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Dog Man Star

SUEDE Audio CD
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (12 Aug 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Nude
  • ASIN: B000026EV6
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 80,328 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Introducing the Band
2. We Are the Pigs
3. Heroine
4. The Wild Ones
5. Daddy's Speeding
6. The Power
7. New Generation
8. This Hollywood Life
9. The 2 of Us
10. Black Or Blue
11. The Asphalt World
12. Still Life

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BBC Review

After the party - the hangover: One year on from the louche-but-rocking debut, Suede had begun to irrevocably fracture at their very core. Luckily, out of such travails are great works of art born.

By this point the chemistry (in all senses) was becoming a little strained. Retreating into a drug-assisted solitude, Brett Anderson's lyrics were less concerned with the politics of modern love and more with the effects of the morning after. Solitude, paranoia and self-loathing were the themes here. When he sings 'If you stay we'll be the wild ones!' it's with a quiet desperation that's clinging to a lifestyle that's gone horribly wrong.

The downbeat mood pervades everything here. Even on peppier rockers like 'The Hollywood Life' or 'New Generation' the guitars of Bernard Butler here sound more spiteful, suffused with a vicious metallic edge. It was here that they formerly parted from the Britpop pack as well ('I don't care for the UK tonight' sings Brett on 'Black And Blue').

At the heart of this album is the real-life drama of Anderson's and Butler's increasing alienation. Before the album had even been mixed the pair, once touted as a Lennon and McCartney for the post-E generation, had split. Butler subsequently told of how he turned up to the studio one day to find all his equipment outside the locked door.

Yet, while Dog Man Star stands as a testament to the destructive power of thrill-seeking love and ego-bloating drugs it remains a far deeper and sonically adventurous ride than its predecessor. There's still a huge dollop of Scott Walker-meets-Bowie-in-the-streets-of-Soho-at-5-in-the-morning archness that can grate. And Anderson's melodrama can be slightly over-egged on tracks like 'The 2 Of Us', yet with its reverb-drenched lushness and fabulously melancholy audio verite ambience (virtually every track is prefaced by or marbled with some low-key moodiness that recalls Talk Talk's golden period) it's an album that continues to fascinate and reward: It's possibly their least dated work.

While the band struggled heroically (and succeeded) to consolidate their success after Butler's departure the legend of the band's lost potential really stems from Dog Man Star. Never had misery sounded so alluring, reaching out to all the lonely urbanites that ever woke up alone. For this alone it remains timeless. --Chris Jones

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29 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Like Suede On Acid... 27 April 2004
Format:Audio CD
One can only wonder what Suede would have go on to achieve if Anderson andButler had not fallen out. The debut and this spectral masterpiece of analbum could easily stand up to any bands first two albums ever, TheBeatles and The Smiths included. Dog Man Star is very much a winter album.Lyrically it is a very paranoid, reclusive piece. It is alleged that Brettlocked himself in his flat in the middle of nowhere with a mountain ofL.S.D. to write it. Bernard's guitar work is incredibly atmospheric anddense, particularly on the near-ten minute Asphalt World the final cut ofwhich upset him due to it's severe edit! God knows what the demos musthave sounded like. By a mile suede's finest album, it is an undeniablyEnglish work, Syd Barrett, Julian Cope, Kate Bush, and yes, Bowie and theSmiths are all in there somewhere. There are a few up beat glam-stompers,New Generation being the best up-beat number, but most of the set isdrug-addled and claustrophobic. Daddy's Speeding is the oddest track, afeedback entrenched eno-style piece about James Dean that eventuallycollapses under it's own weight. The opener Introducing the Band couldalmost be off Piper At The Gates Of Dawn and Heroine surely IS a DavidBowie song. The reason Dog Man Star is such a work of genius though, isthe last four tracks. Roughly 25 minutes of music that is so enormous thatif Brett and Bernard had stayed together, they would have probably landedon the moon. The 2 Of Us is a dark, sparse romantic ballad written about apossibly imaginary lover, Black or Blue is another drug track which couldbe out of a particularly creepy West End musical, The Asphalt World iscolossal and features Butler's best ever guitar work and closer Still Lifeis the last track because it simply can't be followed, so vast andglorious is the orchestral outro. So there you have one of the greatestever english songwriting teams, splitting up under the strain of their ownambition. Please buy Dog Man Star, it proves that Suede are arguably themost underated band of all time.
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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By Matt
Format:Audio CD
...and Johnny Marr pops around for a spot of tea.By the sounds of things they weren't just drinking tea...

