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Best known for a connection with hometown pals Arctic Monkeys, Jon ‘Reverend’ McClure and his Makers finally offer tricky second album A French Kiss In The Chaos. Since 2007’s The State of Things McClure has threatened retirement, offered out the entire political class and given away an album (by his other band Mongrel) with a national newspaper. Given such distractions the follow-up is unsurprisingly somewhat mixed. Highlights include "Silence Is Talking", a proper indie disco stomper, with a pounding bassline and a nagging horn hook lifted from War’s Latin-funk favourite "Low Rider" and the excellently titled "No Soap In A Dirty War" which borrows a few lines from the Only Ones’ lost classic "Miles From Nowhere" and turns a break-up song into something unexpectedly gleeful. "Hidden Persuaders" is little more than a clumsy lesson that consumerism isn’t necessarily good for you (Jon McClure picked up the nickname ‘Reverend’ for his preachiness, after all). But "Professor Pickles" is straightforward psychedelia, all wheezy organ and slamming snare, "Long Long Time" is a sparse piano-led ballad, nearer to Richard Hawley than Alex Turner while BNP-berating "Manifesto/People Shapers" starts harsh and ends sweet. The closing "Hard Time For Dreamers" gives the game away--McClure voices his fears of war, a Tory government and rising sea levels like, realising that when the Smiths sang about death by double decker bus, they really feared a nuclear holocaust. A French Kiss In The Chaos is inconsistent and sometimes frustrating, but its quirky charm is irrepressible.--Steve Jelbert
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REVEREND AND THE MAKERS A French Kiss In The Chaos (Factory Sealed 2009 UK 10-track CD album - Produced by Jagz Kooner [Primal Scream Kasabian] and mixed by Dave Sardy [The Ting Tings Oasis LCD Soundsystem] the album coveres topics such as global warming Prozac and consumerism; and includes the single Silence Is Talking)
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By J. Charles
Format:Audio CD
Every song on this album is a winner. Great melodies,wonderful tunes and excellent lyrics. It's better than their first CD. An absolute gem!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Jan Madden
Format:Audio CD
The last album was alot to live up to and on first listening I thought Mr McClure had flunked it. But it has grown on me BIG TIME.
There isn't a track that doesn't hit the spot - play it loud in your car and wait in anticipation for the third album.
There isn't a track that doesn't hit the spot - play it loud in your car and wait in anticipation for the third album.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Having just listened to and reviewed A-Ha's simply
dreadful new album 'Foot Of The Mountain' it is
both a relief and a real pleasure to have had the
opportunity to hear Reverend and The Makers splendid
new collection 'A French Kiss In The Chaos'.
No frills, no fuss, high octane melodic rock of the highest calibre.
A little bit old-fashioned in the best possible way.
In Jon McClure the band have a talented and charismatic front man.
The force behind the fire. The bees knees. A big, bad, boss man.
What a great little band they are. Tight as a vice.
'No Wood Just Trees' is alone worth the price of the album.
The rhythm section and brass arrangement is electric.
The raw conviction of McClure's performance on 'Long Long Time',
at just two and a half minutes, is the album's highpoint.
A simple and simply beautiful song, beautifully sung.
'No Soap (In A Dirty War)', too, is a classy piece of writing.
Strong melody, rousing chorus and an ecstatic, driving conclusion.
(Arcade Fire at their elemental best came to mind).
'Manifesto / People Shapers' is a rapturous, echo-laden, incantation.
Politically charged voodoo for a spiritually challenged age.
'Hard Time For Dreamers' brings the album to a dark conclusion.
The song wears its heart on its sleeve. The sincerity is self-evident.
I'm A Believer.
Very Highly Recommended.
dreadful new album 'Foot Of The Mountain' it is
both a relief and a real pleasure to have had the
opportunity to hear Reverend and The Makers splendid
new collection 'A French Kiss In The Chaos'.
No frills, no fuss, high octane melodic rock of the highest calibre.
A little bit old-fashioned in the best possible way.
In Jon McClure the band have a talented and charismatic front man.
The force behind the fire. The bees knees. A big, bad, boss man.
What a great little band they are. Tight as a vice.
'No Wood Just Trees' is alone worth the price of the album.
The rhythm section and brass arrangement is electric.
The raw conviction of McClure's performance on 'Long Long Time',
at just two and a half minutes, is the album's highpoint.
A simple and simply beautiful song, beautifully sung.
'No Soap (In A Dirty War)', too, is a classy piece of writing.
Strong melody, rousing chorus and an ecstatic, driving conclusion.
(Arcade Fire at their elemental best came to mind).
'Manifesto / People Shapers' is a rapturous, echo-laden, incantation.
Politically charged voodoo for a spiritually challenged age.
'Hard Time For Dreamers' brings the album to a dark conclusion.
The song wears its heart on its sleeve. The sincerity is self-evident.
I'm A Believer.
Very Highly Recommended.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Present
I have no idea if this sounds good I have never listened to it. the person I bought it for was stoked thought so I take that as a good sign. :)
Published 24 days ago by Gumball_Monkey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good as a gift
I don't like the band but bought asa gift. Reciever of gft v happy. Good seller, good condition good service v happy with it. Jsut band not my personal taste.
Published on 3 Jan 2011 by Miss Tranquillity
5.0 out of 5 stars
A french kiss in the chaos
I play this album and their first album often. Both are excellent - I enjoy the music and the lyrics. Reverend and the Makers deserve much more success. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2010 by Mr. D. Lever
5.0 out of 5 stars
Well worth a listen
Really enjoyed State of Things, unusually the second album is as good as the first. Buy it.
Published on 9 Sep 2009 by marlon1234
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Rev does the business again...buy this album
Plain and simple, this album is amazing. RATM have definately progressed as a band, and this album proves it. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2009 by D. Summers
4.0 out of 5 stars
Different
I can't say I'm bothered with what professional critics say. Seems to me they don't like anything! Also, I couldn't care less whether a band is classed as being "political" or not. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by Matthew Read
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dont Believe the Critics
Its been almost 2 years since reverend and the makers last album, and since that time they have grown massively as a band. Read more
Published on 30 July 2009
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite as good as State of Things
I've already seen one very poor review of this album and one average one, but I'm not quite sure why this band isn't appreciated in the same way as the Arctic Monkeys. Read more
Published on 28 July 2009 by D. Wright
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