MM - 2nd-8th February 2000




SECOND OPINION
YOUR CHANCE TO RE-ASSESS RECENT RELEASES

IAN BROWN
GOLDEN GREATS (Polydor)
RELEASED NOVEMBER 8, 1999


THE MAKER SAID:
"Ian Brown will never make a flawless, critics' album. So what? What counts is that 'Golden Greats' doesn't reek of revenge."
4 Out Of 5

"King Monkey has done it again with his second album. Ian certainly made the right choice when he decided to have a crack at it on his own, instead of going into landscape gardening. Hail King Monkey, cos this chimp loves it!!!!!"
THERESA KIRK, VIA E-MAIL

"King Monkey? No, just another bumbling baboon chewing his own muso arse. 'Golden Greats' is about as funky as celery."
CHRIS LYNHAM, TWICKENHAM

"This album is a funky, bass-driven collection of dance anthems which captured the dance mood of the Nineties perfectly, and show Ian's willingness to try different styles and explore wherever he can."
MATTHEW SMITH, ROMFORD

"OK, he might look like he last washed in 1763, but Ian Brown is still as cool as ever, and 'Golden Greats' is a funky, sexy swing through the jungle. Forget King Monkey. Ian Brown is King Kong."
MAX ASHBY, BURNLEY

"Brilliant album from the best pop star since Johnny Rotten. If dolphins were really monkeys they'd learn the power of speech just so they could buy this album."
ALAN MITCHELL, BOSTON



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