Dog Man Star is truly sensational. When one compares this effort to what immediately preceded and proceeded it (in Britain at least), nothing else compares with the over-produced, orchestral bombast (notably on Still Life), the claustraphobic intensity (The Two of Us), and brooding menace(Asphalt World) which it exudes. A tip: listen to the latter track whilst driving around a hole of a town, perhaps Weston Super Mare, very late at night. You might have to lock the doors and windows of your car and/or not stop at traffic lights, but it is worth it in order to soak up the seedy atmosphere of low-rent, burnt-out, drug-frazzled 'glam'. It works best if your car is a shitty old Ford (either an Escort or a Probe for apt comedy value).

The Asphalt World aside, the rest of the album, as another reviewer mentioned, is best heard through headphones on a Discman turned up to a level not entirely healthy for one's ears. Even if you do go deaf as a result, chances are there's nothing much worth listening to after having sat through Suede's sophomore set.

While it would be thoroughly misleading to say that the album is one of light and shade (it is unrelentingly bleak), it is characterised by a variety of different styles. Unlike, say, Coldplay, who have two modes (1.bland, and 2.paint-dryingingly, fist-eatingingly, nondescript vapidity), Suede run the gamut from up-tempo glam-rocking in New Generation, through fuzz-guitar-enhanced Smithsian janglepop (Heroine), ending up with the overblown chamber music of Still Life. They even throw in some Eno-ish nuggets of experimentalism (Introducing the Band, and Daddy's Speeding) which, surprisingly, work a treat.

I first heard this album around eleven years ago, and I loved it. Having endured the last eleven years, which have been one disappointment after another where music is concerned, it has increased in my estimations. Dog Man Star is better than anything else Suede ever did (yes, including their fine debut). I would go so far to say that it was the best album of the ‘90s. Buy this album and listen to it repeatedly by yourself when you have the time to give to it the attention, not only that it deserves, but that it commands.

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We all know about the albums Blur, Oasis and Pulp put out but it was Suede that created the defining record of the 1990's. Now some 15 years later it is finally being reappraised as the masterpiece it always was. In my opinion the band went downhill once Bernard Butler left but the two initial albums are stunning. This is a magnum opus, a masterpiece and an essential classic. It's even more essential with all the added extras in this collection. One day the world will come to be defined by those who have , and those who have not listened to Dog Man Star.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Recommend this for any Suede fan a true classic from an iconic band. Brilliant album from a brilliant band. Listen
Published 3 months ago by Alastair Stewart
5.0 out of 5 stars Still ahead of its time
This is an astonishing debut, and it remains one of the best albums I've ever heard. Yes they might have become shadows of their former selves, and yes the later drama threatened... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Board Game Guru
4.0 out of 5 stars Introducing The Band...Again!!!!.....
This is an amazing re-issue of an amazing cd from one of my favourite bands...I am thrilled to be able to get the b-sides and demo recordings as well... Read more
Published 21 months ago by David Tiberi
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for newbies, but ....
Having finally managed to absorb all five of these deluxe re-releases I can now review each of them. Read more
Published 22 months ago by D. Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Where less isn't more
Dog Man Star flew in the face of convention, even nearly two decades ago. Owing a debt of gratitude to Scott Walker, Bowie, Joy Division and Brian Eno it is nevertheless a unique... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Baxter
5.0 out of 5 stars Genius at work!
Just got this today. The album is brilliant and serves as a reminder of just how weak the British music scene is these days. It is worth getting for the dvd alone! Read more
Published 23 months ago by Benjamin R. Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars "A 50 knuckle shuffle heavy metal machine"
Four or five years ago, there was minimal, if any, talk about Suede - they seemed to have slipped into Britpop's dustbin, despite having preceded said "movement" by a couple of... Read more
Published 23 months ago by octophone
5.0 out of 5 stars Suede's masterpiece
Like, I suspect, most purchasers of this item, I already own Dog Man Star and Sci-Fi Lullabies. However, I am always happy to replace what I have for remastered and deluxe... Read more
Published 23 months ago by N. Hudson
5.0 out of 5 stars Europe America Winterland....
A unique, timeless sonic and lyrical journey that has satisfied my Anglophile needs for over 15 years. Yes, this is perfect timing for Dog Man Star to re-enter my life. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Reissue
This is a great remaster package. DVD is fab, but the cream is the uncut versions of "The Wild Ones" and "The Asphalt World",, now even more essential. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Stormin'Norman
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