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Perfect 10, Dumb, How Long's A Tear...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Another great 13 tracks from Hull's greatest musical export, the Beautiful South. Combining their usual cynical and bitter outlook on life with jazzy, jaunty tunes they have crafted another album packed with some perfect pop. Following the pattern laid down in their previous release, Blue is the Colour, there is a mixture of radio friendly singles (Perfect 10) and some slower, more `difficult' material (I may be Ugly), and not as much boundary pushing as on early albums.
With some cracking arrangements, classic soulful vocals, lyrics which have something to say and great album cover art, this is one of my favourites from the BS back catalogue.
With some cracking arrangements, classic soulful vocals, lyrics which have something to say and great album cover art, this is one of my favourites from the BS back catalogue.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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With its dark and moody front cover and the depressing and gloomy song subjects like alcoholism, family break-up and suicide it's a real wonder than somehow the whole package of Quench ends up being a jolly, upbeat and inspiring album.
Perhaps it's the style in which the songs are performed. Tackling a multitude of styles they all seem to tick along at a good upbeat pace, the gospel influenced "The Slide", the Big Band sound of "Look what I've found in my beer" or the almost late-night cabaret bass and piano of "Big Coin"
Perhaps it's the very clever lyrics, examples of which are far to numerous to mention here but they are so good it's an album where reading the booklet is really worth it.
Perhaps it's the superb voice of Jacqueline Abbott who outshines both Paul Heaton and Dave Hemmingway (but both support wonderfully well) and really comes into her own on this album.
Anyway, enough of the perhaps-es, one thing is definite, this is one excellent album and is thoroughly recommended.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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This was the first Beautiful South record I bought. The first thing that struck me when I heard this album was how the lyrics were very clever, and also quite amusing, especially those of 'How long's a tear take to dry?'. This song is a great start to the album, it's upbeat tempo sets the scene well. The next two tracks, are less upbeat, showing you that this is a varying style album. Then, track 4, is Dumb, which i personally felt should have done a lot better in the charts. Then, from one familiar song to another, you then have Perfect 10, one of the best on the album. The next track Slide, is one of those that grows on you each time you hear it.Then, back go the upbeat style with Look what I found in my beer, a very meaningful song (as are all the songs on the album.) Another two ballads follow, but then comes the only track that I don't like 'I May be Ugly'. Fortunately, the album ends of with two good memorable songs, 'losing things', and 'your father and I'. This is my ratings for each track;-
How long's a tear...:- 10/10 Lure of the Sea:- 8/10 Big Coin:- 8/10 Dumb:- 9/10 Perfect 10:- 10/10 The Slide:- 8/10 Look what I found in my beer:- 9/10 The Table:- 9/10 Window shopping for blinds:- 10/10 Pockets:- 7/10 I may be Ugly:- 2/10 Losing things:- 8/10 Your Father and I:- 8/10
If you like the Beautiful South, you'll love this album.
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Quench Album
The Quench Album has some brilliant songs on it.
I bought it for 1 song, and found I enjoyed them all.
Really easy listening, and some foot tapping numbers. Read more
I bought it for 1 song, and found I enjoyed them all.
Really easy listening, and some foot tapping numbers. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Milliekev2006
Not What It Was When I Listend To It Back In Late 1998.
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Its some time since I've listened to this album, (since listening to it religiously back in October 1998... Read more
Its some time since I've listened to this album, (since listening to it religiously back in October 1998... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Richie77777
Quench CD
This is yet another masterpiece from the Artists to own. True to life songs and a good CD to own if you are a fan I would recommend this Album.
Published 8 months ago by Linda Greenwood
The Brilliant South
So sad the original group with Paul Heaton had to end, although they are now touring again as 'The South'. Which means that Paul must indeed be beautiful! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Funkin' Monk
Without a doubt, their best album
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I've always been a big fan of the Beautiful South and every album of theirs contains fantastic pop songs that are as witty as they are catchy,... Read more
I've always been a big fan of the Beautiful South and every album of theirs contains fantastic pop songs that are as witty as they are catchy,... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2008 by L. Green
Look what I found....
The South at their most convincing and cohesive this is a 13 track pleasure showing a band at the peak of their powers. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2006 by Merry Terry
Pure Excellence. Heaton and Rotheray's best work by far.
This is Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray best album ever. Songs like Dumb, Perfect 10, The Table and, Pockets are some of the best on the the album. Read more
Published on 31 Oct 2001 by Gavin Pape (gavinpape@hotmail.com)
Very Good
This album is another great one from the beautiful south, and amyone who likes beautiful south should get it. Relaxed but meaningful this album is very good
Published on 26 July 2000
An excellent album
This was the first record of the Beautiful South I bought. I had always liked their music but I had never realised I was a fan. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2000
Takes away the thirst - for a while!
For many years now The Beautiful South have recorded song upon song about the negative effects of alchohol, and thus it seems fitting that their latest effort be named... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1999
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