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Spacehog is only hovering
with derivative ‘Hogyssey’
■After their 19% hit single
and 1998 critically acclaimed
album, Spacehog’s newest
venture seems lackluster
SpacehogThe Hogyssey’
Artemis
By Dave Depper
Oregon Daily Emerald
Is the third time a charm for a
band of British one-hit wonders?
“The Hogyssey” is the new al
bum by everybody’s favorite T
Rex-inspired popsters, Spacehog.
You probably remember these
guys from their one and only hit,
1996’s irresistible “In the Mean
time.” Melding a huge guitar riff,
catchy falsetto vocals and vintage
synthesizers, it was a well-de
served success, and their worth
while debut album “Resident
Alien” made a respectable dent in
the charts.
Things went somewhat down
hill for the ‘Hog after that. 1998
saw the release of “The Chinese
Album,” which was widely ac
claimed by critics. It was an ad
venturous album, sounding very
little like “Resident Alien,” yet it
still embodied the quintessential
Spacehog experience. Unfortu
nately, nothing on “The Chinese
Album” remotely approached a
hit single, and it sank like a
stone.
Since then, Spacehog have pri
marily been known for their col
lective love life. Last year lead
singer/bassist Royston Langdon
married actress Liv Tyler, and
Roy’s brother Anthony (the gui
tarist) has been linked with Kate
Moss.
With such a checkered past, it’s
obvious that a great deal of Space
hog’s career is resting on this new
album. Which leads us to the big
question: Will “The Hogyssey”
make these guys into a household
name?
Not likely. “The Hogyssey” is a
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competent, and at times very en
joyable album of huge-but-recy
cled riffs and over-the top vocals. It
has very little in common with
“The Chinese Album.” In fact, it
sounds a lot like Spacehog is try
ing hard to recreate the success of
their debut album.
The only problem with this ap
proach is that because of their last
album, we know what Spacehog is
capable of, and a bunch of cheesy
synthesizers and lyrics about
space aren’t going to cut it this
time.
One particularly irritating trait
of this album is that Spacehog’s
humor, once so effortlessly blend
ed with their songs, seems forced
this time around. In the past,
Spacehog managed to make songs
such as “Mungo City” and “Cap
tain Freeman” funny without be
ing too lowbrow, but “The
Hogyssey” seems to be aiming for
cheap laughs. “This Is America”
contains the groan-inducing line
“the Statue of Liberty lost her vir
ginity to me,” and how else can
you explain a song called “At
Least I Got Laid?”
Also, a funked-up cover of
Strauss’ “Also Sprach Zarathus
tra” (better known as the theme
song from “2001”) sounds tempt
ing, but it ends up being a corny
mess.
To Spacehog’s credit, though,
some parts of “The Hogyssey” ac
tually manage to break new
ground for the guys. “A Real Waste
of Food” is an intense ballad, com
plete with a jazzy horn section.
“Dancing On My Own” is a Fred
die Mercury-inspired faux show
tune that manages to sound so
cheesy that you can’t help but like
it. And leadoff single “I Want To
Live” is simply awesome. With its
bone-crushing riff and “woo
woos,” it sounds a whole lot like
“In the Meantime,” but once you
get past this fact, it’s a terrifically
rocking number that embodies the
heady hedonism of the entire
glam-rock movement.
In the end, “The Hogyssey” is an
enjoyable, but decidedly mixed
bag. It’s frustrating to know that
Spacehog are merely treading wa
ter here, when they could be pur
suing some of the more adventur
ous things that they’ve attempted
in the past.
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