It is a gentle, mainly acoustic album that gives very few signs to the musical directions Pulp would later pursue.
Lacking any hint of synthesizers or dance music, the album occasionally touches on the majestic, theatrical ballads of Scott Walker, as well as the stark, folky song poems of Leonard Cohen.
However, at this stage, Jarvis Cocker is hardly the lyrical equivalent of either songwriter, and his singing is endearingly awkward -- occasionally he misses notes, and he misses the tune every once in a while.
Nevertheless, there are tunes throughout the album, whether it's the light opening single "My Lighthouse" or the silly, music hall stomp of "Love Love." It isn't a great album, but it has an effortless, amateurish charm that makes up for the unformed songs and the band's rudimentary musical skills.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My LighthouseJarvis Cocker, Simon Hinkler | Pulp | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Wishful ThinkingJarvis Cocker | Pulp | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Joking AsideJarvis Cocker | Pulp | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Blue GirlsJarvis Cocker | Pulp | Play | 05:56 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Love LoveJarvis Cocker | Pulp | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | In Many WaysJarvis Cocker | Pulp | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Looking for LifeJarvis Cocker | Pulp | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 mins | 67 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Boom | Performer |
| 2 | Jarvis Cocker | Composer, Performer |
| 3 | Saskia Cocker | Guest Artist |
| 4 | Wayne Furniss | Performer |
| 5 | David Hinkler | Performer |
| 6 | Simon Hinkler | Composer, Performer |
| 7 | Joanne | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Pulp | Primary Artist |
| 9 | John Short | Guest Artist |
| 10 | Jill Taylor | Guest Artist |
| 11 | Barry Thompson | Guest Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |