Sense Review – Q Magazine 1992

Best known for the Pure hit of 1989, Lightning Seeds is effectively bespectacled Liverpudlian producer Ian Broudie, once of Care, makers of the luscious Flaming Sword. Sense follows the moderately familiar format of Broudie’s plaintive voice set against effortlessly memorable tunes. It’s a simple formula and it works well, conjuring up visions of a more homely The Monkees or less self-conscious Pet Shop Boys along the way. Ex-Special Terry Hall co-writes a trio of tunes, notably the irresistible A Small Slice Of Heaven and one-time Icicle Work Ian McNabb co-writes Happy, where Neil Young meets Wet Wet Wet. The result is occasionally almost too melody-laden for its own good but set amongst the grunge of the new guitar groups and dance’s missing tunes, the pure pop of Sense is a distinctly desirable alternative.

Q Magazine – Rating: 4 out of 5