YMMV / Kosheen

• Gateway Series: They are commonly cited as introducing a lot of people to drum and bass, and helping it crossover in the pop charts. They managed to bridge the gap between pop music and dance whilst still maintaining the dark experimentalism typical of Drum and Bass.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: The band initially got popular in mainland Europe (especially Belgium) which meant that Resist was released early over there with a quickly thrown together cover and the bonus tracks "Repeat To Fade" and "Playing Games" which were not included on the UK version. Mainland Europe still gets exclusives, such as the B-Side "India" that is only on the German version of 'Overkill'.
• Self-Deprecation: In "Hungry", Sian follows the lines "You're like a dream in real life, so why do I keep falling back to sleep" with the line "I'm so serious and deep". She sounds less than convinced.
• Signature Song: "Hide U". To a lesser extent, "Catch" and "Hungry".
• They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: Their move to a poppier sound somewhat alienated their original D&B fanbase, although the band were still respected as Decoder And Substance kept producing serviceable remixes. However, their second album Kokopelli's combination of alternative rock, pop and trip hop was widely seen as a step too far away from their roots. In addition, it was frequently so dark and uncommercial that it alienated their pop fanbase too. By the time of their third album Damage, they had become a cult band again, though the album was received very well by fans.
• Too Bleak, Stopped Caring: Kokopelli had this impact on their mainstream fanbase - it's an uncompromisingly dark album with themes of depression, homesickness and betrayal, without any of the dance qualities that Resist had. Indeed, unlike Resist's seven singles, it was so uncommercial that it only managed two singles and a download-only third. That being said, it has a fair number of fans who like it for its down-to-earth nature and the way it works as an album rather than collection of singles.

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