The Album Review Club - Week #128 - (page 1587) - Pretty Vicious - The Struts

[southamptonblue]

Pop.

Pop-rock-ish. But quite fun, in the right mood.

Definitely not rock in a million light years lol....they played 'too good at raising hell' on planet rock radio alot, I guess around when it came out, didn't fit at all. The song does sound better on the album (as I've just listened to it) surrounded by the other Pop songs ;)

 

[southamptonblue]

I think they are, like Oasis, a rock band but I've not seen them live, yet. My daughters and I have tickets to see them in October. Their only gig in the UK so far this year was at Download, which is very much a rock festival. This album also got into Classic Rock magazine's top 50 albums for last year.

They are "Oasis Shandy" actually closer to McFly! .....download was only just about a rock festival this year, so watered down, it verged on a pop festival ;)
BTW.....I do actually quite like the album on first listen, in an 'easy going pop type of mood'

 

[threespires]

Mate, you took the blistering shot that careened off the keeper; I was just there to shin in the rebound. :)

Feed the Fog and he will score.

(Though The Goat was actually so much more than an in off his arse merchant)

 

[OB1]

They are "Oasis Shandy" actually closer to McFly! .....download was only just about a rock festival this year, so watered down, it verged on a pop festival ;)
BTW.....I do actually quite like the album on first listen, in an 'easy going pop type of mood'

I have some familiarity with McFly, thanks to my daughters, and The Struts are much more rock n roll; although one track - I Won’t Run - on the album does get close to boy band territory.

 

[threespires]

They had a song called "Could Have Been Me" over here I liked -- it was like a sped up Queen.

Halsey sang a cover of this when she played a reformed wolf in Sing 2.

Jeez some of the shit bouncing round in my head is truly awful.

 

[mrbelfry]

They are "Oasis Shandy" actually closer to McFly! .....download was only just about a rock festival this year, so watered down, it verged on a pop festival ;)
BTW.....I do actually quite like the album on first listen, in an 'easy going pop type of mood'

Half way through the first listen. It's definitely a pop album for me.

 

[threespires]

I can see how this would be good intergenerational matchday travel music. It's not blowing my socks off but it's pleasant enough. I quite like the singers voice, albeit it's not very Derby, and they did a decent job of the Ian Hunter song too.

 

[OB1]

I can see how this would be good intergenerational matchday travel music. It's not blowing my socks off but it's pleasant enough. I quite like the singers voice, albeit it's not very Derby, and they did a decent job of the Ian Hunter song too.

Lead singer is actually from Bristol.

 

[threespires]

Lead singer is actually from Bristol.

Tbf he doesn't sound that West Country either but though I normally like people to sing in their own accent I think he's ok.

 

[Black&White&BlueMoon Town]

Was I here for that.
Great album.
Great band.

If you have to ask... then you probably were not.

I do not question... I was not, and that's a shame, though I did see them play the entire album from start to finish in concert, so I will always have THAT! ;-)