Customer Reviews
A worthy successor to the debut - By: , 26 Oct 2003 
There is a saying among the more die-hard of lambfans, one perpetuated by Andy Barlow & Lou Rhodes (the central two members of the band, & at the time "Fear of Fours" was released, its only members), that each album relates to a part of the body. Their debut, "lamb", was 'stomach'. Their third, "What Sound", was 'Heart'. Their Fourth (releasedin the EUin early Nov 2003, Oct 20in Australia) "Between Darkness & Wonder", had already been dubbed 'spirit' by those select online fans (including myself) who were lucky enough to have heard it before its official EU release date.
Fear Of Fours, their second album, is very definitein deserving the moniker 'head'. Some say this is the least spiritual of the three albums (primarily people who fellin love with LAMB as a result of their third album, "What Sound"), however for me it is LAMB at their most critically creative, with most of their efforts poured into the music & less towards their tpically prominent spiritual elements. "B-Line" bursts onto the brain with sudden, alien ferocity during the chorus, while receding into relative placidity for the verses. The deliciously romantic, floating "in your hands" & "softly" have an effect upon my internal organs akin to hang-gliding, & resisting the urge to sway, dance or even tap a footin time to them is a little like resisting a tornado hell-bent on sending you stratospheric.
An album that should definitely not be ignored by any fan of progressive music, & an essential for anyone who has ever enjoyed LAMB.
Been a few years & still nobody has made better.......... - By: Mr. Tyrone Power, 02 Sep 2003 Ive got all three Lambs albums , Their Debute album was my best but over a period of time "Fear of fours" has now become my favorite...I make music myself so i can appreciate just how brilliant Lamb are their percussion is just mindblowing can't think of another artist outhere who produces better Beatz.Lou's vocals are just so different & a pleasure to listen to.The production & arrangement of all the tracks are superb!! "Softly" & "Five" being my favorites..Somebody above mentioned massive attack but they couldn't sit on the same table as Lou & andy (Lamb)..A MUST PURCHASE.
Amazing album, by far better than 1st... - By: , 17 May 2002 This album is worth buying purely for 'Ear Parcel' a track that's got to be one of the best I've heardin a long long time with groovy double bass, jazzy muted trumpets & a fantastic drum & bass sound. Since I bought it last week, I've had to listen to this track several times a day. Of course, 'Ear Parcel' isn't the only great track on the album, the rest of the tracks are also brilliant, by far better than their eponymous debut album. It's music to help you through the day. Buy it today!!
Truly wonderful - By: , 01 Dec 2001 I recently bought Lamb's most recent album (What Sound) on a whim, & immediately got their other two albums. Of the three, Fear of Fours is by far the best. Accessible, experimental, genre spanning, electronic drum & bass jazz: pop music from a parallel universe.
6 out of 5 for the best album I've heardin the last 2 years.
Good, but dissapointing - By: , 13 Oct 2001 
Generally a good album; Lamb have shown themselves capable of producing "D&B with a heart", but this album just doesn't stand out. The raw emothional charge of their Debut album (with tracks like "god bless" & "Gorecki")(or their more recent album, "what sound?") just isn't here.
There's nothing to bridge the gap between "Gorecki" & "Gabriel"...
Having said that, if you want something thats reasonably bassy, but easy on the ears, with some intelligent lyrics, then it's OK.
