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Friday, 01 April 2005
The Revillios
Jungle of Eyes
Captain Oi!

I'm more than happy to admit that musically speaking I'm a child of the '80's, but the Revillos is one band from that era that appears to have definitely passed me by.  Whether this is a good thing or not I'm not sure just yet.  Nevertheless, I can tell you that Jungle Of Eyes is a compilation of extended mixes, previously unreleased, B-sides and other odds and ends.
Given that this is my first encounter with the Revillos, I can only go on first impressions.  Going on the song titles alone (eg The Vampire Attacks, Trigger Happy Jack and Cat Call), you could be mistaken for expecting an almost psychobilly-esque sound, rather than the left of centre pop (non-)sensibilities on offer.  It took a good couple of tracks before I could begin to actually enjoy this cd, but once I had adjusted to the fact that I was not dealing with what I thought I would be, Jungle Of Eyes is actually an enjoyable piece of frivolity and '80's madness.  Man Attack is partly reminiscent of the Slits, but with a healthy dose of Banarama and the Go-Gos, with a touch of Toto Coelo (namely their Milk From The Coconut "hit") thrown in for good measure. 
Actually, I guess it wouldn't be too far off the mark to describe the Revillos as Scotland's answer to the B-52s.  ZX7 is a good, albeit instrumental, example of what I mean. 
On the whole, given that I hadn't heard of this band before now, I think I'll be making enquires into their back catalogue, but beware, if you can't get far away enough from the 1980's, especially the early '80's, you may want to steer clear.

-Reviewed by Dominique-


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