Pigeonhole | ||||
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Released | 1990 | |||
Genre | Madchester, dance-rock | |||
Label | Play It Again Sam (Europe)/Elektra (US) | |||
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Singles from Pigeonhole | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Martin C. Strong | [3] |
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It reached #49 on the British albums chart. [6]
Trouser Press wrote that "the lyrics are not nearly as important as percussion, bass and the overall groove of the song; like James Brown, [Andy] Spearpoint is happy to riff on a particular theme to the point of nonsense." [4]
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