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noted the album abandoned the two-guitars approach in favour of cheap synthesisers and broadened the band's rock base to encompass disco and eletro-funk. Singer/guitarist Andrew Cox said: "Our two records prior to this were very guitar-pop records and we weren't keen on making the same album again.
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The album marked the departure of founding bassist Andrew Dyer, who was replaced by longtime sound engineer Teddy
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Being fairly limited guitarists there was only so far in this direction we could progress. So the keyboard thing is just an interesting way for us to explore a few more sounds."
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467:"Valerie 3933" — 2:53
443:"Medium Pacer" — 2:23
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156:Professional ratings
855:Nervous Flashlights
831:Thousand Yard Stare
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550:, 28 September 2000
520:Australian Albums (
426:Thousand Yard Stare
357:Thousand Yard Stare
175:The Daily Telegraph
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815:Future Spa
751:The Fauves
631:Herald Sun
561:Herald Sun
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104:The Fauves
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51:Released
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