Front 242 - Official Version

They're coming down for you

Official Version, with its ironic lyrics, unstoppable beats with chopped up samples and repetitive basses, is easily one of the best albums by Front 242, if not the best one. There's much to like in here - the coldness of Quite Unusual and its great text, the machine-like W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G., the alarms and sounds of Rerun Time, the demented telepreaching in Angst - a really clinical, but also highly kinetic, record. Recommended. July 29, 2005

Official Version ~ Front 242

Official Version being their releases between the years 1986-1987 continues where no comment left of and shows that ebm is not static music by any means. The sounds are quite different and the equipment is nturally much better then on their previous releases. This is a quintensential album when it comes to ebm music and Daniel B and Patrick Codenys have created a sound that many have tried to copy (myself including when I made music back in 1991) and what one does realize is that it is not nearly as easy as it sounds. Tracks such as slaughter, masterhit and television station to mention a few, showcase the best of mid 80's ebm music. May 10, 2005

Loved it from the moment I heard it for the first time

A friend introduced me to Industrial, EBM, Acid, and other sounds way back in 1990 while we were still in high school. What I never could've imagined is that I'd still be listening to them some 15 years later! This is testament to the genius that many of those bands were, but who never got to be appreciated by the mainstream quite the way they deserved. Official Version was to me THE album that defined Front 242's style and sound, with tracks like "Masterhit" and "Quite Unusual". I never get tired of playing this and other 242 albums, but I do go through streches of time when I don't listen to them and then I get to "rediscover" their beats and melodic sounds that really get the body moving. Front 242's Official Version. What a great band and what a great album!! January 4, 2005

"It's A Carnage..."

242's most remarkable album. This one had a profound effect on me in 1987. To this day I still can hear Jean Luc DeMeyer's vocals in my head ("Hey man you better move aside or I'll run you over..."-Television Station/ "The way the morning broke was quite unusual..."-Quite Unusual/ "It's a carnage, it's a carnage...official version..."-Slaughter). This album was a huge cold war statement and at the time really prevailed as well as 1988's VIVIsectVI by Skinny Puppy. Front 242 are THE prolific pioneers of the EBM movement. Bands like Funker Vogt, In Strict Confidence, VNV Nation, Informatik, etc. are obviously heavily influenced by 242. A "Tour De Force" album and by far my favorite! February 3, 2003

The way the morning broke was quite unusual

If you were expecting more fire in Geography may be partially pleased with this album . Although this is not full out war which Ministry's Twitch is .... the result is a band steadily becoming more aggressive and progressive . One to enjoy December 4, 2002

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