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| 1. Firesuite |
| 2. Here It Comes |
| 3. Break Me Gently |
| 4. Sea Song |
| 5. Rise |
| 6. Lost Souls |
| 7. Melody Calls |
| 8. Catch The Sun |
| 9. The Man Who Told Everything |
| 10. The Cedar Room |
| 11. Reprise |
| 12. A House |
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In an about-face that will infuriate technophiles, this group of dance revisionists celebrate guitars and "real instruments" in the face of processed music. The Williams brothers and their mate Jim Goodwin first had a hit with the disco-charged "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)", but disillusionment with the Manchester scene set in, so they picked up guitars and formed Doves--a band determined to infuse raw emotion into music. From instrumental opener "Firesuite"--which showcases their rumbling, restrained guitar firepower--to the tumbling acoustic shanty "Sea Song", the Latin guitar lines of "The Man Who Told Everything", the balmy Technique-era New Order rocker "Catch The Sun" and the aqueous, soaring "Rise", none of the album's 11 tracks bear any real resemblance to each other. Doves have produced an outstanding debut album in Lost Souls, alternately melancholy and uplifting, sparkling darkly with charged atmospherics. --Mike Pattenden
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The Doves made their stunning debut with "Lost Souls," a brooding, symphonic rock album that is impossible to forget. The Manchester group delivers the basics -- simple melodies are layered with richly psychedelic sound, anguished songs about how it's "a crime to feel." If it is, then the Doves are accessories to the crime.
"Firesuite" opens the album in a unique way -- a chaotic rumble that turns into midtempo pop, dissolves into eerie sound effects, and then turns into a shudderingly epic rock song. On that note, the Doves dive into the heady rock of "Here It Comes" and the acoustically-based ballad "Man Who Told Everything." Other songs chart more twisted territory -- "Break Me Gently" is a mournful, grey-toned psychedelic head trip.
It's a rarity to find an album with no filler at all -- the closest thing "Lost Souls" has is "Reprise." It's even rarer to find an album than can do just about any kind of Brit-rock -- the Doves demonstrate power pop, shades of hard rock, and large doses of psychedelica. What's more, they often weave them all together at once.
The music is so seamless and smooth that it's a bit of a shock to see all that was involved in making it. The instrumentation is pretty standard: mellow acoustic guitar, some backing electric guitars, roiling basslines and solid drums. Then the brooding music is wrapped up in a few sound samples and windy-sounding programming. It sounds simple, but the results are mind-bendingly.
Vocalist/guitarist Jimi Goodwin has a great voice for this music -- his vocals actually manage to be the centerpiece of the music. He sounds strong and a bit depressed, as he sings about escaping from his life, burning houses and the loss of a love. "A House" is the most upbeat the album gets, with Goodwin singing gently, "Day after day and the life goes on/and I try and see the good in everyone/if I ever find myself here again/I'll give everything."
The gloriously dark music of the Doves is fully realized in their debut, "Lost Souls." Though it deserves much better, this is one of the lesser-known gems of British rock.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
We often love albums because they were the soundtrack to certain events or periods of our lives. This album sounds like, feels like, and possibly even smells like the early Summer of 2000 and a period of my life that I do occasionally look back on and wonder if it was really some quirky Film4 offering. Enough of that. I still listen to this incredible album regularly and it never fails to amaze and transport me away from all the rubbish of modern life. Eclectic, dark, brooding, stirring and errrrrm lovely I suppose. In my humblest of opinions, Doves have never quite lived up to this - their debut, and sadly, neither has this decade. Here's to the night in 2000 when I went with a mate of mine to see a band called Terris at The Roadmender in Northampton - we listened to Lost Souls in the car there and back - Terris were supported by a band called Coldplay - my they got big very quick. It was me that shouted 'get yer hair cut' at Chris Martin, which he did. And because he did, Gwyneth fell for him and they got married. No need to thank me Chris. I was sober and straight that night, high only on that rare feeling where you really love an album and cant wait to play it again - Lost Souls - absolute genius and a beautiful beautiful album.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Following the mediocre new albums from Oasis and Embrace, it was up to Doves to restore my faith in 'epic' British guitar music. 'Lost Souls' succeeds spectacularly on this count. If Noel Gallagher had had any ambition, 'Standing on the shoulder of giants' might have sounded a little more like this record rather than the below-par Beatles facsimile he offered us instead. Although at 1 hour long the LP is perhaps a little too much for one sitting, the sheer quality of the songs and the originality of the way they are produced makes it a compelling debut. Particular highlights are the singles 'The Cedar Room', 'Sea Song' and 'Here It Comes' but the spectacular 'Rise', the La's-esque 'Melody Calls' and the gorgeous 'The Man Who Told Everything' demonstrate the sheer depth of this record. As the mark I've given it indicates, it's not a faultless album; a couple of the songs drag a little (the title track in particular sounds great but doesn't really go anywhere interesting), but this is still the first great debut of the year and one of the best albums of the year full stop. A triumph.
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Lost and found
Sometime in spring 2002, in a period I should call the Month Of Doves, I bought this debut album within days of their second, The Last Broadcast, being released. Read more
Published 21 months ago by kango
BUY THIS NOW!!!
If you haven't heard this album yet, your seriously missing out. My first doves album was the last broadcast and since then I've been hooked on the doves original sound. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Paul
Sub sub comes of age
Brilliant. Atmohpheric and moody,t sweeping anrd soaraing. Catchey. Heartfelt. Loved it
If you like the Last Broadcase buy in.
If you like the Last Broadcase buy in.
Published on 27 Jun 2009 by BMB
I'm glad I'm not the only one...
...who thinks is by far the best Doves album to date. When a band releases a stunning first collection of tracks, it is always hard to live up to the standards set in subsequent... Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2009 by S. Nicoll
Doves Best Album
What surprises me about Lost Souls (easily one of this decades best LPs) is that it didn't have a bigger impact upon release. Read more
Published on 11 April 2009 by K. Doyle
spine tingling
Listened to this album from start to finish again yesterday and I'd forgotten just HOW GOOD it is. The other two Doves albums are amazing, but far more accessible and immediate. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2009 by JonnyDigital
Thanks Doves
I went to see Doves at 'The Southern' in Chorlton shortly before this came out.
I was proud to be a fan.
I love this album.
I was proud to be a fan.
I love this album.
Published on 12 Oct 2008 by Mr. L. Watts
It Remains A Stunner
I first heard this album while browsing the old Tower Records on Broadway and 67th St. in NYC. This would have been the summer of 2000. Read more
Published on 25 April 2008 by Fredric Burke
Intense, uplifting, beautiful and emotional
For me, this was album of the year in 2000, which when you assess the competition is a pretty impressive achievement. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2008 by Alister King
Impressive Debut
Lost Souls is a excellent debut from the best Manchester band ever. For once, we have three songwriters pouring ideas into every note and sound to create quite sounds unlike ever... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 2006 by Widnes Bob
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