles the landscape of the period it's trying to renovate.

This Danish band - the duo of Sune Rose Wagner (on guitar, instruments and vocals) and Sharin Foo (on bass and vocals) - were much hyped on their arrival in 2002 when they released an album built entirely around the key of B- flat minor.
Freed from their major label deal with Sony and now released on UK indie label Fierce Panda, The Raveonettes, bring the distinctly different sounds of their previous two albums together on this their third CD which makes a strong case for lower recording budgets.
"Lust Lust Lust" combines their electro-fuzz sound, close harmony and a more mature set of songs.
Despite the album being (self) recorded without live drums or bass, the feel is not minimal.
Sharin Foo, the lead singer, has been called one of the hottest women in rock and she sustains the interest in what is effectively a set of demos pretty well.
Making music as dark, fuzzed-up and shimmering as the Velvet Underground, Jesus and Mary Chain, Lush and Suicide, this shoddy set of demos is nonetheless their most exciting collection, with tunes such as "Blush" and "You Want the Candy".
There are a few more notes explored here but The Raveonettes' song structure is still a simple one (layers of guitar noise plus pounding drums and sweet vocals).
It works a treat on the nice "Hallucinations" and the rather predictable "Blush", which are both wonderful 60s pop songs cut through with chiming, discordant, ear-piercing feedback, while "The Beat Dies" is pure Twin Peaks camp.
Though things pall a bit towards the end, there's enough bad-dream melodrama to keep it going until then.
The line "I fell in love in heaven to be with you in hell" typifies the album's doomed-lovers theme in the droning, hypnotic song "Lust", and the eastern-influenced "Aly Walk with Me" is as queasy as it's pretty.
With its themes of death, sex and desire, this is the perfect alt-rock soundtrack for fatalist bikers.
Standout Tracks : "Aly Walk With Me" and "You Want The Candy".

I first fell in love with The Raveonettes when I first heard samples of THE CHAIN GANG OF LOVE at a local record store. I loved the mix of distorted guitar riffs ala Jesus and Mary Chain and retro '50s/'60s pop music. When PRETTY IN BLACK came out a few years ago, I was a bit surprised to hear just how polished the album was. I liked PRETTY IN BLACK but it wasn't a Raveonettes classic. When I heard that LUST LUST LUST was a return to their roots, I was excited.

It pleases me to say that the band has returned to their original sound however I found the material to be half-baked at best. The melodies aren't nearly as strong as what I heard on their last two albums. As imperfect as PRETTY IN BLACk was, the album definitely had plenty of catchy pop hooks. The songs on LUST LUST LUST weren't anything memorable. The one song that did stand out with me is the bonus track "My Heartbeat's Dying". LUST LUST LUST isn't by all means a bad album. I have heard worse albums this year. I just wasn't all that impressed with it. I hope the band puts more effort into the melodies and enthusiasm for their next album 'cause it sure as heck was lacking in those two areas.

New fan. Just heard cuts from Lust, Lust, Lust on NYC station WFUV "World Cafe" - WONDRERFUL! HAD TO HAVE IT. Very nice!

Once again, I have to thank David Letterman for introducing artists that I assumed were long gone or singers I had not heard of and have taken a liking to.
Now I reside in Denmark, interested in music and never heard of The Raveonettes.
Immediately, I heard the Raveonettes I believed this is impossible for music that just jumps out at the listener, and it captured me straight away. Denmark has one or two singers that come close to being international. I immediately ordered this album and have no regrets. I just wish this was a SACD on account of the mixing, just perfect. They are completely different from today's trends and even though I am no spring chicken, this album is well worth the cash. If you have a decent audio system this album is even better.

When I heard about The Raveonettes new album coming, I was very excited! I absolutely loved "Pretty in Black", but when I heard this album, I must say I was a little disappointed. I love all the melodies in the songs on `Lust Lust Lust, but they are all covered by guitars making so much white noise that at times the ringing can hurt your ears. I like distortion as much as the next guy, but this goes way beyond distortion. To be honest, it's just unnecessary noise that I believe kill the well written songs and melodies that lie beneath.

I think that this album had potential to be every bit as good as "Pretty in Black", but for some reason, The Raveonettes thought it needed to be noisier than their last outing. Distortion never hurts anything, but this is not distortion, its noise. Sorry guys, I will be looking forward to the next album in hopes that the great songs will not again be covered by unnecessary white noise and ringing.

With the raveonettes the problem was allways that they were and are kind of a novelty band and that the records all sound the same. That is not to say that some of their singles have not been great but simply they are not moving on from their central sound enough.

