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Track Listings
| 1. Start Again |
| 2. Empty At The End |
| 3. There's A Silence |
| 4. Something's Got To Give |
| 5. It's Wasting Me Away |
| 6. Silent To The Dark |
| 7. Sleep Alone |
| 8. This Given Line |
| 9. Why Do You Try So Hard To Hate Me |
| 10. Holes In The Wall |
| 11. Biting The Soles Of My Feet |
| 12. Red Balloon For Me |
Product Description
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Brighton brothers Alex and Tom White may still be fresh-faced teenagers, but Holes In The Wall, their commendable debut album, could have been recorded at any time in the last 20 years. It bristles with the mysterious melodic chemistry that made Boo Radleys' Giant Steps and Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque such endearingly retrodelic prospects: a wide-eyed expansiveness, a sonic playfulness, and tunes ("Start Again", "There's A Silence", "Why Do You Try So Hard To Hate Me") with hooks so immediate they swagger into your head, grab the comfy chairs and start writing out party invites before they've even reached the second chorus. While on the surface this is traditional guitar fare, beneath the veneer this bares all the subtly applied hallmarks of a rock masterwork--the work of the White brothers themselves, who undertook much of the recording in their bedroom with an iMac, a bank of vintage synths, and all manner of digital mixing programs. The next album, doubtless, will be even better. But right now, as "Silent To The Dark"--think Graham Coxon in full pop Technicolour--phases back in after five minutes of majestic electronic psychedelia, Alex White cooing "When I needed someone to talk to / You were the only one around" it's clear you'd have to have a heart of stone to not be immediately sold. --Louis Pattison
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CD Db, DB002CDLP, Jewel Case 12 Track 2004
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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
... well what I mean is, this I quite possibly the greatest debut album from an English band for as long as I can remember, and ..erm .. they are still teenagers !!. I was blown away, I never right online reviws cos quite frankly I'm rubbish at it, but after listening to this album by the Electric Soft Parade, I felt to the need to spread the word.
It's hard to pin down, sure they are obvious influenced, 'Oasis', 'Boo Radleys', and even the Flaming Lips' and the wonderfull 'Granddaddy' sping to mind on tracks like 'Silent to the dark' & 'Why do you try so hard to hate me'.
This ablum simply is fantastic, if you like the simple melodic guitar driven songs of 'Ash' with the madness & complexity of 60's Pink Floyd then this album is for you.
I know, It's a crazy mishhash, and you will love it for that very reason, if the brother's White can produce this quality age 17 & 19, its scary to think what their next album is going to sound like.
UNPREDICTABLE, BEAUTIFULLY MELODIC... JUST SIMPLY
OUTSTANDING.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Rich
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you buy this album I guarantee that you will never tire of listening to it. Every song builds up to sheer greatness. Another reviewer mentioned similarities to Granddaddy and Ash, both I fell are fair but this album really does have its own sound. The songs are mainly guitar based but what makes this album work so well is the way the vocals build up, becoming more and more powerful along with the rest of the instrumental elements of the song. Every track seems to have been written and performed with passion, all the songs on this album are classics, buy this and you won't regret it, I promise you.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
If Blur and Oasis had offspring, it would be definately the Whitebrothers, Tom and Alex (popularly known as the electric soft parade), andHoles in The Wall is every bit as great as "Parklife" and "DefinitleyMaybe", so much show this was an album of the year in 2002 and mercuryprized record.
I first heard them on their American Adventure album and i was in awe asto how they created such classics between the two of them. So Holes inThe Wall had all the attraction, a list of good reviews, the mercury prizesticker and of course they were a best newcomer in Q awards.
So the album itself is very much on the verge of the "oh my god play itagain" style of music, particularly with Start Again, There is a Silenceand Empty at the End. But its not just really rocky, positions andinstruments are swapped between them varying the music, taking Silent toThe Dark as an example boasting an incredible 9 minutes.
The only real problem that can be found is that the album is a bit toolong, but thats no big deal, it still rocks, and it will always be one ofmy favourite cds.
Buy it Now!
I first heard them on their American Adventure album and i was in awe asto how they created such classics between the two of them. So Holes inThe Wall had all the attraction, a list of good reviews, the mercury prizesticker and of course they were a best newcomer in Q awards.
So the album itself is very much on the verge of the "oh my god play itagain" style of music, particularly with Start Again, There is a Silenceand Empty at the End. But its not just really rocky, positions andinstruments are swapped between them varying the music, taking Silent toThe Dark as an example boasting an incredible 9 minutes.
The only real problem that can be found is that the album is a bit toolong, but thats no big deal, it still rocks, and it will always be one ofmy favourite cds.
Buy it Now!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
There's still a need to Start Again
'Holes In The Wall' is certainly one of the best debuts of the last couple of decades. The Electric Soft Parade crafted an album with a wide array of styles and are excellent at... Read more
Published 4 months ago by C22man
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bitesize, unfussy review
Guitars with funny effects.
Vocals with funny effects.
Huge, epic, progressive-indie anthems with funny effects. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2005
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not up to much
This album really isn't all that good except for Empty at the End and Silent To The Dark. Within these two songs there is promise that they might yet develop into something,... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2004 by Fugsy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Fantastic
I can’t believe that anyone can give this album such a lowly review, so I just had to add my piece on here. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2004 by Keith Hughes
1.0 out of 5 stars
A remarkably uninspired, derivitive slice of tedium
Having heard how highly so many people thought of Electric soft parade, I decided to chance my arm and buy their debut album. The experiance proved horrific. Read more
Published on 3 Aug 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely Second Rate
I bought this album, listened to it, and was stunningly disappointed. So I listened again. There's absolutely nothing here that any half-decent second rate band couldn't have... Read more
Published on 3 May 2003 by Claus Johansen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great at Glastonbury, fab on my stereo!
Firstly, if you love British guitar pop, you'll love this. It's got the singalong factor for playing in the car, you can awkwardly sway to it at gigs - just go out and buy it. Read more
Published on 28 April 2003 by F. W. Bristow
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perhaps 2002's Best Debut
When Johnny Vegas took the mickey out of these guys for claiming to be influenced by The Boo Radleys, he inadvertantly earned them a fan. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 2003 by Martin
5.0 out of 5 stars
And there's a silence...
Do you know that bit on the Dandy Warhol album, just as Mohammed ends with that lingering trumpet? Just before they barrel into Nietzsche with thundering drums and bass? Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2002 by "parsefone"
5.0 out of 5 stars
WOW
This is an amazing piece of music for a bunch of teenagers.
It has a remarkable maturity and sheer skill that aren't always shown even by the most experienced performers (see... Read more
It has a remarkable maturity and sheer skill that aren't always shown even by the most experienced performers (see... Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2002 by "gurpreetsingh"
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