So instant was Inner City's commercial success in the late '80s that leader Kevin Sanderson's status as a techno innovator is sometimes underplayed. Tracks like "Good Life" and "Ain't Nobody Better" are classic reminders of a time when this music was a light and mobile antidote to '80s stodge. Unlike Juan Atkins and Derrick May, however, Inner City slipped a little too easily down Joe Public's gullet. Once you get past the hits, there isn't much more by way of substance here.
So instant was Inner City’s commercial success in the late ’80s that leader Kevin Sanderson’s status as a techno innovator is sometimes underplayed. Tracks like “Good Life” and “Ain’t Nobody Better” are classic reminders of a time when this music was a light and mobile antidote to ’80s stodge. Unlike Juan Atkins and Derrick May, however, Inner City slipped a little too easily down Joe Public’s gullet. Once you get past the hits, there isn’t much more by way of substance here.
