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Track Listings
| 1. Took The Fun |
| 2. Barney Rubble |
| 3. Twit Twoo |
| 4. Put It On The Dancefloor |
| 5. May I Suggest |
| 6. Encouraging Sign |
| 7. Got No Interest |
| 8. Back Where We Started |
| 9. Answer My Call |
| 10. Live The Life |
| 11. Williamsburg |
| 12. Another Bus |
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Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is home to Twang's recording studio, and their sleeve designer, the spray-can artist, Temper. Burdened by NME's accolade of 2007's 'best band in Britain', pop law dictates that following brief success, the winning band disappear into the bin holding Kula Shaker and probably the Klaxons. So defying critics, The Twang return with an effortless 2nd album, thus announcing their front-lash.
They are truly a band; members are unlikely to be useful alone, much less recognisable. They are like the Enemy, only with Fisher Price political manifestos replaced by listening to girlfriends, or at least liking them. Most admirably, the lyrics are genuinely touching, like football fans reformed by a theatre trip.
Put it on the Dance Floor doesn't groove as it might wish, although Back Where We Started, masterfully mimics the Smiths - not that Morrissey would admit to ''speaking nonsense'' - and has a chorus as subtle as a ram raid. The strong single Barney Rubble is completed by a Merseyside, chiming guitar riff. It's cleaner and less punk-influenced than their debut, although the Madchester template hasn't changed, with loping intros and soaring, harmonious choruses throughout.
They stumble on Live The Life, which sounds like cabbies moaning about the North Circular, while Answer My Call is ambition needing a song; like Sgt Pepper without military ranking. However, the highlight, Encouraging Sign has a gorgeous, looped-piano; from men you wouldn't trust to move a piano. Its conversational delivery of, ''A quick step over the roof tops/to get to your house'' is disarmingly romantic, as is, ''I don't mean much I say/but when I said I liked you I really mean it''; like Lightning Seeds with a smaller dictionary.
So, Happy Mondays comparisons remain, with The Twang understanding the need for tight guitar lines to compensate for vocal limitations, but for a gang-like bunch of lads, this album has a surprisingly soft heart. --Tom Hocknell
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I love this album. Anyone who thinks that this album doesn't have any fun on it must be listening to a different one. The Twang have that wonderful knack of writing upbeat melodic songs that get stuck in your head. Maybe the people who don't like this album are some of the racist thugs we encountered at the gig we went to at Bournemouth.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like the last reviewer I read the reviews of this album, including an awful one in NME, and almost didn't buy it despite loving their debut. This is a great little album. Different in feel to LIWIFLT, it's slightly less agressive but no less catchy. If you liked the first album buy this and give it a couple of plays; you won't regret it.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is a bit of a change in direction slightly from the first album.
Whereas the first was full of in your face tracks that the band had penned over the previous 6/7 years, this album is carefully thought out, very well produced and is every inch as good as the first but in a more relaxed way. The main stream press tend not to like the twang - prob because they're not graduate middle class tits that sing in a style that sounds like Stephen Fry wrote the lyrics. I've seen a few reviews online that don't do this album any justice at all. How it's possible to be a credible music journalist and ignore the brilliant arrangements, amazing guitaring from Stu Hartland, not to mention the drumming and bass lines is beyond me! This album is full of great tunes - yes, the 'storylines' or whatever the songs are about are just everyday things, but thats what makes good music - take an everday occurance and turn it into a beautifully delivered piece of music. I think anyone that felt or was influenced by the press not to like the twang should take a listen to this album and judge it on it's merits - they're will be a lot of humble pie going around and a lot of pride being swallowed cos there's no denying that this is a really great album. Unless your a London based journo who's scared of anyone that doesn't have a degree or an NW1 postcode that is.
Whereas the first was full of in your face tracks that the band had penned over the previous 6/7 years, this album is carefully thought out, very well produced and is every inch as good as the first but in a more relaxed way. The main stream press tend not to like the twang - prob because they're not graduate middle class tits that sing in a style that sounds like Stephen Fry wrote the lyrics. I've seen a few reviews online that don't do this album any justice at all. How it's possible to be a credible music journalist and ignore the brilliant arrangements, amazing guitaring from Stu Hartland, not to mention the drumming and bass lines is beyond me! This album is full of great tunes - yes, the 'storylines' or whatever the songs are about are just everyday things, but thats what makes good music - take an everday occurance and turn it into a beautifully delivered piece of music. I think anyone that felt or was influenced by the press not to like the twang should take a listen to this album and judge it on it's merits - they're will be a lot of humble pie going around and a lot of pride being swallowed cos there's no denying that this is a really great album. Unless your a London based journo who's scared of anyone that doesn't have a degree or an NW1 postcode that is.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
One of the best bands out there - great follow up album
A great follow up album by the boys. The first album 'I love it when I feel like this' was a classic and so is 'The jewellery Quarter'. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Daniel Doran
Suprisingly very very good
I bough this album for my Dad after we both like the first one. I had heard that it was slated by the press so I wasnt expecting a lot from it. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Mr. P. D. Horner
Progress
The first album was rough around the edges but was and still is a good listen.
This album seems more joined as the tracks go but that rawness is still there. Read more
This album seems more joined as the tracks go but that rawness is still there. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2010 by Fragile Tony
WOW
This is an absolutely fantastic album and the best one I have ever bought. Forget all the reviews from the 'smug little cock-end journalists', in Phil's own words, and purchase... Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2009 by Ms. Sl Mills
matching their first album was no easy task
the band have matured slightly since their album which was mearly a compelation of their best songs. This album is more grown up. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 2009 by Mr. J. Turner
Disappointing Second album....
First album was pretty good, so of course you expect the second to be at least just as good....but unfortunately The Twang seems like they gave up on tunes and originality on this... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2009 by Andre Joron
Diamond in the rough
This is a great! second album, you get a feel of how far the band have come,more polished but retaining a rough edgeness that we all love.Keep it up lads"
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by Mr. Roger W. B. Gros
Second Album
The long awaited second album brought a more soulful and less brash approach to the Twangs traditional offerings. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2009 by Mr. M. Mcclean
Could be better....
I've seen the Twang live twice, they are without a shadow of a doubt a top band, but... Found Jewellery Quarter to lack something I can't quite but my finger on. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by C. Lambeth
Don't Listen to the Critics
After reading several extremely poor reviews of this album I wasn't expecting anything brilliant, but I bought it anyway after enjoying their debut. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Tommy Ray
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