I think the first half is really strong, it peaks with 'Four Out of Five', and then the second half isn't as good as the first but has a couple of highlights ('She Looks Like Fun' and 'The Ultracheese') - The part where 'One Point Perspective' segues into 'American Sports' is still my favourite part of the album, and I have no time at all for 'Batphone'. I played the shit out of the album when it was first released, and while I still love the fact that it rubs fans of their earlier work up the wrong way, I think AM and Humbug are better albums.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 00:37 (five years ago) link
'star treatment' came on at the bar last nite and i couln't help but sing along to the whole thing
― flopson, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 05:11 (five years ago) link
should do a trax poll
― flopson, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 05:12 (five years ago) link
yeah, I love this record
― josh winters (josh), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 06:13 (five years ago) link
Still love the best tracks, and the BBC live show thing from last year is up in full now on YouTube, featuring many older tunes 'done' in a Tranquility Base style
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_J9AzL0wMcA
― piscesx, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 12:11 (five years ago) link
agreed with those who say this is their best album, disagree with those who have no time for batphone
― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:04 (five years ago) link
"Batphone" rules!
― Simon H., Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:05 (five years ago) link
if anything I hope their next one pushes the sparseness even further just to annoy ppl
'Batphone' is one of the dullest things this band have ever done. An absolute waste of time.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:15 (five years ago) link
sorry, we're talking about the song "batphone" by the arctic monkeys, not "bananaphone" by raffi
― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:16 (five years ago) link
thanks again turrican for weighing in with the intellectual rigor of a youtube comment
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:18 (five years ago) link
Hey, I'm all for people wasting their own time, as long as it ain't mine.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:18 (five years ago) link
I launch my fragrance called "Integrity"I sell the fact that I can't be bought
― to halve and half not (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 10 April 2019 14:19 (five years ago) link
the intellectual rigor of a youtube comment
Turrican needs to up his game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gQrjweCqE8
― sbahnhof, Saturday, 13 April 2019 06:42 (five years ago) link
put this on for the first time in a while and yeah still great. miles beyond the rest of their records
― devvvine, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
feels like the first thing they've done that both wholly makes good on their promise and removes all the negative influences
― devvvine, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 14:47 (four years ago) link
it's fantastic
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 14:50 (four years ago) link
I get 4 Stars Out of 5 in my head all the time.
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 August 2019 14:59 (four years ago) link
i want to make a simple point about peace and lovebut in a sexy way where it's not obvious
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 6 August 2019 15:55 (four years ago) link
This is so great even though I hate how the drums sound. Modern live drum sound I hear on everything from Jack white to lianne la havas.
― candyman, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:01 (three years ago) link
such beautiful photographyit's worth it for the opening scenei've been driving roundlisteningTO THE SCORE
― difficult listening hour, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:16 (three years ago) link
I don't mind the drums but *that* bass sound has been everywhere these last few years. I've seen Alex Turner talking about trying to get the bass to sound like Histoire de Melody Nelson.
What's up with the drums, do you think?
― piscesx, Saturday, 30 January 2021 09:18 (three years ago) link
It's some sort of 70s ish flat, low reverb, fat, dry kind of snare that would be the 'warm' setting on production software or something, idk. I actually let this album pass me by until I heard their versions of these songs on their Albert hall live album which are even better than on the album.
I think AT is my musical man crush. I love how he sings on this.
― candyman, Saturday, 30 January 2021 11:17 (three years ago) link
Maybe I was a little too wild in the seventiieeeees
― candyman, Saturday, 30 January 2021 11:18 (three years ago) link
apparently recorded a new album last month with plenty of double bass & piano
― ufo, Sunday, 15 August 2021 03:40 (two years ago) link
This is as good as i've ever seen them; as much down to the crowd as the fellas themselves. But also it's rare to see a gig on live Tv that captures what it's like to be there. There's a few songs missing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppqP39p6VmI
― piscesx, Saturday, 9 July 2022 21:59 (one year ago) link
so who ya gonna callthe martini police?
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 13:50 (one year ago) link