![]() ![]() Meanwhile, 'Fun to Be Had' starts with an understated, almost swinging start before transforming into a total crowd-pleaser, Harris' astonishing ear for brutally effective rhythms welded to McCarthy in full rabble-rousing mode ('You are young/They are old/Control!/Is all they got to Give!'). The way the song literally revs up alone is worth the listen. ![]() 'Getting Closer' captures an atmosphere of impending, imminent doom better than just about anything outside of prime Killing Joke, while the heavy synth distortion makes the track rock, all without using guitars. It doesn't hurt that the album is bookended by two of the band's best-ever singles. ![]() Keeping all the original D.A.F.-derived tension and approach of the group's earliest days but showing a greater facility for everything from variety in arrangements to more complex lyrics, Showtime doesn't waste a note (it's not even 40 minutes long) and aims for full attack on all fronts. Having arguably perfected their original formula on Belief - as well as reaching its limitations - Douglas McCarthy and Bon Harris started to experiment in a variety of different directions on Showtime, resulting in their best album. ![]()
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