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- Original Release Date: 26 Aug 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. How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep | 3:30 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 2. Bad Timing | 3:34 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 3. Your Eyes | 5:21 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 4. Lights Out, Words Gone | 5:01 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 5. Take The Right One | 3:36 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 6. Shuffle | 3:55 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 7. Beggars | 4:11 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 8. Leave It | 3:54 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 9. Fracture | 4:03 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 10. What You Want | 4:19 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 11. Favourite Day | 4:56 | £0.89 | ||
| Play | 12. Still | 4:24 | £0.89 |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I found much to admire in BBC's 2010 album 'Flaws' and their new release
'A Different Kind Of Fix' delivers yet another laudable compilation. The
largely acoustic ambience of 'Flaws' is substantially swept away in this
collection of twelve new compositions. There is a harder, denser more
abrasive sound in evidence here which looks back to their 2009 debut
'I Had The blues and I Shook Them Loose'. A bold and powerful next step.
Front man Jack Steadman still stands firm on the prow, face to the wind,
keeping the boat steadily on course and coasting over the towering waves.
The music is built for large venues. There is an epic quality creeping into
their writing which suits them well but the strong sense of tunefulness
which has always defined their best work remains intact. Indubitably so.
Things kick off in fine style with opening track 'How Can You Swallow So
Much Sleep'; the gentle dreamy introduction quickly giving way to a fine
driving anthem. Suren de Saram's energetic drums and the intertwining guitars
support a quasi-folksy vocal from Mr Steadman. Around and around it goes.
'Bad Timing' and the splendid 'Your Eyes' keep the pace going until the
perfectly lovely song 'Lights Out, Words Gone' brings things down a tad and
proves to be one of the band's most affecting and memorable performances.
The vocal harmonies are beautifully crafted. A song to be very proud of.
So too with 'Fracture', an echoing lament which tugs at the heartstrings.
It is to final track 'Still', however, which we must turn to hear the album's
very finest moment. A stunning and very moving arrangement for voice and
piano which shows off Mr Steadman's distinctive falsetto at its best.
A haunting and close-to-sublime conclusion to a commendable five star project.
From strength to strength; ever onward and upward, BBC are close to becoming
one of England's national treasures. Don't let the experience pass you by.
Highly Recommended.
'A Different Kind Of Fix' delivers yet another laudable compilation. The
largely acoustic ambience of 'Flaws' is substantially swept away in this
collection of twelve new compositions. There is a harder, denser more
abrasive sound in evidence here which looks back to their 2009 debut
'I Had The blues and I Shook Them Loose'. A bold and powerful next step.
Front man Jack Steadman still stands firm on the prow, face to the wind,
keeping the boat steadily on course and coasting over the towering waves.
The music is built for large venues. There is an epic quality creeping into
their writing which suits them well but the strong sense of tunefulness
which has always defined their best work remains intact. Indubitably so.
Things kick off in fine style with opening track 'How Can You Swallow So
Much Sleep'; the gentle dreamy introduction quickly giving way to a fine
driving anthem. Suren de Saram's energetic drums and the intertwining guitars
support a quasi-folksy vocal from Mr Steadman. Around and around it goes.
'Bad Timing' and the splendid 'Your Eyes' keep the pace going until the
perfectly lovely song 'Lights Out, Words Gone' brings things down a tad and
proves to be one of the band's most affecting and memorable performances.
The vocal harmonies are beautifully crafted. A song to be very proud of.
So too with 'Fracture', an echoing lament which tugs at the heartstrings.
It is to final track 'Still', however, which we must turn to hear the album's
very finest moment. A stunning and very moving arrangement for voice and
piano which shows off Mr Steadman's distinctive falsetto at its best.
A haunting and close-to-sublime conclusion to a commendable five star project.
From strength to strength; ever onward and upward, BBC are close to becoming
one of England's national treasures. Don't let the experience pass you by.
Highly Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This CD is amazing. An outstanding purchase for a lover of Indie music, these guys will blow you away. 'Leave It', 'Shuffle' and 'Your Eyes' are incredibly addictive!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is such a fantastic album. I personally think it tops Flaws and I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose. It is pretty different to both albums, but some songs have roots from both albums and you can definitely tell it is a BBC album.
