My first impression was that it is above average but it's definitely a grower and should be listened to as a whole album. I like the recurring bits of music and the way it merges into one. Will certainly keep listening. Not sure what my favourite track is yet, I'm totally undecided.
I like the singles but I'm struggling to get into the album, the production is too bombastic and overpowering so the songs haven't sunk into me yet. Stellar reviews across the board pretty much though which is interesting, as it doesnt seem to be much of a departure from the last one which was solid but unspectacular.
I only heard it live at the Roundhouse with the band behind the screen and was pretty impressed. If it sounds as good on record, it could be their best since Dog Man Star. My LP arrived yesterday but I wasn't in so my neighbour has it at the moment.
I was never a huge fan of Suede, liked the singles and stuff but never really dug the records, maybe i should give them another go, it's probably been like 15 years since i last tried.
I loved Bernard Butler's debut though. One of my favorite records. :D
It's number 6 in the UK album charts! Which seems a bit unexpected?!
I've listened to about half of it, it's a bit proggy maybe. I'm more into the debut, coming up, the singles off the last album- the more glam stuff basically.
I was never a huge fan of Suede, liked the singles and stuff but never really dug the records, maybe i should give them another go, it's probably been like 15 years since i last tried.
I loved Bernard Butler's debut though. One of my favorite records. :D
Dog Man Star is the most coherent album and their finest moment. Funnily enough Sci Fi Lullabies is probably the next best and that's just a collection of B-sides. The others have their moments, though New Morning is quite forgettable. Wouldn't say I am a huge fan, but I will go and see them when they are in town. Brett Anderson is a great stage presence.
For whatever reason, I don't have the Bernard Butler debut album (Not sure why, maybe cos I got the singles and that was enough), but The Sound of McAlmont & Butler is a superb album and so is Here Comes The Tears. Not so keen on the Brett solo stuff.
Half-speed mastered from the original master tapes, and pressed on two 45RPM LPs to replicate the very first promotional pressing in the UK, the 1980 LP has never sounded better on any format. Rather than cram nearly 50 minutes of music and 20 songs onto a single record, Mobile Fidelity has gone the extra mile and back to the album's UK roots with two 45RPM discs. For the first time, listeners can home in on the record's signature sound that relates to the decision to record the vocals in a studio's glass strings room. In addition, the dimensions and images associated with Steve Nieve's penetrating organ, Pete Thomas' punchy drumming, and Costello's bounding vocals know no limits. The music simply leaps off the proverbial page, the uptempo rhythms jumping and nimble bass lines kicking.
Exciting just reading about it having lived with the original groove crammed version for 35 years. Anyone got a spare $50?
One disturbing thing about the new suede LP is you have to play it at 45rpm...
... I had to move the rubber band on my Project turntable
That rubber band is the reason why I rarely play any 7" singles!
My turntable is in a built in cupboard on the floor for as much stability as I can get with the motor in the far right corner. I rarely play singles for much the same reason but also because by the time I put the single on and sit down, it's over. I did get a Crosley Briefcase Turntable about a year ago, but the quality isn't that good and it just sits in the spare room gathering dust.
I was never a huge fan of Suede, liked the singles and stuff but never really dug the records, maybe i should give them another go, it's probably been like 15 years since i last tried.
I loved Bernard Butler's debut though. One of my favorite records. :D
Dog Man Star is the most coherent album and their finest moment. Funnily enough Sci Fi Lullabies is probably the next best and that's just a collection of B-sides. The others have their moments, though New Morning is quite forgettable. Wouldn't say I am a huge fan, but I will go and see them when they are in town. Brett Anderson is a great stage presence.
For whatever reason, I don't have the Bernard Butler debut album (Not sure why, maybe cos I got the singles and that was enough), but The Sound of McAlmont & Butler is a superb album and so is Here Comes The Tears. Not so keen on the Brett solo stuff.
The first two albums were never bettered, for me, and Lullabies passed me by the first time but I got it in the run-up to their playing at Brixton a couple of years ago (I went for the Dog Man Star night) and it's awesome. They played a couple of songs from it as encores too, and they were marvelous live.
Hadn't the new album got something to do with a film project? I think the cover is a screen shot. Anyone seen it if so?
-- Edited by superchob on Friday 5th of February 2016 05:33:47 PM
Hadn't the new album got something to do with a film project? I think the cover is a screen shot. Anyone seen it if so?
There is a film for the album. When I saw them at The Roundhouse, the film is projected onto a screen and they play behind it with intermittent spotlights illuminating the band. The film is about drowning, and quite gritty at points. I have to admit it's a great way to showcase the album by playing it in its entirety behind the screen and then returning after a short interval with the standard set.
They are playing the Forum in a couple of weeks, but having got a ticket I ended up selling it because it looked liked I'd be busy that weekend. Now I'm not and alas I can't get a ticket.
I think it's fantastic. I really liked Bloodsports and, while they've done albums that have had better songs on before, this one really is their most coherent. So much gorgeous treble all over it and No Tomorrow and Like Kids are two of the best Suede tracks they ever made.
I hear that, live, they're at the absolute top of their game again...
I hear that, live, they're at the absolute top of their game again...
Agreed, now I've had a few weeks to get used to it, it is certainly a great album. I agree with the Consequence of Sound reviewer who described it as "a fine entry in their already strong discography."
"Tightrope" is my favourite song off the album but that will probably change.