Adding a dose of rootsy American influences to memorable British pop melodies, the genre-blending Gomez seemed determined to provide the indie scene with something more wide-ranging and dynamic when they arrived in the late 90s.

Gray described the song as being a dig at a lot of "landfill RnB in the late-90s, but we were also saying that we were dicks appropriating black culture".Acoustic guitars lead the majority of the songs, which are accompanied by horns, strings, and keyboards. Liquid Skin received generally favourable reviews from critics, many of whom found it to be a retread of Bring It On with improved production. Many of the tracks here were written during the recording of the debut, in fact, the lead single shares it's name with that first album but appears here instead. She added that the "back-to-the-country-sounding songs" had a "trippy vibe," and were "just as good as ever". Vote up content that is on-topic, within the rules/guidelines, and will likely stay relevant long-term.

Having a lot of good songs with novel arrangements, and being uniquely a sort of jam band with no soloists, made them wonderful to listen to. It ends with a raga rock coda; the song was written around the same time as "Tijuana Lady" (from Bring It On), though was abandoned and left off their debut. At over 10 minutes long, it's a reminder (if any were needed) that Gomez were way ahead of many other British bands at the time.I'm not worried about your state of mind, 'cause you're not the revolutionary kind," croons Ben Ottewell, Gomez's gravel-voiced singer on "Revolutionary Kind", but indeed, it's precisely this attitude that mobilises Gomez's harshest critics.

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I listen and think, ‘That’s a good song,’ with no recollection of ever doing it, not even halfway through the song. They weren't typical rock songs with regular arrangements and catchy choruses, nor were they so wildly experimental, indulgent and complex that they became impenetrable to the average listener. Eventually, two of their members set up homes in America, and in recent years there have been a number of solo records from members of the group.