pop will eat itself

I think my Amazon.com review kinda summed it up:

Found a nice review of the unreleased "Vive Le Vileevil", including comments by the band (and Mansell):
http://www.kingtuts.co.uk/artist-biog/?artist=2564

Clint on Demon...

“The original idea began back in 1996 as an instrumental work that had a sampled vocal designed to capture the vibe of a fairground barker amping the adrenalin thrill of a carnival ride,” Mansell remembers. “The original music, though, didn’t quite hit the heights and the idea was shelved. It needed time. Fast forward to now. It’s a new tune of ruff thuggery with an orchestral progression and a Warp-style bleep and booster riff. An idea of what might have been? Maybe. But more importantly, an example of what is.”

Mmm...couldn't be more worng - as the ALOTOCB rleease shows -the PWEI version of DEMON is a fucking monster - and is now in my PWEI all time top ten.

The 1996 Demon has a nice punch, while the Vile Evils one is more of a club thing... I prefer the one from Sonic Noise Byte, at least the known bit, although there's no chance to dance with the demon to this

ALOTOCB Demon is best Demon

Just stumbled on the old Vileevils forum, still online. Maybe some of you who were around back then are interested in retro dreaming
http://vileevils.yuku.com/

Just read through a few posts, and man was it painful. It was like we were all BEGGING VE to get their shit together, and the only person listening was some crook with a lame label.

Looks like Jason "Nostradamus" Bailey was posting on that forum...

I don't think this is a shambles at all. It's a pleasant surpirise. I'd like to see as many original poppie members as possible in the new pwei but I don't expect it. As for merch. I'm more likely to buy more now VE is defunct. Imagine the ebay values of merch no longer available.

As for band members I'm betting on a Gaye Byker