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Originally Posted by cacophony
it's a flawed album with some moments of pure musical innovation, but it struggles to keep its momentum and at times feels like it's trying too hard.
what i like about "but not tonight" is that it doesn't try. it's a total fluff throwaway, and regardless of what happened in the aftermath with the record label promoting it and trying to use it to break into teen pop, they wrote and produced it and something at the time told them it was worth putting out for the world to hear. there's a sentiment in the song that at the time of writing simply needed to be shared and the simplicity and joy of it are such a relief after listening through the grimace and glower of the rest of the album.
personally i've always gravitated towards the b-sides because there's usually a lighter hand and a departure from the rest of the album that's refreshing. "sea of sin," "happiest girl," "death's door," "surrender," "ice machine," "route 66," and "pleasure little treasure" are some of my favorites because they're such a break from the context of the album during which they were released.
hell, i'm listening to "(set me free) remotivate me" right now and it's a total throwaway candy pop track that i really like.
i guess i like bands for their sound, and appreciate them more when they don't sound like themselves. which usually means b-sides.
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guess you need a b-sides compilation then! some of the bsides are great and others are pretty bad. Fly On The Windscreen was a b-side tho so some can be really great. Kaleid and Fools are two of my favourite DM tracks, but this tune, But Not Tonight really doesnt fit because of the mood of the album its been added to. I think this album is a bit darker than the previous, and indeed the following. BNT would have fitted better on either of them.