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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Bargain Of The Century | |||
| 2. In My Room | |||
| 3. Lisa | |||
| 4. GFC | |||
| 5. The Boss Americana | |||
| 6. Rocket | |||
| 7. Victory At Monterey | |||
| 8. You Won't Be Fooled By This | |||
| 9. Spooky Couch | |||
| 10. Borrowed Time | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Bonus DVD | |||
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Hammond is far from the latest to dabble in the current spin off and side project trend - this is his second solo album. Recorded, like the first, at New York's Electric Lady Studios, Hammond and his band spent just five days on the disc. The title may ask 'what's your name?', but he's crystal clear on his own musical identity.
Album opener Bargain Of The Century gives a cheeky finger up to non-believers expecting a carbon copy of The Strokes' material. The first 30 seconds of soundalike intro squeals to a halt, revealing the main body of the song, which sounds a lot like Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here.
There are times when his band's undeniable influence shows - You Won't Be Fooled By This and Spooky Couch have their trademark echoey vocals and plinky guitar riffs. Hammond says The Kinks, The Clash and Neil Young inspired this disc, though there are a lot of original ideas and sounds on it. In My Room is a sing-along anthem to someone missed, while the album's highlight, GFC, summons up strains of long-term influence The Beach Boys and has already clocked up over 25,000 MySpace plays.
Never short of celebrity collaborators, Sean Lennon appears on both solo albums and Hollywood A-lister Joaquin Phoenix has directed a video. But Hammond's also gone with some talented unknowns: Cellist Jesse Reagen's contribution to final track Feed Me Jack is beautiful.
Hammond and his band tour this summer, taking in Australia, Japan and The States before hitting the UK. Hammond says the goal is 'to tour this album everywhere we can, get into those cracks and fill them up with music'. Fans'll be satisfyingly full after a portion of ¿Cómo Te Llama?. --Sophie Bruce
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I have received this cd a week ago and am very impressed that the sound is very good ayou don't get tired of the songs at all.
I find the cd very good but not ecellent, if this is the direction that the strokes are going to be taking well with the contribution of the other guys of the group it should be a knock out.
Buy it and enjoy it, i sure am enjoying the music.
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