Shopping is one of those bands that I love on paper. They revive the best kind of post-punk that is unjustly less remembered than its colleagues. It's that crass, stylish, in-your-face swagger, body-moving style that makes David Byrne (and me) wet. But Shopping the band often had trouble figuring out their sound and creating memorable full-length experiences. Why Choose is definitely their best, but even at that it's a half hour long exercise in sameness with great riffs.
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