Is there such a thing as "reviewer's remorse"? The fact is that I currently like all of the Raveonettes' four albums alot better than some of the albums from other bands that I awarded more stars to (Although I gave "Whip It On" four and half stars, I under-rated "Chain Gang of Love" and "Pretty in Black," with three and half stars). I just can't get enough of the Raveonettes and was lucky to catch them recently in a small, standing-only venue in NYC (The Bowery Ballroom -- more on this below). I mean here's a band that models itself on early Jesus and Mary Chain, but is also influenced by The Velvet Underground, Buddy Holly, surf music, and soundtracks of western films. Looking back over my past album reviews, quite frankly I would give quite a number of them a lower rating, because I now find some of them a little boring, especially when compared to albums that excite me like all of those from the Raveonettes.

Anyway, "Lust, Lust, Lust" is the Raveonettes' terrific new album, which I would have awarded 5 stars but for the fact that I'm not crazy about a few of the slower paced songs. The strongest track is probably the mysterious opener "Aly Walk With Me" (which they recently performed on the David Letterman Show). I think this song by itself gives the band a whole other dimension of sound -- hypnotic and serious. (It's interesting how the bass line still sounds like vintage Jesus and Mary Chain -- but this time from "Sugar Ray" which comes well after "Psychocandy"). The next three songs, "Hallucinations," "Lust," and "Dead Sound," return us to more familiar ground and are good examples of the band's range. How can one not love the infectious "Blush," "You Want the Candy," and "Blitzed?" You listen to these songs and swear you've heard them before, but the Raveonettes, though heavily influenced by others, have created their own unique sound, and have become one of the most exciting bands around.

CONCERT AT THE BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC (3/27/08). The performance sold out quickly after it was announced, and I can imagine that the Raveonettes wished they had played in a bigger venue, especially after their Letterman appearance. The stage was very sparse -- other than the duet comprising the band (Sune Rose Wagner and the gorgeous Sharin Foo on opposite ends of the stage, both playing guitars and singing almost every song together) was a rather androgenous and expressionless drummer on a stripped down drum kit.

With very little chatter between songs, the band ran through some of their best material: "Hallucinations," "Lust," "Dead Sound," "Blush," "You Want the Candy," "Blitzed" from "Lust, Lust, Lust"; "Love in a Trashcan" from "Pretty in Black"; "The Great Love Sound," "Let's Rave On," "Heartbreak Stroll" from "Chain Gang of Love"; "Attack of the Ghost Riders," "My Tornado," and "Bowels of the Beast," from "Whip it On." They closed with "Aly Walk With Me," and returned with "Twilight" for an encore.

The audience was enthusiastic and the band stayed faithful to the studio recordings. Wagner's guitar playing impressed the hell out of me. One criticism was that even though the sound of a bass guitar was prominent in basically every song, there was no bass to be found, which means that the bass is on tape. I'm not sure why the band would choose to do this, but I hope on their next tour they add a bassist.

One observation: While there's some interaction between Wagner and Foo with the audience, and their voices and guitars sound great together, the two of them basically stand in their space and don't go near each other. They barely address or even so much as glance at each other. When the show ended, there was no comraderie shown (most bandmates will at least get together at the end and leave the stage together) so I'm wondering if these two get along.

I wish they would have done "Do You Believe Her," "Chains," and "Beat City" from "Whip It On." I was also kind of surprised that, given the venue, they didn't do "New York was Great" from "Chain Gang of Love." Nevertheless, it was a great show, and I can't wait to both see them again and get their next album.

What a great album. They blend some of my favorite styles: rock (read: The Velvet Underground), surf rock (The Cramps), and shoegazer (My Bloody Valentine). Love it.

I really liked "Chain Gang Of Love," but the next two releases from the Raveonettes, while having their good moments, weren't enough to keep me very interested in them.

So after fearing we had another Euro version of Franz Ferdinand on our hands, LLL restores my faith in the duo.

They've created a very catchy, moody but mood netural, atmospheric bunch of songs, resembling the kind of evolution many probably had hoped for from them.

LLL is consistent and every song is memorable, well written and produced, reflecting a variety of influences...from the Beach Boys, Rock a billy, 60's psychedlic pop to the Jesus And Mary Chain. The first 5 tracks could all be singles.

A very nice surprise from the Raveonettes' return to the Indie labels, excellent. Lots of nice guitar progessions with a softer drum and bass sound, and their typical mix of 60's psychedlia, early 80's new wave beat, and distorted guitar.

The 5 star rating is relative to the Raveonettes. It's their best in my opinion, it deserves the high 5.

SIMPLY GREAT.

