This review was written by Ben Lilford, a writer for Cross Rhythms magazine in England. He sent me the review, but it was never published in the magazine. I have retyped it here verbatim, except that I have inserted a few paragraph breaks.
All the main factors are present and correct for Moron's 2001 offering Dinner with Polonius. From the phased guitar, to the mix of Comedic, Social and Scripture based songs to the overall lo-fi feel of the album, you know exactly what you're going to get when you put the CD in the drive.
So let's talk about the songs. Well, Monsieur Brown's lyrics are great on paper but kind of hard to concentrate on when listening to the music, coupled with his own singing voice which seems to be conspiring against him; the whole album seems to say poetry, how about trying poetry.
Moron writes about some serious social issues in a genuinely interesting way. His way with words reminds me rather fondly of Carter USM from the early 90s, but his music and singing seem to go out of their way to destroy his lyrical efforts with a lump hammer.
Dinner with Polonius is actually very creative in terms of its limited production, and an illustrious career in Children's Workshop probably awaits Moron when a certain Frank Oz retires. But until then a new guitar sound and overall rethink is probably going to be required.
Rating 6/10
Ben Lilford
The following review appeared in Issue #81 (July/August, 2004) of Cross Rhythms magazine, Britain's leading Christian music magazine, on page 37. I have retyped here, verbatim, Ben Lilford's review of "Beyond the Green Planet," to which he gave a 7 out of 10 rating.
"65 minutes of being serenaded by Fozzy Bear.
Since Bob Brown gives his CDs away, we should give free copies to every Dido fan and make it mandatory for them to listen to Moron's recordings every day, to atone for the daytime radio saturation which dull, lifeless music currently enjoys. 'BTGP' is a mixed bag of madness, from the comedic "Dr. Richards" (a duet between Fozzy and Kermit), through the Bible tales of Mrs Ed, to the culture trilogy on junk and commercialism.
Simply recorded, played, and delivered by Moron, 'BTGP' must have taken some effort to produce, and for your English pound a very generous bargain (depending on how you view being serenaded by an obvious madman.) Bob Brown's love and devotion to Jesus is evident throughout and his comments on today's culture and morals are refreshing to hear."