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Track Listings
| 1. In The Morning |
| 2. Who Needs Love? |
| 3. Hold On |
| 4. America |
| 5. Fall To Pieces |
| 6. Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got |
| 7. Pop Song 2006 |
| 8. Kirby's House |
| 9. Back To The Start |
| 10. Los Angeles Waltz |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Razorlight's eponymous sophomore release doesn't so much reinvent the freewheeling sensibilities of their '04 debut Up All Night as hone them into a more willfully focused pop whole, a mindset that immediately evinces itself on the inviting, Boomtown Rats-meets-INXS-flavored opener "In the Morning." The growing confidence of songwriter/vocalist Johnny Borrell is almost palpable as he expands the band's horizons to include the '50s-rooted influences of "Before I Fall to Pieces" and the Dion-esque "Who Needs Love," the Chrissie Hynde-bred tension of "Hold On" and the sonic fervor of early U2 on "Pop Song 2006." Gratifyingly, that tack has also pushed the rest of the band - especially guitarist Bjorn Agren - towards honing their chops in service of a tighter, yet still playful sound. It may be too easy for seasoned ears to deconstruct the influences here, but by the time this taut, economic collection closes on the high note of the melodramatic "Los Angeles Waltz" even the cynics should be won over. --Jerry McCulley
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If Razorlight's debut, Up All Night, was a tabloid tale of rock and roll excess, this is their Sunday supplement confessional. With the bottle drained and the dance floors well and truly ripped up, it's time for Razorlight to sober up and settle down.
Easier said than done. Beneath his misguided bravado, Johnny Borrell is a sensitive soul, and Razorlight finds him loveless, vulnerable and world-weary."Maybe I'll get right out of here, All the way back to Turnpike Lane...Find me a girl that can calm me right down" he ponders on swooning album closer, "Los Angeles Waltz".
This is a surprisingly mellow record, considering what came before. Raucous power chords are out, allowing Björn Ågren's impressively precise, chiming fretwork to take centre stage. At 35 minutesRazorlight is a frustratingly fleeting listen, and Borrell's lyrics certainly don't make waves. Nevertheless, as a brother to Up All Night, it makes perfect sense. --Richard Banks
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A great album with a lot of their greatest hits so far. A must buy in my opinion!
Format:Audio CD
Razorlight were a band I'd only ever heard on radio or TV and never bought any of their stuff before and to be honest I only got this belatedly because I wanted to learn 'In the morning' to play in the band I'm with but I have found a good,solid album with catchy pop/rock songs(I refuse to use the lazy 'Indie' description).For what its worth opener 'In the morning' is the best all round track here but check out the other singles 'America','Before I fall to pieces' if you haven't already plus some of the LP tracks could have been hits as well. The question is what happened to Razorlight after this album?
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The Difficult 2nd album
Razorlight's success has been quite brilliant. Self confident singer.songwriter Johnny Borrell considers himself a better songwriter that Bob Dylan. Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2009 by T.K
Razorlight's 2nd album is a stunner!
I only gave this album four stars because I believe Razorlight can do better and it don't quite deserve five stars but nearly. Read more
Published on 28 May 2009 by Dragonlord
One of the worst modern bands
Corporate pop at its very worst. Shockingly flat, annoying, cliche-ridden, amateur, vain, unaware, etc. AVOID!
Published on 21 Sep 2008 by Berwell
Avoid
I haven't got this album but thats no reason for me not to write a review about it. I heard it once round someones house and I had to throw their cd player out the window half way... Read more
Published on 2 July 2008 by D. Cooley
Cars? Undertones? or what?
Well, I put this on, and my brain started trying to think who they sound like. This shows that although this is an album of music, it is neither brilliant, nor to my mind... Read more
Published on 9 May 2008 by B. C. Winter
Razorlight
Rename this lot "Rustybluntdark" - ok that was a poor effort, but you get the picture. No where near as good as they think they are. Over produced cack rock for the masses. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2008 by JA White
Razorlight Suck!
Enough said
What the hell are they doing in the 'Hard Rock and Metal' category anyway
they are neither
they are simply indie, or, quite simply, most boring bands on... Read more
What the hell are they doing in the 'Hard Rock and Metal' category anyway
they are neither
they are simply indie, or, quite simply, most boring bands on... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2008 by Al
the last reviewer .......
i just wanted to say that the last reviewer is a total LEGEND. He keeps giving bad reviews (like myself) and that they are hilarious. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2007 by Mr. M. Jarvis
Overated, boring everyday pop
The title says it all, absolutely nothing unique or interesting here, it could be any band in the world playing.
Published on 31 Aug 2007 by Robert Walker
Catchy and good.
This is a very good album and I have reccomended this to alot of people. It's great for summer and BBQs! However I think that the better of their two albums is their previous. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2007 by Nina Hall
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