Metamatic Forums John Foxx Nation 12 Electrofear...your honest opinions

I was thinking of investing in the Nation 12 / Electrofear CD .. although from what I have read on the forum it's not that good.(?)
Should I get it just because JF is on it, or should I ignore it because it's not a JF album?
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From the standard set by John Foxx albums, this is not too good. The important point is that this is Not a Foxx album and should be judged separately. So its a reasonably good album by Nation 12. The fact that John's featured is a bonus. I would say buy it, but enjoy it for what it is.

And what is it then?

......with dare i say some 'urban style dance tracks'. And if you judge it for what THAT is, then its a very good album of that kind.

...mmmmm..I'm none the wiser but Ok - I'll go for it this weekend.

and it does have some more "traditional" tracks as well. a mixed bag but worth having.

Don't view it as an "album".

View it as a collection of demo tracks and ideas from an unfinished musical project – which is what it is.

It sounds very typical of its time – ealy 90s dance/pop combined with typically Foxxian ideas and lyrics.

It won't blow you away but I think you'll be enlightened.

Ok thanks alex - as a matter of fact I didn't get round to listening to it (still stuck on Bowie / Low etc. per other thread).
Alos tried to give In Mysterious Ways another listen but I still can't......

My copy of In Mysterious Ways is consigned to a corner where it sits gathering dust

One interesting thing with the Nation 12 CD is that it features early versions of tracks that all ended up on later albums:

Your Kisses Burn - New version on From Trash
Cities Of Light 1 - Cities of Light 2 on TPOE
Invisible Women - different version on TPOE
Concrete / Bulletproof / Invisible - different version on Shifting City
Leaving - became Through My Sleeping on Shifting City.

yes, I noticed Your Kisses Burn, but not the others. Will def look into it soon.