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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Camera Obscura have produced another beautiful record. Like all great records, this collection has a unity of theme and tone, and yet every song is different and memorable. The tunes are good. The arrangements & orchestration are sympathetic to the meaning of each song. There is good use of percussion, strings, brass & effects to fill out the sound when appropriate. In a way it is a concept album about a failed love affair. It is a tragedy - but by force of will, an outstanding work of art has been created from this material.
Tracyanne Campbell is a genius. I have been trying to ponder why. It is because her lyrics are serious - deadly serious - and yet also humourous. To my mind she stands equal to only two other great writers: Morrissey and Mark E Smith. They all have this talent for writing lyrics that combine tragedy and comedy, which requires incredible subtlety, intelligence and 'class'. Otherwise the result is cack-handed naffness. It is very difficult to explain this to people who don't get it. The Fall described it perfectly in Shiftwork (1991) as 'the war against intelligence'. In the eighties, people used to describe the Smiths as 'boring' or 'depressing' because they did not understand songs like 'Girlfriend in a coma' or 'Heaven knows I'm miserable now'. Tracyanne writes lyrics like: 'There are flowers in my house, I bought them myself' (Swans). As Morrissey said 'I know, its really serious'.
If you like My Maudlin Career, I would urge you to check out their other classic albums 'Underachievers please try harder' and 'Let's get out of this country'.
Hats off to the Scottish Arts Council for supporting the band; government money well spent. If only they would give £10 billion quid to Camera Obscura instead of Royal Bank of Scotland. The world would be a better place.
Tracyanne Campbell is a genius. I have been trying to ponder why. It is because her lyrics are serious - deadly serious - and yet also humourous. To my mind she stands equal to only two other great writers: Morrissey and Mark E Smith. They all have this talent for writing lyrics that combine tragedy and comedy, which requires incredible subtlety, intelligence and 'class'. Otherwise the result is cack-handed naffness. It is very difficult to explain this to people who don't get it. The Fall described it perfectly in Shiftwork (1991) as 'the war against intelligence'. In the eighties, people used to describe the Smiths as 'boring' or 'depressing' because they did not understand songs like 'Girlfriend in a coma' or 'Heaven knows I'm miserable now'. Tracyanne writes lyrics like: 'There are flowers in my house, I bought them myself' (Swans). As Morrissey said 'I know, its really serious'.
If you like My Maudlin Career, I would urge you to check out their other classic albums 'Underachievers please try harder' and 'Let's get out of this country'.
Hats off to the Scottish Arts Council for supporting the band; government money well spent. If only they would give £10 billion quid to Camera Obscura instead of Royal Bank of Scotland. The world would be a better place.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Wish I had found this band years ago,I don't think I have ever heard them played on the National Radio networks.only picked them up from watching the "Come Dine With Me" TV show.Excellent album.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
First heard of this group following their "French Navy" track on Come Dine With Me. Bought the album and like every song. One if the best albums I've ever purchased.
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Another great album from Camera Obscura
Another great album from Camera Obscura.
This is my third Camera Obscura album purchase and
all of them have been good so far. Read more
This is my third Camera Obscura album purchase and
all of them have been good so far. Read more
Published 16 days ago by A. V. Rains
£5.38? Bargain of the decade...
I have been vaguely aware of Camera Obscura for a few years but for some..er..obscure reason never checked them out until now.What a find. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Mr. S. Berwick
The world's most underrated band!
Yes, I've got all their stuff and have seen them live four times, but I only got that way by accidentally finding them via "Pandora" a few years ago. Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2010 by K. Flitter
Fey, fragile and beautiful
Like a cross between 'classic era' Everything But The Girl and the sorely missed Sundays, Camera Obscura fill a musical niche that has been uncatered for for years. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2010 by Mark Watkins
a lovely record
a lovely record cute and twee and beautiful artwork to rock it definitely sounds better on vinyl
Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Ms. Llinos W. Jones
Grows on you
A very nice album of melodious if slightly "easy" music, with a slight twist. Lavish production, with horns and violins, recalls mid-1960s pop records. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2010 by Pascal Tiscali
FRENCHIE
THIS IS A WONDERFUL ALBUM FULL OF BEAUTIFULLY OCHESTRATED MUSIC AND WARM LYRICS.IT IS EASY TO SEE WHY CAMERA OBSCURA WERE CHAMPIONED BY JOHN PEEL,THEY ARE A LOVELY BAND WHO GO FROM... Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2009 by Mr. A. Jwaterhouse
Every Song A Winner
French Navy received a bit of air play which put me onto this group. Having previewed the rest of the songs on Amazon I decided to buy the whole album. Read more
Published on 24 Sep 2009 by N. Print
Another hidden gem
Glasgow continues to turn out quality bands. If only the mainstream radio would give them more air time. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Jp Bradley
An exceptional voice
It is strange that a city as supposedly boisterous as Glasgow has always had a streak of unrepentant wistfulness running through its pop music. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2009 by doublegone
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