The Shamen
Boss Drum
Label:  Sony 
Date:  9/15/1992
Length:  0:00
Format:  CD
Genre:  Rock; Dance
  Category:  rock
    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Boss Drum    
      2.  
      		 L.S.I. (Love Sex Intelligence)    
      3.  
      		 Space Time    
      4.  
      		 Librae Solidi Denari    
      5.  
      		 Ebeneezer Goode [Beatmaster Mix]    
      6.  
      		 Comin' On    
      7.  
      		 Phorever People    
      8.  
      		 Fatman    
      9.  
      		 Scientas    
      10.  
      		 Re: Evolution    
      11.  
      		 Boss Dub    
      12.  
      		 Phorever Dub    
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      Boss Drum, the follow-up album to En-Tact, is more of the same, only less inspired. What made En-Tact great--the ethereal undercurrents behind a hypnotizing groove and poetic raps--was removed from Boss Drum. What is left is good dance music that is a few remixes short of being incredible dance music. The singles "LSI (Love, Sex, Intelligence)," "Ebeneezer Goode," and "Phorever People" all rely more heavily on their rap components and revved-up beats than any other song on Boss Drum, but the album just doesn't have the transcending magical groove of En-Tact to support the harder edge of these songs. Overall, it is a fine techno-rave effort, but to fans of the Shamen's mighty debut rave album, it could be a minor letdown. --Beth Bessmer