Signs of a Struggle is the debut album by English recording duo Mattafix, released on 31 October 2005 throughout Europe. The duo stated that the album is a reflection of the experiences and hardships they have gone through.
AllMusic writer Alexey Eremenko gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five, praising the originality and variety of styles by saying: "The debut album by Mattafix is a pleasantly tantalizing experience of guessing the sound and never being quite there -- because Mattafix has taken the old elements and made them into something new, or at least untried before."[1]
However, Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian gave the album two stars out of five, criticising the lyrical themes which blamed different people, saying: "The bellyflop performed by Ms Dynamite's second album suggests that the British public have scant tolerance for the sound of fingers being wagged in their faces. This is bad news for London-based duo Mattafix, whose debut consists of little else."[2]
^ abcEremenko, Alexey (2005). "Signs of a Struggle - Mattafix". AllMusic. Review. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ abLynskey, Dorian (25 October 2005). "CD: Mattafix, Signs of a Struggle". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 179.
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signs, struggle, debut, album, english, recording, mattafix, released, october, 2005, throughout, europe, stated, that, album, reflection, experiences, hardships, they, have, gone, through, studio, album, mattafixreleased31, october, 2005genrepop, reggae, leng. Signs of a Struggle is the debut album by English recording duo Mattafix released on 31 October 2005 throughout Europe The duo stated that the album is a reflection of the experiences and hardships they have gone through Signs of a StruggleStudio album by MattafixReleased31 October 2005GenrePop hip hop reggae 1 Length61 13LabelVirgin EMI International Angel Music Beegood Limited Buddhist PunkProducerMattafixMattafix chronologySigns of a Struggle 2005 Rhythm amp Hymns 2007 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 The Guardian 2 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listings 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 ReferencesReception EditAllMusic writer Alexey Eremenko gave the album four and a half stars out of five praising the originality and variety of styles by saying The debut album by Mattafix is a pleasantly tantalizing experience of guessing the sound and never being quite there because Mattafix has taken the old elements and made them into something new or at least untried before 1 However Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian gave the album two stars out of five criticising the lyrical themes which blamed different people saying The bellyflop performed by Ms Dynamite s second album suggests that the British public have scant tolerance for the sound of fingers being wagged in their faces This is bad news for London based duo Mattafix whose debut consists of little else 2 Track listings Edit Gangster Blues Marlon Roudette 4 19 Big City Life Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 4 00 Passer By Marlon Roudette Ross Godfrey Chris Harrison 3 33 To amp Fro Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 4 04 Everyone Around You Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 4 58 Clear and Present Danger Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 4 20 Older Marlon Roudette 2 49 I to You Marlon Roudette Phil Thornalley 4 21 Impartial Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 3 55 The Means Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 4 09 11 30 Dirtiest Trick in Town Marlon Roudette Oshik Levy Neil Pearson 3 28 The Forgotten Marlon Roudette Ross Godfrey Chris Harrison 3 52 555 Marlon Roudette Preetesh Hirji 6 33 Cool Down the Pace Gregory Isaacs Sylvester Weise 7 02Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Signs of a Struggle Chart 2005 2006 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 3 56Austrian Albums O3 Austria 4 10Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 5 60French Albums SNEP 6 75German Albums Offizielle Top 100 7 35Italian Albums FIMI 8 12Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 9 15UK Albums OCC 159 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Signs of a Struggle Chart 2006 PositionSwiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 10 87References Edit a b c Eremenko Alexey 2005 Signs of a Struggle Mattafix AllMusic Review Retrieved 4 September 2011 a b Lynskey Dorian 25 October 2005 CD Mattafix Signs of a Struggle The Guardian Retrieved 4 September 2011 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 179 Austriancharts at Mattafix Signs of a Struggle in German Hung Medien Retrieved 26 May 2021 Ultratop be Mattafix Signs of a Struggle in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 26 May 2021 Lescharts com Mattafix Signs of a Struggle Hung Medien Retrieved 26 May 2021 Offiziellecharts de Mattafix Signs of a Struggle in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 26 May 2021 Italiancharts com Mattafix Signs of a Struggle Hung Medien Retrieved 26 May 2021 Swisscharts com Mattafix Signs of a Struggle Hung Medien Retrieved 26 May 2021 Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006 hitparade ch Retrieved 26 May 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Signs of a Struggle amp oldid 1116701884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
