This album may not be as hardbeat as Slam`s earlier releases but bands have to move with the times. I read the comment about `Felix da Housecat` and purchased `Kittenz and thee glitz` assuming it would be a much better album than `Year Zero` which i already liked.
My dissapointment was huge, why it was voted Muzik magazines album of the year is beyond me. Slam`s music may be softer but it pushes all the right buttons for me.

I totally agree with the first comment - this is awful. To me Slam represented a mixture of hard beats, an innovative driving melody and the right dose of vocals. This release obviously wanted to fly on the wings of "Lifetimes", but clearly overdid it. "Lifetimes" was an exception and thus it was well received, but the new release with practicly all the tracks faturing vocals and standard lyrics just came out sounding rater commercial. Biggest disappointment since Swazak's Dirty Dancing. 4/10.

I am sad to say that this is Slam's worst release to date. In my opinion they are trying to rip off the Felix Da Housecat album "Kitten Thee Glitz". It is quite obvious that not a lot of thought has been put into this album when you hear tracks such as "Bright Lights Fading" and "This World". They have tried to move away from the sound of their last album with poor resluts. When they played the album at the Arches in Glasgow it sounded even worse! I can't believe that the pioneers of Scottish Techno made this album and a serious change is required with their next release before my faith in Slam is restored. Huge disappointment. Bring back the days of "Positive Education".