Skunk Anansie's music is as disparate as the members of the band. The multiracial British quartet is fronted by the dynamic Skin, a black feminist whose lyrics and potent delivery demand attention. As a result, the dozen songs on Post Orgasmic Chill are a compelling lot, though too multifarious to give the album real focus. Tool meets 4 Non Blondes? Heart's Ann Wilson on a rant? Skunk Anansie cover many bases with facility; their songs are dynamic and full of surprising twists. Odd bits of orchestration run into aggressive rock, which lead into commercial ballads ("Secretly"). From the crisp metallic spews on "On My Hotel TV" to the "The Skank Heads," which sounds as if it should be part of a musical, Skunk is by turns soulful and sultry, shrill and frantic, but always energetic and fiery. Not an easy band or album to get a handle on; nonetheless, Post Orgasmic Chill is a compelling collection. --Katherine Turman

2008-10-28 -- 5/5:: Lastima que rompieron
Compre este disco hace mas de un año y por alguna razon hasta hoy escribo el review. Hay dos cosas muy importantes que puedo decir sobre Skunk Anansie, la primera es que es probablemente una de las mejores bandas que he escuchado en la ultima decada, la segunda... es una verdader lastima que se hayan separado. Este disco es excelente de principio a fin, los puntos mas altos son Tracy's flaw, Secretly y You'll follow me down. La voz de Skin es increible, una de las mejores voces femeninas en el rock, sino la mejor. De los 3 discos de Skunk Anansie este es el mejor, aunque los otros dos son excelentes, este se sale del libreto. Tambien los invito a escuchar los discos de solista de Skin, son excelentes.

2008-04-21 -- 5/5:: a Excelent CD!!
This group is great! i love their music, it has good lyrics, great vocals, and it has some different kind of songs, which makes it very cool to listen to, it really has a lot of emotions so you can really feal what their tryin to transmit, i really recomend it, a must have for any music lover!

2005-04-23 -- 5/5:: Most under-rated band ever...
If you're already on this page, reading this review...chances are you'll love this group. Skunk Anansie was a very talented group. The lead vocalist, Skin is just amazing! It's just too bad that not many people heard of this band. I heard of them through some soundtracks that I had. I was quick to check out if they had any albums released and I bought this straightaway. And I have no regrets whatsoever. The music on this album is very good, far beyond my expectations. If you thought groups like Evanescence is good, give this a try. There is a lot of emotion and strength in the songs, which keep you hooked on for a very long time. Although I don't listen to this album as often, I still do pop in this CD at least once a fortnight to enjoy their music, which I rarely do for the other albums I own. It's just a pity that this band broke up. Ah, well...at least they produced good music before they left.

2003-11-30 -- 5/5:: The best band you've never heard of...
Now, chances are you haven't heard of this band, and that's a shame. There are reasons for this. For one thing, Virgin America has not done a good job of promoting this band as Virgin UK, and that's a shame. The second reason is that the band sadly called it quits in 2001. Despite major tours with acts such as Sevendust. Rammstein and Staind, there just weren't enough fans here in the U.S. to catch on to this band.

But it's never too late to pick this album up, and you should, let me tell you why. First of all, I don't think there's anything like this in the U.S. market. Skunk Anansie combine a Nirvana-like grunge sound with soulful vocals and the common acoustics performed in the background. Their vocalist, Skin (who is now doing her solo project), is a black woman and also a lesbian. The song "On My Hotel T.V." has a great meaning, as it is about being prejudiced and discriminated for race and sexual preferences. But the most important thing that Skin brings to the group is her beautiful voice. Skin definitely is the core of the band. Her voice is what separates this band from crappy nu-metal acts like Godsmack and Staind. Her voice is so soulful and melodic, I'd say she's my favorite female vocalist (the previous title holder was Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia, who also has an angelic voice, by the way). Just listening to Skin ooze her voice on songs like "Tracy's Flaw", "Good Things Don't Always Come To You", "You'll Follow Me Down" and "I'm Not Afraid" sends chills down my spine. The rest of the band complements this with acoustic melodies, quality bass licks that you can hear, and I think their drummer is really cool too, preferably his work on "And This Is Nothing That I Thought I Had".

So, if I WERE to make comparisons between Skunk and other bands, I'd say they're almost like a joint project between Soundgarden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sevendust and Tool. I can almost hear a part of each of those bands in their music, and I even read an interview of Sevendust, and the band stated that SA had been quite a big influence to them, and they even invited Skin to sing on their 1999 release Home, on the song "Licking Cream".
So, there you go...

Put simply, I loved this album from beginning to end. And this is coming from a person who's mostly into death metal like Six Feet Under and such, so that should tell you something. My personal favorites off the album are "Tracy's Flaw", "Lately" (definitely my favorite), "Good Things Don't Always Come To You", "You'll Follow Me Down" and "I'm Not Afraid".

Listen, if my review hasn't convinced you to pick this up, then I'm sorry. But you should know what you're missing out on. If you are convinced, then I'm happy =}. But this album is hard to find, so you're probably better off ordering this from a record store, like I ended up doing. Again, this album has made a positive influence on my life and I think it will do the same to you too. God bless...
R.I.P. - Skunk Anansie (1994-2001)

2003-01-28 -- 5/5:: intense, beautiful, hardcore, comfortable...
from the introductory adrenaline rush, Skin sings and screams her way through emotions and pains and trials, and does it with such grace and intensity...her vocals overlay the awesome riffs and beats...the album, overall, is epic, wonderful, gruesome, honest, brutal, erotic, relaxing...highly recommended...