release date: 1987
format: digital (1994 reissue)
[album rate: 3 / 5] [2,78]
producer: Chumbawamba
label: One Little Indian - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 2. "Come on Baby (Let's Do the Revolution)" - 3. "The Wasteland" - 6. "Mr. Heseltine Meets His Public" - 8. "...Here's the Rest of Your Life"
2nd studio album by Chumbawamba originally self-released on the band's own label Agit Prop and in '92 reissued on cd as a double disc compilation with the band's debut album as The First 2.
Never Mind the Ballots is a comment to modern politicians. The whole album is structured as two opposing politicians proposing their different stands but at the end of the album they are revealed as both basically wanting the same: they want weapon to either conquer others or defend themselves but in essence they want control over others. I like the story, the satire and the way its structured. It's definitely not an album for dancing, nor cosy small talk. It's... an interesting social and political comment, not unlike a theatrical radio-play. As music, however, it's not the most compelling treat, and when you examine the plot and the message, it becomes a wee bit naively exaggerated as always, when people become too one-eyed.
