- Audio CD (16 Jun 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music
- ASIN: B00005UDVK
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 33,246 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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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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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This cannot be right surly ?,
This review is from: Holes In The Wall (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'. 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. OUTSTANDING.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect,
By Rich (Leicester, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Holes In The Wall (Audio CD)
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:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Brit-Pop Revival Album,
This review is from: Holes In The Wall (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!
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