- Audio CD (11 April 1996)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Allegro Corporation
- ASIN: B0000DEQW6
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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Track Listings
| 1. Start |
| 2. Into the Light |
| 3. Cry Easily |
| 4. No More Apologies |
| 5. My Sweet Life |
| 6. Sister's Song |
| 7. Twist & Squeeze |
| 8. Love Is... |
| 9. Without Dreams |
| 10. Just Because |
| 11. I Can't Change |
| 12. Clotheshorse |
| 13. My Mind |
| 14. Broken |
| 15. Happy Ending |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Sadly the door closed on a-house a few months after this this was released, and it was not their best piece of work. "Broken", "Without Dreams" and "Twist and Squeeze" are some of their best songs thought. Try and find "I am the greatest" or "I want too much" for some great a-House.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
an emotional affair
21 May 2000
Format:Audio CD
So much can be said about this album, but what matters most is its effect on people. I was living temporarily in Ireland when the album was released and slipped it into the CDplayer occasionally when I had friends over, or at parties. Without exception the album charmed everyone involved. It touched people in a gentle and suave way. Created a friendly atmosphere. They felt immediately comfortable with it in a deep personal way. So I started wondering why, why?, why does this band not have a huge mass appeal? Maybe because they strike a truer chord inside us than the mass media can handle? I wish I knew.
The only reason I don't give it five stars is that it is not a musically innovative (despite its clever melodies). But if I rated it by expression or quality of the soul, or its naked personal lyrics, it would easily get it all.
"No more Apologies" is my alternative to REM's "Automatic fot the people" as a mood-setter. Being perhaps slightly more melancholic, bitter and poignant. How fitting it was to have the split after this fine album! A touching swan-song.
"Sometimes this world, can be so cruel... Sometimes this world, can be so cool"
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Apology accepted
26 May 2005
Format:Audio CD
A House were a victim of the bands non-sucess. A band that almost thrived on being famous for not being famous, they existed in the hushed tones of music know-it-alls and popped up occasionally with brilliant reviews, swiping interviews and memorable videos. No More Apologies is their last album.
Many bands don't consciously sit down to record their last album, it's generally forced on them. A House had written on the wall well before this album came out and as is , it really sounds like a last album. Form the aptly name opener ' The Start ' the band rattle through an apparently chronologically recorded remembrance of all that was A House. It's all here, from the downbeat, all most shoe-gave rock of the early albums ( Without Dreams - My Sweet Life ) to the breezy pop ( Cry Easily - Love is... ). Love is... is especially note-worthy as it was a sure fire hit has it of been handled correctly. Without dreams was the only single released from the record ( The inside cover of the single was a fax copy of a Lottery Ticket! ) and featured their last video and heartbreaking stuff it was... It's not all heart bruising though.. The title track's is one of the bands greatest ever songs. Clotheshorse is the smiths for grown ups and Into the Light is as honest and sweet pop tune you'll ever hear
The thing about this album is that only people that really cared bought it and that's why it's unsettling. It's like listening to a family member leaving. It's all a bit too personal for the A House fan. For the casual listener it has it all. Recommended ( If you have a soul )
Many bands don't consciously sit down to record their last album, it's generally forced on them. A House had written on the wall well before this album came out and as is , it really sounds like a last album. Form the aptly name opener ' The Start ' the band rattle through an apparently chronologically recorded remembrance of all that was A House. It's all here, from the downbeat, all most shoe-gave rock of the early albums ( Without Dreams - My Sweet Life ) to the breezy pop ( Cry Easily - Love is... ). Love is... is especially note-worthy as it was a sure fire hit has it of been handled correctly. Without dreams was the only single released from the record ( The inside cover of the single was a fax copy of a Lottery Ticket! ) and featured their last video and heartbreaking stuff it was... It's not all heart bruising though.. The title track's is one of the bands greatest ever songs. Clotheshorse is the smiths for grown ups and Into the Light is as honest and sweet pop tune you'll ever hear
The thing about this album is that only people that really cared bought it and that's why it's unsettling. It's like listening to a family member leaving. It's all a bit too personal for the A House fan. For the casual listener it has it all. Recommended ( If you have a soul )
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Breezy, dreamy, volatile
12 Aug 1999
Format:Audio CD
A fine swan song for a band that stood for everything good in independent music making in Europe. Much mellower than previous recordings, Dave Couse's lyrics have a strain of tiredness in them, whilst still sharing the most basic of emotions with his listener. The guitars are not as brash as their earlier albums, but is a much more snug fit, and the production values are more natural. Not as exciting as "I am the greatest", but is does have it's moments. Songs that particularly stand out are "Cry Easily", "No More Apologies" and "Clothes Horse". Fans of previous material may not find this as quirky, but it is good to listen to this band mature on this album, and it is only a shame they have slipped away from our grasp. The only recomendation is to buy all their albums, everyone being very different, with "I am the Greatest" their gem.
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