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Electronic
Best of: Get the Message review
:. Genre: Electronic
:. Year: 2006
:. Country: UK
:. Label: Rhino
:. Official Site: Electronic
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The artistic success of a band is often the result of the magic combination of its members who can only achieve greatness when they're together. Take these musicians apart and the formula will disintegrate, leading almost every time to failure, would it be in solo projects or in other bands. In an attempt from musicians and music executives alike to reverse this trend, the concept of super groups has emerged, gathering musicians from successful bands together in the hope to hit the jackpot. Beside a few exceptions — Velvet Revolver comes to mind — the new entity usually turns into an underachievement, which can't be better embodied by Electronic, which was born from the association of Bernard Sumner (New Order, Joy Division), Johnny Marr (The Smiths) and the occasional vocals from the Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant.
Except for a handful of singles compiled here — most notably "Get the Message" and "Getting Away with it" — Electronic never managed to live up its expectations, falling short of capturing the essence that made the success of these previous incarnations.
Lacking melodies and emotion, Electronic's songs are overproduced and forgettable, which can not only be seen in this lengthy compilation but also in their discography, as there are only a couple of songs to salvage from each of their albums.
Still, if you're a New Order fan or like old school synth-pop — Electronic sounding nothing like the Smiths as the guitars are subdued — Get the Message is the best way to collect their few good singles, which could have been summed on a EP rather than on 15-track CD stuffed with fillers.
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