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Chumbawamba Album: “Showbusiness!”
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Release Date:1995-01-01
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Pop, 1990s Pop, Big Hits Of The '90s
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:0724384090555
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| 1 |
Never Do |
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| 2 |
Never Gave Up |
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| 3 |
Anarchist |
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| 4 |
Heaven-Hell |
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| 5 |
Grateful |
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| 6 |
Homophobia Video |
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| 7 |
Morality |
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| 8 |
Dog |
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| 9 |
Stitch |
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| 10 |
Mouthful |
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| 11 |
Nazi |
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| 12 |
Timebomb Video |
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| 13 |
Slag Aid |
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Review - :
Reservations about this album do not concern {$Chumbawamba}'s status as an excellent live prospect, especially in their formative days. But to truly appreciate the group's carnival of anti-authoritarian bonhomie, you require the visual aids. In their early shows this was achieved via a series of sketches, including the ritual burning of tabloid newspapers. Later, {$Danbert Nobacon}'s propensity for cross-dressing and {$Alice Nutter}'s devil-may-care dancing provided panoramic stimulus for the eye. {^Showbusiness}, taken from a show at Leeds' {~Duchess of York Club} in 1994, remains a well-packaged collection of live songs with decent sound - the sleevenotes provide an exhaustive (and funny) history of the group, and the performance itself features {$Harry}'s father {$Jimmy Echo} providing karaoke backing vocals. But there are better starting points for those wishing to explore the band beyond {&"Tubthumping."} The album was issued in America as the {^For A Free Humanity: For Anarchy} double CD -- a coupling of {^Showbusiness} alongside {$Noam Chomsky}'s {^Capital Rules}. ~ Alex Ogg, All Music Guide
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