- Audio CD (14 Nov 2005)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Extra tracks
- Label: Bmg
- ASIN: B000BOG1MG
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 162,949 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I once saw Stephen Duffy say something along the lines of, and I'll quote loosely, 'By now people must be beginning to realise I'm not doing this for the money any more but just because it's what I do'..
After being dropped by most, if not all, of the major record companies since the mid 1980s Stephen Duffy continues to plough his own path and release albums which should sell millions in an ideal world, but through some quirk of fate no one ever really hears about.
He really is one of the most diverse British artists, you just have to look at his back catalogue: 1980s electronica/pop under the names of TinTin and Dr Calculus MDMA, Nick Drake-esque folk with The Lilac Time, solo records encompassing the almost psychedelic collaboration with Nigel Kennedy (Music in Colours), the above album Duffy with its Britpop mixed with American rock influences from artists like Matthew Sweet, 1998s I Love My Friends with its Britpop and beautiful folk side by side and The Devils with his old cohort Nick Rhodes performing unrecorded early Duran Duran songs. He can also be credited with co-writing some of the best songs by the Barenaked Ladies and for helping Robbie Williams finally make a grown-up record (Intensive Care).
Duffy is a favourite album of mine. Some of the songs such as Needle Mythology, Sugar High, Rachel and Mr 20th Century Man are up there with the best Stephen has written. Listen to the slow version of Sugar High to hear Stephen at, what I believe to be his best arrangement, just him and his guitar.
This is his most upbeat and rocky album recorded with a rhythm section of the American band Velvet Crush including REM producer Mitch Easter on guitar. It is probably also his most accessible album and a good place to start if you have not heard any of Duffy’s music before.
Buy it and discover one of the best-kept secrets in music and a true artist who continues to produce diverse and beautiful music but without the recognition he deserves. Most people will probably just buy the latest Oasis album though, which is a crying shame.
5 stars, end of story.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Excellent!
16 Feb 2006
Format:Audio CD
Wow, what a great album, and yet so different to what Mr Duffy has done before. A punchy britrock album, with all the trademark songmeister tunes. Mr Duffy delivers once again, proving that he truly is one of Britain's greatest songwriter.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
this is not a new album!
24 July 2006
Format:Audio CD
This album is just a repackaged version of his Duffy album which did come out eary 1990's and IS britpop at its best. Don't get me wrong, a fantastic album - perhaps his best - but it's from the 90's not 2005/2006!
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One track that I keep returning to: Needle Mythology
23 Jan 2009
Format:Audio CD
I love to sing harmony, so much so that I rarely listen to the words I'm mumbling. The rest of the album is very good, but listen to how many licks there are in this tune (and how natural this odd progression is). Sad song, but catchy enough to have my five-year old confusedly singing these words.
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