- Audio CD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: ATL
- ASIN: B0000AZKM0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (300 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 138,752 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Black Shuck |
| 2. Get Your Hands Off My Woman |
| 3. Growing On Me |
| 4. I Believe In A Thing Called Love |
| 5. Love Is Only A Feeling |
| 6. Givin' Up |
| 7. Stuck In A Rut |
| 8. Friday Night |
| 9. Love On The Rocks With No Ice |
| 10. Holding My Own |
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought Permission to Land after reading an article about The Darkness in Classic Rock magazine. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about and if the whole thing was a pisstake (it isn't). Conclusion: the album rocks and The Darkness are the most exciting band to appear on our talent-starved shores for ages.
The album contains 10 classic tracks with no fillers. Stand out tracks are Black Shuck, which comes off like AC/DC, mixed with Queen (and I mean that as a compliment), the superb ballad Love is Only a Feeling, and the single I Believe in a Thing called Love.
On the strength of this album (which I can not stop playing) I went to see that band live recently in Sheffield and was not dissapointed; it was a riot. The Darkness put the skill and showmanship of truly greats bands like early Queen, Van Halen and Thin Lizzy back into rock. They also show the current dirge of Nu, Black and Rap metal to be just the twangings of spotty adolescent sixth formers. If anyone is taking the piss it's Cradle of Filth NOT The Darkness.
Maybe the recent chart success of The Darkness will put rock back on the agenda and get rid of some of the manufactured crap that is clogging up the music scene. The Darkness rock and they are here to stay!
The album contains 10 classic tracks with no fillers. Stand out tracks are Black Shuck, which comes off like AC/DC, mixed with Queen (and I mean that as a compliment), the superb ballad Love is Only a Feeling, and the single I Believe in a Thing called Love.
On the strength of this album (which I can not stop playing) I went to see that band live recently in Sheffield and was not dissapointed; it was a riot. The Darkness put the skill and showmanship of truly greats bands like early Queen, Van Halen and Thin Lizzy back into rock. They also show the current dirge of Nu, Black and Rap metal to be just the twangings of spotty adolescent sixth formers. If anyone is taking the piss it's Cradle of Filth NOT The Darkness.
Maybe the recent chart success of The Darkness will put rock back on the agenda and get rid of some of the manufactured crap that is clogging up the music scene. The Darkness rock and they are here to stay!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If ever the world needed an album like 'Permission to Land', it is right now.
The Darkness have brought the spirit of Spinal Tap, with serious musicianship and darn good rock tunes back to the fray.
To kick off, the mighty 'Black Shock' serves up a delicious flavour the jewels to come. A rumbling dark rocker, it features the soaring vocals of our man Justin against the back drop of serious rawk music.
From then on in it's a trailblazing display of wonderful pop/rock tunes that should bring a smile to the face of anyone who loves good music. The singles, 'Growing on Me' and 'I Believe in a thing Called Love' simply have to be acclaimed with your air guitar in hands, and a booming falsetto vocal!
From there, it's simply song after song of classic rock material. Ok, it's not exactly Radiohead, but when you're down the front at Brixton academy waving your arms in time to 'Love on the Rocks with No Ice', please remind yourself why you listen to music in the first place: escapism.
Escape to the world of the Darkness soon, it'll lighten up your life!
The Darkness have brought the spirit of Spinal Tap, with serious musicianship and darn good rock tunes back to the fray.
To kick off, the mighty 'Black Shock' serves up a delicious flavour the jewels to come. A rumbling dark rocker, it features the soaring vocals of our man Justin against the back drop of serious rawk music.
From then on in it's a trailblazing display of wonderful pop/rock tunes that should bring a smile to the face of anyone who loves good music. The singles, 'Growing on Me' and 'I Believe in a thing Called Love' simply have to be acclaimed with your air guitar in hands, and a booming falsetto vocal!
From there, it's simply song after song of classic rock material. Ok, it's not exactly Radiohead, but when you're down the front at Brixton academy waving your arms in time to 'Love on the Rocks with No Ice', please remind yourself why you listen to music in the first place: escapism.
Escape to the world of the Darkness soon, it'll lighten up your life!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Brilliant.
This is simply what rock has been waiting for.....something different with a little character to it - and the amazing instrumentals and Justin Hawkins' amazing falsetto vocals fully compensate that!!!
All the tracks are good but a few stand out - Get Your Hands off My Woman, Growing On Me, Stuck in a Rut, I Belive in a Thing Called Love and Love is just a feeling......
But Overall this album is truly the greatest record of 2003 and the Darkness, i'm sure will be producing some amazing and DIFFERENT stuff over the next few years. The start of something glorious?
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Best Album Ever!
This is the best album ever bar-none. I bought this album when it first came out and lost it :( Luckily I bought it for a great price on here and have not stopped listening to it... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Nicolle
Good stuff!
This album brought back some old memories of rocking it up at college! Bit of the darkness blaring out across the workshops!
Published 8 months ago by Tiger
Permission To Rock
The year is 2003 and the UK music chart is overloaded with acts like Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne and Britney Spears. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A D. Pate
Brilliant album that burned in the darkness all around.
Queen meets AC/DC and kicks Nu Metal & Grunge squarely in the knackers. Marshall amps turned up to 11 stadium filling genius. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Alister King
I love this album...but my friends will never know!
The Darkness are/were a love or hate type of band, and chances are if you do love them none of your mates know. They're a guilty pleasure, pure and simple. Read more
Published 23 months ago by A Customer
not so great
I heard the singles back when it came out, and thought it was really good. When I heard 'Growing On You' for the first time I thought- WOW! Love is Only A Feeling was exellent too. Read more
Published on 24 May 2009 by Paul Smithson
Permission to Land
'Permission to Land' and the career of The Darkness shows us exactly what a great album can be and then what a super sized ego can do to destroy it. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2008 by Spider Monkey
A legend in their own lunch-time.
If I analyse The Darkness by their Amazon entries;
1. Although their first album is 10.98 new it is being given away (at 1p plus P&P) in the Marketplace.
2. Read more
1. Although their first album is 10.98 new it is being given away (at 1p plus P&P) in the Marketplace.
2. Read more
Published on 25 April 2008 by Bill Peter
Permission to Land
What an album! Just buy it. Can't stop playing it. Three weeks in the car now every morning and every evening!
Published on 27 Sep 2007 by Mrs. K. Carpenter
Forget the hype, its just a great record
Its now four years since this album was released, and The Darkness have fallen apart in an explosion of intra-band rivalry and hard drugs. Read more
Published on 9 July 2007 by W. Monk
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