Personal highlights are the fantastic 'Your Eyes' which is a song that definitely goes back to 'I had the Blues...' but with a slightly heavier riff than older songs.
'Beggars' is a song that will be compared to songs from 'Flaws' but it is very different, combining the acoustic and electric.
My favourite song though is 'Still'. Jack Steadman's voice is simply superb in this song and his lyrics are fantastic. It is such a beautiful way to end the album and leaves you wanting more.
Ed Nash's bass lines are unusually catchy, especially in the wonderful single 'Shuffle'.
Lucy Rose comes into this album (she sang in the title song of 'Flaws') and appears in around half of the songs and is such a fantastic addition with her beautiful voice, particularly in 'Lights Out, Words Gone'.
Suren De Saram is a brilliant drummer. A Different Kind of Fix doesn't have as catchy beats as in 'I had the Blues...' but he is still very inventive and shows how good of a drummer he is.
Jamie Maccoll's rhythm guitar gives all songs a nice flow and his backing vocals are perfect.
As previously mentioned, frontman Jack Steadman is a wonderful lyricist and a fantastic singer.
Overall, this is a brilliant album and you shouldn't hesitate in buying it.
Personal highlights are the fantastic 'Your Eyes' which is a song that definitely goes back to 'I had the Blues...' but with a slightly heavier riff than older songs.
'Beggars' is a song that will be compared to songs from 'Flaws' but it is very different, combining the acoustic and electric.
My favourite song though is 'Still'. Jack Steadman's voice is simply superb in this song and his lyrics are fantastic. It is such a beautiful way to end the album and leaves you wanting more.
Ed Nash's bass lines are unusually catchy, especially in the wonderful single 'Shuffle'.
Lucy Rose comes into this album (she sang in the title song of 'Flaws') and appears in around half of the songs and is such a fantastic addition with her beautiful voice, particularly in 'Lights Out, Words Gone'.
Suren De Saram is a brilliant drummer. A Different Kind of Fix doesn't have as catchy beats as in 'I had the Blues...' but he is still very inventive and shows how good of a drummer he is.
Jamie Maccoll's rhythm guitar gives all songs a nice flow and his backing vocals are perfect.
As previously mentioned, frontman Jack Steadman is a wonderful lyricist and a fantastic singer.
Overall, this is a brilliant album and you shouldn't hesitate in buying it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
a different kind of music
love this album. this group have their own unique sound and this album is very much in the style of thei other music. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Arjay
A gem in a mediocre album
You don't want this album. It's same-y, unimaginative and outstays its welcome. If you want a large volume of Bombay Bicycle Club buy the excellent 'I Had The Blues But I Shook... Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Bass
AMAZING!!
I LOVE this vinyl with all my heart! My friends are so jealous of it! I have framed it on my wall along with my signed foals-cassius vinyl but it completely shows it off! Read more
Published 3 months ago by joandra
Evolution of Bombay Bicycle Club
Every album is different with Bombay, every album is different but every album is great.
Going from electric to more indie folk and now just a beautiful mix of the... Read more
Going from electric to more indie folk and now just a beautiful mix of the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Automagicalness
Album of the year
I thought I had the blues but shook the off was going to be very hard to match, but if anything this album is far better! A real masterpiece.
Published 3 months ago by Kido
Difficult 3rd album .... Never!
An album of songs to listen to again and again. Good intelligent lyrics and great balanced, innovative, music. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JimKand
This group gets better and better
I absolutely adore this album and cannot stop playing it. The last one was excellent but I think this is even better. Excellent - you must buy it.
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. J. L. Ellis
Music spoiled by poor production
I can't criticise the music but this would have been so much better if the recording wasn't so compressed. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Floyd
and the award for Best Album 2011 goes to...
The title of this review might sound like a big and bold statement especially given the plethora of great music that has been released in the past 12 months. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Rhys
excellent!
Cannot stop listening to this! Sounds like a mixture of Cure, Stone Roses and various other 80's & 90's bands I can't quite put a finger on. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jonathan
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