The Situation - the situation

1. Say Uncle
2. What Would DeNero Do?
3. In The Zone
4. You Are The One
5. Thin Skinned
6. One In A Million
7. Our Situation
8. Zydecco Road
9. My Mother Likes Black Men
10. Prophet Of Doom
11. Hurricane Jo

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Total Playing Time: 39:04 m:s

Review date: 3 December 1999

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They say variety is the spice of life, well, The Situation certainly provide you with a spectrum of musical styles & lyrical themes. However, blues-based rock is probably the term that covers most the album. With all these different things going on, it is difficult to make up your mind just where The Situation are coming from, or indeed intending to go. As far as I can tell, it's all about having some fun and isn't that what music is all about.

Talking of fun, the white-boy rap of "What Would DeNiro Do?" and the funk of "My Mother Likes Black Men", both hit the mark in the smiles department. Dire Straits would appear to be the influence on "Say Uncle" and "In The Zone" (which adds a little bit of funk). "Thin Skinned" reminds me of Squeeze's "Cool For Cats". When the band are in a more serious mode we get power-pop ("One In A Million" & "Prophet Of Doom") and John Cougar Mellencamp roots-rock ("Our Situation" & the album's top tune, "Zydeco Road"). "Hurricane Jo" finishes the album in a David Lee Roth meets Aerosmith style.

"The Situation" is the album for when you just wanna sit back, relax and improve your mood with a mixture of music and humour.