Review of Roses
From: HeadCleaner of 03/03/1997

"Roses" by dEUS

Art-rockers dEUS consistently produce these excellent way off-centre tracks, then proceed to be critically overshadowed by the likes of Pavement, which is a bit of a pity.

"Roses", taken from the "In A Bar Under The Sea" LP, is a creeping and malevolent song. "Thank you for the roses", spit the vocals, over a pulsing and brooding bassline punctuated by weird discordant guitar noises and bursts of second-long distortion, constantly building until it has filled your head completely. A paranoid, claustrophobic and wonderful experience.

"I Suffer Rock" sees the band in mellower mood, with a blues-tinged slow-burner that flares up memorably every now and again. "Nine Threads (demo version)" is an acoustic, almost folky ballad and the single closes with "Difficult Day", a weird jolly pop song with hyperspeed vocals.

Those crazy foreigners...

Rating:

10/10