USUAL UNIQUE RAVEONETTES' SOUND

I RECENTLY MANAGED TO ATTEND THEIR CONCERT IN ITALY....

A MUST!!!!!

...get this CD. Without a doubt the Raveonettes are the best guitar-rock band today. Here is the latest in a clear progression from there earlier sludgier recordings. Still, though, they've avoided the common mistake of over-slick over-producing that a lot of rising bands tend to make.
A nice surprise is the opening track, 'Aly Walk With Me': a fantastic hypno-shoe-gazing-ish song which adds a new dimension to their style and comes off brilliantly.
There is no single definitive CD by this band; this is yet another 'must have' (as are all of their discs). ~!an
The Chain Gang of Love
Whip It On

After having the contents of their entire tour van stolen, Sharin Foo and Sun Rose Wagner have decided to abandon the amps-turned-off feel of "Pretty in Black," and instead have returned with new gear to fix what was wrong with "Chain Gang of Love," as well as deliver a longer playing equivalent to "Whip it On," all in one fail swoop. This album plays like everything that was ever good about this group, washing over the listener in waves of blistery feedback and static. The male & female vocals are now perfectly steam pressed together into a creepy androgynous blend, and the tender moments of "Pretty in Black" are now once again awash in the harsh noise of "Whip it On." This is by far their best work to date, and also their most defining. Although die-hard fans always knew what they were all about, this makes it crystal clear, and justifies them as a force to be reckoned with against comparisons to Jesus and Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth & My Bloody Valentine. By the end of the first song "Ally Walk With Me" you should know what you got yourself into: New York numb, 50's noir, and desert twang tornados, staring you down and approaching like a zombie army.

but it sure is catchy. I think this is their best album so far and have been listening to it constantly. Abrasive yet catchy guitar sound. Actually at some points it's kinda noisily brutal but not like Merzbow or anything.

If you need reference points, the most obvious influence is THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN. However, there are definitely some 60s influences as well, girl groups and the Beach Boys. Even a little Ramones-esque punk sound too.

Fans of this style also need to check out THE VANDELLES, SHE SIR, and the FLEETING JOYS. Now.

I like the direction they're going with post alternative rock. The first few minutes I listened to them, the indie kind of beat and minor note choices was very pronounced. It's a good album.

The Raveonettes made me very, VERY nervous in their last album. It was poppier and smoother than their past noisy, fuzzy rock'n'roll. I was afraid they were losing their edge.

Well, fortunately they haven't. Now attached to Fierce Panda, the Danish band turns "Lust Lust Lust" into a sensual, stormy blend of pop and fierce, eerie fuzz-rock -- basically all their sounds thus far. And with a title like that, you know it'll be sexy and dark in its tones.

A flicker of ringing keyboard, bells, and a slow steady beat and slow retro riff. "Aly, walk with me in the summer/Aly walk with me/Aly walk with me in Portland," Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner sing together. Their meandering song of dreams, walking, cities and summertime are interrupted by spurts of ringing, fuzzy guitar, as if the instruments are determined to have the spotlight.

They strike a softer chord with the eerie, tinny-ringing "Hallucinations," before launching into a series of similar songs -- there's lots of raw, stormy rockers tinged with sparkles and quiet moments, and sensual retro ballads that sound like they were lifted from an urban neo-noir movie.

There's even a few pop songs, like the Velvet Undergroundian "You Want The Candy" -- as with the VU songs, methinks that title needs no translation. And like the VU, it's wrapped in layers of bouncy, fuzzy guitars.

"Lust Lust Lust" has much the same sound as "Chain Gang Of Love," the Raveonettes' second album. But this time around, they have more experience and polish -- and thankfully, less poppiness than the sprightly, radio-friendly "Pretty in Black." Thank God, Columbia is off their backs, their creativity is unchained and their older sound is back.

Their musical maturity can be heard in almost every song. Yeah, every one is shrouded in tinny, programmed drums and bass, with rough, blistering guitar tangled in fuzzy feedback. And they include occasional flickers of twinkly keyboard. But rather than sounding alike, little sonic flourishes and twists give them individual qualities -- some ("Expelled From Love") are haunting, some are raw, and some are poignant.

The weird factor isn't downplayed by Foo and Wagner's shared vocals. They pretty much always sing in unison, giving their vocals an odd androgynous sound. And their lyrics are pretty hard to make out, but there's a sly, randy quality to all the songs ("The dark comes bittersweet/Black loving pops/Come on, give me a dirty treat").

"Lust Lust Lust" is the album I've been waiting for the Raveonettes to make -- dark, fuzzy, dirty and managing to be both rough and polished. They finally got to make what suits them best.