I'm with you on this. Real stuggle not to press skip. stopped it 2 3rds in and will return to it in a different mood maybe.
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The Album Review Club - End of Round #9 Break (page 1904)
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I'm with you on this. Real stuggle not to press skip. stopped it 2 3rds in and will return to it in a different mood maybe.
BlueHammer85
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This is a good pick.
RobMCFC
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Dogs At Play – Bad\\Dreems
What a fantastic choice this is by @southamptonblue – a genuine upbeat rocker to finish off round #2 of the Album Review Club with a bang, and quite possibly one that no members outside of Southampton have ever heard of!
I can see why this band was chosen for a support slot for Midnight Oil because their sound is reminiscent of the Oils’ earlier albums, and I can also see why a couple of members say that all the songs sound the same. To my ears they don’t, but they do give the album a unified signature sound that can be a plus if you’re in the right frame of mind.
As the weeks roll by, we are finding out what makes others tick and this album displays some of that grit I was talking about last week – not that grit is any better than a smoother sound, it’s all about personal preference, of course, but the guitar and bass on Dogs At Play is fabulous to listen to. Whilst singer Ben Marwe doesn’t have anything but a workmanlike voice, he uses it to good effect and it’s good to hear the Aussie drawl rather some mid-Atlantic generic voice (I’m hearing a younger Paul Kelly at times).
I can see why Foggy likes this one – some reviews have compared them to The Replacements, but to my ears, this is a better sound thanks to producer Mark Opitz. Whether there’s a Replacements or Nirvana influence (and plenty of others) the potentially ramshackle sound has been polished up to a highly satisfying crunch and the sound of the instruments in the mix is perfect.
To my ears, the four-song run from “My Only Friend” to “Hume” displays a large helping of singalong melody, and on “Naden” it’s backed by that terrific bass and guitar combo that makes it the stand-out track.
A few quibbles – why the bad language, lads? and whilst there are lot of good songs, I’m not sure any are great or automatic playlist material. But these are small complaints because I’d be happy to listen to this again. 8/10.
What a fantastic choice this is by @southamptonblue – a genuine upbeat rocker to finish off round #2 of the Album Review Club with a bang, and quite possibly one that no members outside of Southampton have ever heard of!
I can see why this band was chosen for a support slot for Midnight Oil because their sound is reminiscent of the Oils’ earlier albums, and I can also see why a couple of members say that all the songs sound the same. To my ears they don’t, but they do give the album a unified signature sound that can be a plus if you’re in the right frame of mind.
As the weeks roll by, we are finding out what makes others tick and this album displays some of that grit I was talking about last week – not that grit is any better than a smoother sound, it’s all about personal preference, of course, but the guitar and bass on Dogs At Play is fabulous to listen to. Whilst singer Ben Marwe doesn’t have anything but a workmanlike voice, he uses it to good effect and it’s good to hear the Aussie drawl rather some mid-Atlantic generic voice (I’m hearing a younger Paul Kelly at times).
I can see why Foggy likes this one – some reviews have compared them to The Replacements, but to my ears, this is a better sound thanks to producer Mark Opitz. Whether there’s a Replacements or Nirvana influence (and plenty of others) the potentially ramshackle sound has been polished up to a highly satisfying crunch and the sound of the instruments in the mix is perfect.
To my ears, the four-song run from “My Only Friend” to “Hume” displays a large helping of singalong melody, and on “Naden” it’s backed by that terrific bass and guitar combo that makes it the stand-out track.
A few quibbles – why the bad language, lads? and whilst there are lot of good songs, I’m not sure any are great or automatic playlist material. But these are small complaints because I’d be happy to listen to this again. 8/10.
FogBlueInSanFran
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After the kick in the testicles we all got today, I was too depressed to give this more time this afternoon but I'll tell you another band these guys sound like -- Wire. And I'm all for that. "Pink Flag" is a masterpiece -- ahead of its time.Dogs At Play – Bad\\Dreems
What a fantastic choice this is by @southamptonblue – a genuine upbeat rocker to finish off round #2 of the Album Review Club with a bang, and quite possibly one that no members outside of Southampton have ever heard of!
