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Audio CD (11 Aug 2003)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Food
ASIN: B000024JKX

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 66,201 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Stars

2. Anywhere

3. Just A Girl She Said

4. Elevator Song

5. Day I See You Again

6. Week In Week Out

7. Not So Manic Now

8. Popdorian

9. Not Once Not Ever

10. St Swithin's Day

11. Disgraceful

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Dubstar operated in the same terrain as The Beautiful South and Morrissey--there's a very flat sense of Northern melancholy about them, all high rises and low self-esteem. This is especially so on "Not So Manic Now" about a girl unable to leave her flat since she was assaulted and "Just A Girl She Said", a cold study of an emotionally abusive sexual relationship delivered in authentically numb tones by Halifax-born vocalist Sarah Blackwood. Whereas The Beautiful South revel in semi-detached greyness, however, and Morrissey is prone to lyrically provocative gestures, Dubstar match the deadpan restraint of their lyrics with a sparkling techno-indie soundtrack, courtesy of Chris Wilkie's janglepop guitar and programmer Steve Wilkie's layers of synthesizer. The sumptuous "Stars" and ska-flecked "Elevator Song" in particular hint at a backdrop of teasing glamour and neon lights against which disappointingly ordinary lives are led. --David Stubbs

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Album of the 1990's, 9 Nov 2006

By	Bai Shan "Peltonator" (Shanghai, China) - See all my reviews

The creativity in pop music that died in the mid-1980's with the introduction of assembly-line manufacturing of mainstream acts, only to witness the introduction, later in the decade, of melody-deprived rap, the launching of ugly grunge sounds in the early 1990's, and the sappy vocal warbling that sugar-coated R&B songs in the late 1990's, surfaced in this largely-ignored masterpiece released in 1995. Dubstar's debut album, with hauntingly-beautiful singing, pulsating percussion, rich textures of synthesizers, sparkling guitars, and brilliant original song-writing, should not only be regarded as a classic but as the best album of the decade. There is not a boring moment on the album. It is irresistable from start to finish. It's overall sound is a breath of fresh air. Highly recommended.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant pop, BUT GET THE 2 CD VERSION!, 23 May 2002

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This album is definitely worth a look... their style is not a million miles away from early St. Etienne. Stars and Not So Manic Now are the stand-out tracks, but the rest is rather good too. I bought this when it was first released, and it came with a 2nd cd full of remixes - they're absolutely brilliant - even better than cd1, and by far the best cd in my collection. <my rating of 4 stars is for the 1 cd version!> The following album, Goodbye, is less happy and not so easy on the ear.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable, 27 May 2000

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I wish that I were able to give more than 5 stars to this album. It is a concoction of finely crafted pop songs with such an edge as to leave someone in awe as to what they had just heard. I have never heard a voice with such a clean tone as Sarah Blackwoods... if you can find it, get the double limited edition "disgraceful" with the remix cd attached.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superlative.
An amazing record chock full of some of the best songs ever to come out of Britain - and therefore, the World - I cannot rate this record highly enough. Read more

Published 12 months ago by J. P. Oley

5.0 out of 5 stars The vocals are like aural sex.
Sarah Blackwood's voice is quite unbelievable, clear and perfect and beautiful and unemotional as an airbrushed porn star's tits. Read more

Published 12 months ago by B. H. Whitehouse

4.0 out of 5 stars 'Their Great Debut Album'
The fact that Dubstar never really managed commercially to capitalise on this very promising album is a shame. Read more

Published on 7 Aug 2007 by Antony May

5.0 out of 5 stars A promising debut...
The first Dubstar album is their most poppy, jangly and generally enjoyable. Whilst the lyrics are caked in deadpan, boredom and biting humour, the music is the polar opposite... Read more

Published on 7 Oct 2003 by Mr. R. Baker

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