Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) successful. "Tilt" only managed to reach number 46 in the UK Albums Chart, a commercial failure after their previous release, "Like You Do...Best of Lightning Seeds" (1997) had reached number 5. According to Justin Lewis in "The Rough Guide to Rock", "Tilt" was "lost in the rush of big sellers" prior to Christmas 1999 and noted that "even Broudie's collaborations with [Pickering and Hall] failed to reel in the punters." The two singles did not fare successfully either, with "Life's Too Short" only reaching 27 on the UK Singles Chart, and "Sweetest Soul Sensations" only reaching number 67, becoming their
Tilt (The Lightning Seeds album) Looking to stir the group in a new direction, he co-wrote material with Terry Hall, Steven Jones and Mark Cullen for "Tilt". A departure from the indie rock sound the group had established, "Tilt" instead explores electronica and dance music. The band had predominantly recorded "Tilt" with electronic producer Simon Rogers, as well as working with Bomb the Bass member Tim Simenon and Cutfather & Joe on some material. Numerous critics saw "Tilt" as an attempt from Broudie to modernize the band's sound. The lyrics on the album were less optimistic than they had been in the band's previous work,