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Bud, Sweat & Beers [Enhanced]

Devlin Audio CD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (1 Nov 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced
  • Label: Island
  • ASIN: B003O7Z4Q6
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,366 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. 1989
2. Brainwashed
3. Days & Nights
4. London City
5. Marching Through The Fog
6. Let It Go
7. Yesterday's News
8. Community Outcast
9. Runaway
10. Our Father
11. Finally
12. Dreamer
13. World Still Turns
14. End Of Days

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CD Description

After years of pirate radio MCing and featuring on DIY mixtapes, Bud, Sweat and Beers is the debut studio album from Dagenham grime star Devlin. The record features the singles "Brainwashed", "Giant" and "Shot Music (featuring Giggs)".

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Bedlam 3 Feb 2011
By The Wolf TOP 100 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Audio CD
James Devlin is a bit of a lad. The title of his debut
album confirms this. 'Bud, Sweat & Beer's' sounds like a
manifesto of a kind or a call to war for Dagenham yoof.

I suspect, however, that there's a bit more to this lad
than his moody cover shot would have us believe.
The album is good; very good in fact. Mr Devlin spits out
his thoughts well against dense percussive arrangements which
are as musically interesting as they are confrontational in
a well-behaved literary kind of way. The words have a lively
presence in Mr Devlin's hands. He can do double-time rhyming
with ease (he's clearly learned his lessons well from Mr Mathers)
and brings an appealing freshness to this well-worn genre.

His friends and helpers contribute additional tone and colour
here and there which helps to keep the fourteen tracks moving
along nicely without detracting from Mr Devlin's centre-stage
performances. Jodi Connor does a particularly good turn on
'Brainwashed', a wonderfully moody piece of post-hardcore(ish)
sturm und drang. Beauty and the beast working it all out!

'London City' is a cracker too. A an urban soundscape which
depicts a night out in the capital with energy and elan.
It sounds as though Mr Devlin likes to party hard but retains
a degree of moral sensibility even in his darker moments.

'Marching Through The Fog', however, is a far more angry affair.
It blisters and burns its way into the listening world firing
on all six cylinders. Between verse and chorus he seems to be
at odds with himself : throwing out hard-as-nails challenges
to all and sundry whilst at the same time doubt seeps in
insidiously through the cracks. A litany of violent imagery
railing against "the dying of the light". Reflective rage.

'Runaway' romps along on the back of an addictively broken beat
but the keys, strings and Yasmin's lovely vocal bring a touch
of something approaching soulful tenderness to the angst.

Emeli Sande chips in nicely too on the short-but-sweet 'Dreamer'.
These switches between hot and cold and sweet and sour serve to
sustain our interest and attention from beginning to end.

As endings go 'End Of Days' is a curious one. Mr Devlin's
apocalyptic vision is spun out over a doom-laden bunch of
big beats and grinding synth/guitar chord progressions. He
spits out his message like a nail gun pinning us to the wall.

An album of clever contrasts. A powerful debut. Brutally impressive.

Highly Recommended.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic! 2 Nov 2010
By JC 888
Format:Audio CD
Downloaded this yesterday and have to say it is top quality, listened to it through 3 times now and still loving it. Brainwashed is quality, along with runaway, 1989, our father,community outcast and i made it. To be honest i cant find a weak song but those are my favourites. Everyone should support this young english rapper who is without doubt very talented!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good album 17 May 2012
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a great album. I guess not many have heard of Devlin, but nice beats and nice lyrics.

similar-ish to The Streets but this guy has a better voice.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Bud, Sweat & Beers
My Grandson bought this, when he stayed with us, and seems very pleased with his purchase, which reminds me, he owes me for it!
Published 3 months ago by Eveta Hubbardibus
5.0 out of 5 stars Rising Star
Great album.....and collaborative work with Emile Sande too !!!....go buy it as he really has produced an outstanding album..with great tracks.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs D Baugh
1.0 out of 5 stars Not as described
Stated that GIANT was one of the extra tracks and was not on there , was really disapointed as cd was for my son who wanted the track
Published 5 months ago by mike
3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
I bought this for my boyfriend who loves Devlin.I never heard of him before,but now that I have found Devlin I will keep on listening to him and buying his albums. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Amz
4.0 out of 5 stars Very good debut album
I love the style of Devlin and the way he portrays his message via his rap.
I think more emphasis could have been paid on the production to make the album more refined. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Dappa Don
4.0 out of 5 stars Devlin's off to a good start
Devlin is a Grime artist from Essex. He's been gaining fans for quite a while now in the underground, but it's only at his debut album that he really started moving towards the... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Jonathan
4.0 out of 5 stars Superb album...credit to this man
Bud, Sweat and Beers is a cracking effort. London City, Brainwashed, 1989 and Runaway are stand out tracks. Devlin is a bit of a geezer, but don't let that put you off. Read more
Published on 5 May 2011 by JWV, 1979
5.0 out of 5 stars Grime coming through
So many comparisions between him and eminem, mainly by their physical appearance.
Devlin has so many great songs on here, catchy ones with great hooks and chorus's. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2011 by OllyA
5.0 out of 5 stars Devlin
Got this album because I love a couple of Devlin's tracks and thought I would like his album, I listened to album and was like its alright and then after listening to the album a... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2011 by Lydia
4.0 out of 5 stars ASs requested
My son simply asked for it for Christmas. Although I had never heard of the group it was as requested so I did not need any further info about it.
Published on 6 Jan 2011 by greatauntsal
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