- Audio CD (5 Feb 2002)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Enhanced, Import
- Label: Manifesto
- ASIN: B00005YMFS
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 188,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. I Hate Scotland |
| 2. Essential Wear For Future Trips To Space |
| 3. Sex Is Boring |
| 4. Donald In The Bushes With A Bag Of Glue |
| 5. Olympic Cyclist (Acoustic Version) |
| 6. I've Got Pictures Of You In Your Underwear |
| 7. One Sailor Was Waving |
| 8. Swim For Health |
| 9. They'll Hang Flags from Cranes Upon My Wedding Day |
| 10. Postcards From The Beach... |
| 11. Dumper Truck Racing |
| 12. Public Park |
| 13. Day In Space |
| 14. Leave The Earth Behind You And Take A Walk Into The Sunshine |
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Customer Reviews
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I like all the Ballboy albums but this is their first and best. It's tuneful and interesting (though I might have removed a star for over-use of bells. However this does seem to be a Scottish obsession.)
There's a very pretty piece of whimsy in "Olympic Cyclist". There's a grinding and accurate dissection of the dark side of our psyche in "I hate Scotland". "Donald in the Bushes" seems to be the story of someone going from glue -sniffing to a surface respectability, but whatever, it works. "Public Park" is an amusing description of someone fantasising about leaving a trapped suburban relationship. All the other songs are good. When I first had the CD I didn't think much of "A Day in Space" but suddenly I was caught by the description of training for space travel "Hard my arse, a couple of assault courses and a maths test."
It doesn't entirely reflect their live delivery, which occasionally can make your ears bleed, but the acoustic treatment lets you hear the funny and perceptive lyrics.
There's a very pretty piece of whimsy in "Olympic Cyclist". There's a grinding and accurate dissection of the dark side of our psyche in "I hate Scotland". "Donald in the Bushes" seems to be the story of someone going from glue -sniffing to a surface respectability, but whatever, it works. "Public Park" is an amusing description of someone fantasising about leaving a trapped suburban relationship. All the other songs are good. When I first had the CD I didn't think much of "A Day in Space" but suddenly I was caught by the description of training for space travel "Hard my arse, a couple of assault courses and a maths test."
It doesn't entirely reflect their live delivery, which occasionally can make your ears bleed, but the acoustic treatment lets you hear the funny and perceptive lyrics.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Quite possibly the worst collection of club anthems of all time, !!except track one of course!!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Disjointed But Not
7 Aug 2003
Format:Audio CD
This album somehow manages to feel coherent and all over the place at the same time. There is a great deal of wit in the lyrics, and I enjoy the overall "Scottishness." If you're considering buying this after hearing the "I Hate Scotland" single, you should know that much of the CD is quite different from that song. It's a fun listen.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Excellent
12 May 2002
Format:Audio CD
This is the album I've been waiting for. Big, bright, witty and thoughtful, you can't ask for much more in a UK release like this.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I hate ballboy
27 July 2002
Format:Audio CD
I am psyched that I bought this ballboy album. The songs are very clever, catchy, and you don't get sick of them after playing them over and over. Not surprisingly, John Peel (responsible for the Peel Sessions on Radio 1 in the UK) is a huge fan. I can't wait to hear what's next from them!
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