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Mad to think that across the world (well, UK mostly), a couple of dozen or more music reviewers are currently enjoying the fruits of the official Pulp comeback and ready to file copy to give the album an 89% average on Rotten Tomatoes or whatever the music equivalent is (MetaCritic?)...

 

New edition of Mojo is out, no more Pulp peering out from magazine stands, sadly. Gallagher-time.

 

Also, this review of More is not the main one (Stereolab) or even the second or third longest. I don't know how they decide on coverage - we'll give them a cover story in advance but won't dissect the album when it's reviewed the following month?

 

The album is also on the back cover with a full page advert. Can't give it a bad review now, right?

 

Anyway...it's Four stars out of Five ("and that's unheard of" to quote their fellow-Sheffield brethren) - encouraging but c'mon John, why not the full five...

 

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thanx ! 3 weeks to go.

 

I hate when they compare to other songs from other bands, most of the time it sounds nothing alike. 



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I didn't know Subculture cause I'm not a big big New Order fan. It's great, very disco, could easily fit in Pulp discog
the world needs a new disco anthem.

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It depends on which "Subculture" we are talking about, the version on the Low Life album has nothing to do with the version on the 12".



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We Love Low Life

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When I read that re: Sub-Culture I thought hmmm ok thats interesting. Recently saw New Order here and they played Sub-Culture. Got very into it!

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I didnt know the song, i listened to one version, it sounded like a very unfinished vocals. Yet apparently its on an album. I get the Pulp comparison though, but of course Pulp will do better hehe 



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Unfinished vocals, ha...that's just Barney's style/lack of singing ability.

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Eamonn wrote:

Unfinished vocals, ha...that's just Barney's style/lack of singing ability.

 

Well i dont know new order at all, so "unfinished" to me biggrin It's pretty surprising at first i gotta say



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I wonder when the next review will hit. The monthly music mags tend to get in early. Online music websites, media outlets & newspapers generally publish their reviews on the week of release.

Uncut usually publish a couple of weeks after Mojo (I assume so as not to get in each other's way too much considering they must have a large cross-over in customers).

Record Collector...not sure when that goes to print.

Classic Pop will probably cover 'More' but I think they publish less than monthly now.

Are there any other music magazines left? What about France's titan - Les Inrockuptibles? I expect a 10 out 10 for old time's sake.

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The NME still exists in some strange form doesn't it. But does it still carry reviews?

There's also the free ones like Crack. Don't think DIY does a print edition anymore but I might be wrong?

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Yeah, NME.com has album reviews (there are certain bands to whom they're always nice. Pulp is one of them). Pitchfork will have their anal scoring system, to the nearest tenth ie 7.3 out of 10 and lots of zine-type sites and blogs (Brooklyn Vegan, God Is In The TV) will cover it. The Quietus too, they have some great writers who write meaty articles.

There'll be a deluge over the next month.

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How do you decide that an an album is 7.3. I mean, why not 7.2 or 7.4

Stars i understand, half i understand, but 7.3. How about 7.333 ?

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in UNCUT July issue

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Sure but it is it out yet? Can't see it on Readly and the last issue came out on Apr 25th so it seems a bit early still.

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Irish music monthly Hot Press has Pulp on the cover of the new edition:

 

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June issue of Record Collector is out with double page spread review.



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