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- Original Release Date: 25 Sep 2011
- Format - Music: MP3
- Compatible with MP3 Players (including with iPod®), iTunes, Windows Media Player
- Also available in CD Format
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| Play | 1. Something's Rotten In The Back Of Iceland | 2:33 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 2. Rsvp | 2:58 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 3. Tommy Walsh's Eco House | 2:38 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 4. Joy In Leeuwarden (We Are Ready) | 2:30 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 5. Excavating Rita | 3:39 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 6. Fun Day In The Park | 2:00 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 7. Descent Of The Stiperstones | 5:16 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 8. Left Lyrics In The Practice Room | 2:07 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 9. L'Enfer C'Est Les Autres | 3:10 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 10. Fix It So She Dreams Of Me | 2:53 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 11. The Coroner's Footnote | 3:46 | £0.69 | ||
| Play | 12. Rock And Roll Is Full Of Bad Wools | 5:08 | £0.69 |
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Chock-a-block with witty, acerbic, touching, scathing, singalong tunes that will enrich your life
29 Sep 2011
Format:Audio CD
I've been playing this album non-stop for the last four days and conclude that this is yet another excellent release from one of Britain's most underrated bands. Yet more of their insight, wit and imagination. Half Man Half Biscuit say say more about the absurdities, frustrations and mundanities of life in modern Britain than any other band I know.
What other songwriter would clarity the correct etiquette for drivers to allow a pedestrian to cross the road? In 'L'Enfer C'Est Les Autre', Nigel Blackwell (Half Man Half Biscuit main man and songwriter) explains that a driver shouldn't use their index finger (drives me mad too). Nope, the driver should make their invitation with an outstretched palm.
Final track, "Rock And Roll Is Full Of Bad Wools", is my current favourite. I love it when Nigel Blackwell lets rip about things that vex him. How about this for an opening verse: "He's sitting on a so-called Soccer Sofa, On a Saturday morning, Having the so-called banter with the Preston, Touching base with fellow guest Heston, How cool does he appear? And how cool is his career? He's gonna talk about his songs, And his favourite footie teams, That's England, Chelsea, Acky Stanley, And all the band love watching Barca" All sung in Nigel Blackwell's best sneer. Needless to say things don't quite go to plan for the protagonist as you'll find out if and when you hear the rest of the song.
This album is chock-a-block with witty, acerbic, touching, scathing, singalong tunes that will enrich your life. Another Half Man Half Biscuit recording to treasure. Long may they continue to reign over us. Half Man Half Biscuit are national treasures. If you only know Half Man Half Biscuit for their early "hits", then do yourself a favour and get reacquainted. If you don't know them at all, then this is as good a starting point as any.
What other songwriter would clarity the correct etiquette for drivers to allow a pedestrian to cross the road? In 'L'Enfer C'Est Les Autre', Nigel Blackwell (Half Man Half Biscuit main man and songwriter) explains that a driver shouldn't use their index finger (drives me mad too). Nope, the driver should make their invitation with an outstretched palm.
Final track, "Rock And Roll Is Full Of Bad Wools", is my current favourite. I love it when Nigel Blackwell lets rip about things that vex him. How about this for an opening verse: "He's sitting on a so-called Soccer Sofa, On a Saturday morning, Having the so-called banter with the Preston, Touching base with fellow guest Heston, How cool does he appear? And how cool is his career? He's gonna talk about his songs, And his favourite footie teams, That's England, Chelsea, Acky Stanley, And all the band love watching Barca" All sung in Nigel Blackwell's best sneer. Needless to say things don't quite go to plan for the protagonist as you'll find out if and when you hear the rest of the song.
This album is chock-a-block with witty, acerbic, touching, scathing, singalong tunes that will enrich your life. Another Half Man Half Biscuit recording to treasure. Long may they continue to reign over us. Half Man Half Biscuit are national treasures. If you only know Half Man Half Biscuit for their early "hits", then do yourself a favour and get reacquainted. If you don't know them at all, then this is as good a starting point as any.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought the Vinyl version (with cd) straight from Probe, and received the album last week.
I have raced through the trcks twice and am now taking my time to savour them in more detail. The album echoes a number of the earlier ones, especially 'A country practice' from 4 lads. It also reminds me of Back in the DHSS. This is no bad thing, although there isn't really anything like a duff HMHB album.
The production values are supposed to very good. I dont think this matters all that much - if you want clean production above musicality HMHB aren't for you.
Highlights? I like RSVP, Joy in Leeuwarden, Fun Day in the Park and Descent of the Stiperstones. All songs are good and sometimes it takes a year or so to get the odd song in its full glory!
