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Track Listings
| 1. I’ve Waited So Long |
| 2. All Years Leaving |
| 3. Outside Your Door |
| 4. When This River Rolls Over You |
| 5. It’s Only Everything |
| 6. Always Is The Same / Shine On |
| 7. Here She Comes Again |
| 8. The Big Parade |
| 9. The Love You Give |
| 10. I Need You |
| 11. Some Weekend Night |
| 12. The Way She Does |
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All Years Leaving is an acoustically-flavoured debut album from the Stands that shimmers with harmonies, harmonicas and jingle-jangle guitars and is indebted to all things Dylan, Byrds and Beatles. It's small wonder Noel Gallagher is a fan, although his poor record as a tipster shouldn't deter interest. Pleasant if not entirely ground-breaking, "All Years Leaving" at times casts singer/songwriter Howie Payne's combo as either a British version of My Morning Jacket or as brethren of one of the very good Liverpool postcode bands ("Outside the Door" could be the Coral on one of their skiffle rolls, "Here She Comes Again" could be the La's, "I Need You" could be "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" by Dylan--if he was from Merseyside). When the ectoplasmic spectre of Lennon finally emerges through a psychedelic mist on the waltztime "The Big Parade" and the more electrically scabrous "The Way She Does", heads spin and hearts flutter. Perhaps these two tracks offer the Stands their best way forward. --Kevin Maidment
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Echo, ECHCD 50, 2004 12 Track
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I wondered what The Stands album would be like since everyone in the music press seems to be content with stating they are just like The Beatles, Dylan, The Byrds et al. That influence is there without a doubt, and some of the songs tip a definate nod to some of the best tunes by those artists, but don't let this put you off. When you hear "always is the same/shine on" you will be convinced: Gentle acoustics, echoes of Lennon at his best, gliding bluesey piano, the bass and drums that could be right off a Plastic Ono band album, and some gorgeous harmonica make for one of the best tracks this year.
The gently psychedelic " The big parade " is a waltz consisting of wobbly double tracked vocals, acoustic guitar, mellotron, and cello and sounds like the best record The La's never made. The sounds on this track work incredibly well together.
All in all, some fantastic harmonies are scattered through this record that unashamedly sound like Lennon and McCartney, the Beach Boys and The Byrds. It's very easy to make these comparisons, and the sound is certainly 40 years old, but it's there to be enjoyed and listened to for what it is..there's something very interesting going to happen when these guys really get going.
The gently psychedelic " The big parade " is a waltz consisting of wobbly double tracked vocals, acoustic guitar, mellotron, and cello and sounds like the best record The La's never made. The sounds on this track work incredibly well together.
All in all, some fantastic harmonies are scattered through this record that unashamedly sound like Lennon and McCartney, the Beach Boys and The Byrds. It's very easy to make these comparisons, and the sound is certainly 40 years old, but it's there to be enjoyed and listened to for what it is..there's something very interesting going to happen when these guys really get going.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Your not going far wrong if your songs sounds like casts-off from The Beatles' Revolver album. The Love You Give is a perfect slice of introspection, Here She Comes again is vintage Teenage Fanclub. Their Neil Young meets Dylan style flirts with tradition rather than bristles with life, but it's just jaunty enough to be contemporary. Im looking forward to hearing more from The Stands in the future.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Once you realise that "I've waited so long" is not a country and western song, this album only gets better, and better, and better, and better. Until "Here she comes again" which should not come after "shine on" because you just started to think it was getting a bit intense but it then went "lalalalalala" to speak metaphorically. It does what would be the equivalent of bringing on the cheeky girls to follow "where did you sleep last night" from the nirvana mtv unplugged album.
I will be honest in saying that i only bought this album because i heard noel gallagher liked it. That being because Oasis are the best band [ever]. I did the same with Proud Mary's "Same old blues" and that wasn't very good (david gray forms a band with five of himself and stops shaking his head while he sings is how i would put it). However, this album IS good.
The best [in my opinion] songs on this album are "i've waited so long" , "outside your door" , "its only everything" , "shine on" and "i need you".
If you like "The Thrills" , "Budapest" , "The Monkees" and stuff like that then my prediction is that you will probably like this. If you want a real review listen to it yourself because even if they work for newspapers, even critics cannot describe sounds with words.
May i also reccommend that you listen to "Too blind to hear" by Budapest because it is really good.
I will be honest in saying that i only bought this album because i heard noel gallagher liked it. That being because Oasis are the best band [ever]. I did the same with Proud Mary's "Same old blues" and that wasn't very good (david gray forms a band with five of himself and stops shaking his head while he sings is how i would put it). However, this album IS good.
The best [in my opinion] songs on this album are "i've waited so long" , "outside your door" , "its only everything" , "shine on" and "i need you".
If you like "The Thrills" , "Budapest" , "The Monkees" and stuff like that then my prediction is that you will probably like this. If you want a real review listen to it yourself because even if they work for newspapers, even critics cannot describe sounds with words.
May i also reccommend that you listen to "Too blind to hear" by Budapest because it is really good.
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Very underrated band
Bought this mainly for tracks 7 and 10. Sound very much like the Byrds and also The Fray. This album is from 2004 - also bought their other album 'Horse Fabulous'.
Published 6 months ago by G. J. Miles
Right Sound Wrong Time
This is an excellent album full of really decent songs. Perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
It's jangly / folk orientated reminiscent of Birds/ Dylan's, and could... Read more
It's jangly / folk orientated reminiscent of Birds/ Dylan's, and could... Read more
Published 8 months ago by P. Frizelle
Mistaken Fortune
Having bought this album by mistake (Bands shouldn't be allowed similar names!!) I could hardly have been more pleased on first playback. Read more
Published on 18 May 2005 by hairymong
great debut album
Great first album from The Stands-If you like The Coral and The Zutons,you will love this.
Published on 12 Nov 2004
GREEAAT ALBUM!!!
This has got to be one of my favorate albums!! If you like Oasis, Proud Mary and other great british bands...you will like these guys! Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2004 by Antonio Russo
The last track stands out!
The last track is great! with nice guitar in places. Worth buying for this alone. Overall a good summer album.
Published on 8 May 2004
DULL DULL DULL
You hit PLAY and sit back expecting to be challenged when you finally get such a hotly-talked about album home. What a disappointment. Read more
Published on 21 April 2004 by "nickhill150"
a good start!!
No it's not particularly clever, and no it's not particularly genre-busting stuff, but 'All Years Leaving' by The Stands is arguably one of the best debut albums released so far... Read more
Published on 3 April 2004 by Chris Metherell
Standin Up For Classy Music
It may not be the most original of concepts, and maybye they're not pioneers, but The Stands are really, really good! Read more
Published on 11 Mar 2004 by W. S. Hayes
Great album.
I heard "Here she comes again" on a video channel, and watching it, I thought wow, this is pretty good, my kind of music, its so 60's!! Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2004 by Patrick Christopher Moan
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