I can see why this band was chosen for a support slot for Midnight Oil because their sound is reminiscent of the Oils’ earlier albums, and I can also see why a couple of members say that all the songs sound the same. To my ears they don’t, but they do give the album a unified signature sound that can be a plus if you’re in the right frame of mind.
As the weeks roll by, we are finding out what makes others tick and this album displays some of that grit I was talking about last week – not that grit is any better than a smoother sound, it’s all about personal preference, of course, but the guitar and bass on Dogs At Play is fabulous to listen to. Whilst singer Ben Marwe doesn’t have anything but a workmanlike voice, he uses it to good effect and it’s good to hear the Aussie drawl rather some mid-Atlantic generic voice (I’m hearing a younger Paul Kelly at times).
I can see why Foggy likes this one – some reviews have compared them to The Replacements, but to my ears, this is a better sound thanks to producer Mark Opitz. Whether there’s a Replacements or Nirvana influence (and plenty of others) the potentially ramshackle sound has been polished up to a highly satisfying crunch and the sound of the instruments in the mix is perfect.
To my ears, the four-song run from “My Only Friend” to “Hume” displays a large helping of singalong melody, and on “Naden” it’s backed by that terrific bass and guitar combo that makes it the stand-out track.
A few quibbles – why the bad language, lads? and whilst there are lot of good songs, I’m not sure any are great or automatic playlist material. But these are small complaints because I’d be happy to listen to this again. 8/10.
There's also some Green Day and some Superchunk, the latter being one of my favo(u)rite bands of all time.
At the moment I can't seem to get off "Hiding To Nothing" which is fucking amazing.
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BlueHammer85
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At the moment I can't seem to get off "Hiding To Nothing" which is fucking amazing.
My pick aswell so far. It’s very Fountains Of Wayne !
Heard them on JJJ a while back and liked what I heard a bit more polished than a number of bands we have in Oz possibly the Opitz touch that do similar stuff but highlights the fact the traditional OZ pub band and again from Adelaide is alive and well.
Fitting that this is picked when we recently lost one of the doyens and one of my favourites of punk and punk rock Chris Bailey from The Saints and despite a clear differential in early genre you can see and hear how much Chris Bailey (1976-1982) influences this band.
Great sound , excellent delivery don't mind the expletives well chosen ( Sorry Rob ) definitely will be playing this one again, no stand out for me but solid throughout , no frills , in your face and some excellent subject matter e.g. Naden. 8/10.
Fitting that this is picked when we recently lost one of the doyens and one of my favourites of punk and punk rock Chris Bailey from The Saints and despite a clear differential in early genre you can see and hear how much Chris Bailey (1976-1982) influences this band.
Great sound , excellent delivery don't mind the expletives well chosen ( Sorry Rob ) definitely will be playing this one again, no stand out for me but solid throughout , no frills , in your face and some excellent subject matter e.g. Naden. 8/10.
RobMCFC
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Just had a read about Naden - not a nice fellow. Great song that one.Heard them on JJJ a while back and liked what I heard a bit more polished than a number of bands we have in Oz possibly the Opitz touch that do similar stuff but highlights the fact the traditional OZ pub band and again from Adelaide is alive and well.
Fitting that this is picked when we recently lost one of the doyens and one of my favourites of punk and punk rock Chris Bailey from The Saints and despite a clear differential in early genre you can see and hear how much Chris Bailey (1976-1982) influences this band.
Great sound , excellent delivery don't mind the expletives well chosen ( Sorry Rob ) definitely will be playing this one again, no stand out for me but solid throughout , no frills , in your face and some excellent subject matter e.g. Naden. 8/10.
Sorry, does absolutely nothing for me. Gave it four listens just in case, just nothing in it of interest or merit. I'll go with a 3, and that's for the occasional odd Cure-like weave through some of the songs.
journolud
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My prejudiced first impression based on the album sleeve was that I wasn’t going to like this. I’m not that shallow really though. So far on two listens have enjoyed it, too early to score but should be favourable