If you have never listened to HMHB you could do worse than start here. If I were you I would buy all of then NOW. If you can only afford three get this one, Actung Bono and Back in the DHSS. Good times.
I have raced through the trcks twice and am now taking my time to savour them in more detail. The album echoes a number of the earlier ones, especially 'A country practice' from 4 lads. It also reminds me of Back in the DHSS. This is no bad thing, although there isn't really anything like a duff HMHB album.
The production values are supposed to very good. I dont think this matters all that much - if you want clean production above musicality HMHB aren't for you.
Highlights? I like RSVP, Joy in Leeuwarden, Fun Day in the Park and Descent of the Stiperstones. All songs are good and sometimes it takes a year or so to get the odd song in its full glory!
If you have never listened to HMHB you could do worse than start here. If I were you I would buy all of then NOW. If you can only afford three get this one, Actung Bono and Back in the DHSS. Good times.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
After the relative progression of Achtung Bono and CSI: Ambleside (real pop songs, no less!), (Crimond) sees the Biscuits firmly back in insular mode; scowly and negative, very much This Leaden Pall territory.
And frankly, there's more here that's disposable than has been on an HMHB release for a very long time. The mid-album triumvirate of Excavating Rita, Fun Day At The Park and ...Stiperstones won't be remembered for long. But even at their most pedestrian Nigel has a comic laureates way with words and the highlights are as good as anything he's produced before.
Overall i'm slightly downbeat, as the whole thing is somewhat depressing; from drab and morbid art work; minimal and dull, to an overbearing creepiness on many of the songs. This one doesn't make me sing along or smile as much as i expected. And sometimes i do wish, just for one album, HMHB would pull out all the bells and whistles and give us that catchy, acerbic, well produced, nicely packaged, indie rock masterpiece they so ardently seem to want to avoid making.
But then, that wouldn't be HMHB, would it?
So, while nothing HMHB have done can be classed as bad, this is good but definitely not for beginners.
And frankly, there's more here that's disposable than has been on an HMHB release for a very long time. The mid-album triumvirate of Excavating Rita, Fun Day At The Park and ...Stiperstones won't be remembered for long. But even at their most pedestrian Nigel has a comic laureates way with words and the highlights are as good as anything he's produced before.
Overall i'm slightly downbeat, as the whole thing is somewhat depressing; from drab and morbid art work; minimal and dull, to an overbearing creepiness on many of the songs. This one doesn't make me sing along or smile as much as i expected. And sometimes i do wish, just for one album, HMHB would pull out all the bells and whistles and give us that catchy, acerbic, well produced, nicely packaged, indie rock masterpiece they so ardently seem to want to avoid making.
But then, that wouldn't be HMHB, would it?
So, while nothing HMHB have done can be classed as bad, this is good but definitely not for beginners.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Another lovely bunch of songs.
This album once again does the business i.e. provides a good clutch of songs to enthusiastically sing along to next time they come to town. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. S. Williamson
Album of the year without question!
Half Man Half Biscuit never have and never will release a greatest hits album and for a very simple if somewhat glib reason: they don't need to - every new album is in a way their... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Steven O'Donnell
I'll just walk in the road
Another gem from HMHB with all the usual well-merited targets for vitriol.
This band's lyrics are worth their weight in gold.
This band's lyrics are worth their weight in gold.
Published 6 months ago by Blitzkrieg Bopper
Is it any good?
This album is good. I would go as far as to say very good. Not quite as far as very, very good as I would never rate an album this way. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ingleborough
So Disappointing .....
..that Amazon only let you have five stars , their fearless documentation of the minutiae of everyday life continues unabated , so many great lines in there . Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mike Singleton
A National Treasure!
That's what Half Man Half Biscuit are! I Can't recommend them enough. Every few years they bring out another LP that is pure genius just like the last one. Read more
Published 7 months ago by owen mclaughlin
If the biscuit ain't broken don't fix it!!
A new HMHB album is always something of a treat. How many other bands albums can you own where just scanning the song titles makes you smirk. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Galloping Foxley
Half Man Half Pictures
Great album of course - but how come no-one ever mentions the attractive and witty packaging on HMHB products! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Steve H
Dark side to the usual Biccies irreverence
The first album since the *ahem!* hit single "Joy Division Oven Gloves" kicks off brightly with the jaunty "Something's Rotten In The Back Of Iceland", and ends much the same as... Read more
Published 7 months ago by M. Boyle
splendid
wonderful,witty and wise stuff from a necessary antidote to all the trendy crap out there at the moment. Read more
Published 7 months ago by martinlittler
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