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The Holloways - So This Is Great Britain?
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By M. Mcconnell
Format:Audio CD
I can only echo the sentiments of the previous reviewers. This is a tremendous album. What sets it apart from Babyshambles et al, however (aside from the killer tunes!), is the positive sentiment running through all the songs - things will be ok, the kids are alright, you can make it, things will turn out fine - even when dealing with melancholy subjects (cf 'Nothing For The Kids'). This music wears its heart on its sleeve! Reminds me of the Clash in that regard. Good effort, boys!
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Bought this album solely on the strength of hearing Generator on XFM one evening. Fantastic, catchy tunes and a really promising debut. Has unfortunately been given the kiss of death as NME have raved about it but for once, believe the hype. Not a bad track on the album and deserves to be given the same airplay as the Fratellis etc.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
26 TRACKS FOR LESS THAN A TENNER!
IT'S GREAT OF THEM TO RELLEASE THESE RARE TRACKS FROM THE HOLLOWAYS VAST REPERTOIRE OF B-SIDES THAT SO MANY OF US MISSED OUT ON OR JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PLAY THE VIYNLS!!!
GREAT STUFF! WILL KEEP US GOING TILL THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SAID TO BE EARLY NEXT YEAR!
IT'S GREAT OF THEM TO RELLEASE THESE RARE TRACKS FROM THE HOLLOWAYS VAST REPERTOIRE OF B-SIDES THAT SO MANY OF US MISSED OUT ON OR JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PLAY THE VIYNLS!!!
GREAT STUFF! WILL KEEP US GOING TILL THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM SAID TO BE EARLY NEXT YEAR!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
at the moment, my faviroute album is probably Stadium Arcadium by the Chilis, but after listening to this song, its got competition. catchy tunes such as generator and two left feet never get old, with a great opening track of so this is great britain. my personal faviroutes have to be; Diomands and Pearls; So this is Great Britain and Reinvent Myself , but so far, i have not found a track on this album worth skipping on the cd player. Great album buy it, its worth it A+++++
By H. Gash
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I love the Holloways, first gig I went to see.
Great songs, the best being 'generator'
If you like indy rock this band is for you!
Great songs, the best being 'generator'
If you like indy rock this band is for you!
Format:Audio CD
To be honest it was a very nice cd, excellent price, mint condish and came quickly it was much enjoyable :D
By M. Speller
Format:Audio CD
I love it when things like this happen.
Buying an album on a hunch can be a dodgy dabble with fate - but when it works it is great. I must have heard something about the Holloways from somewhere but nothing prepared me for the musical freshness, energy and melody that I found.
They have followed a few bands of late in their approach to this album, it doesn't sit still with one genre - making it very hard to pigeon hole. This is a both a positive and negative quality depending on what side of the fence you sit. It can show great diversity and talent and keep an album fresh and the listener on their toes. It can also been seen as a bit of a marketing ploy; try to capture the maximum breath of the market to capture the most sales. When it is the latter, the music is not coherent and the album quickly loses it's point if it had any to start with. I am happy to say that I think The Holloways just have a varied set of influences and the album sits together very well indeed. - Although saying that, I would like to suggest one of the major influences must be the Wonder Stuff - sounding very similar in many ways.
The Holloways start with 'So this is Great Britain' that is a short punky rock song, sounding very much like the Only Ones with the delivery and Libertines with the arrangement. 'Generator' is a ska influenced track which is a catchy guitar driven melody with repeated lyrics. The album moves at a fast pace and is similar to the Kooks debut album of 2006 in may ways. The lyrical content and even some of the tracks sound like the type of material the Kooks should be producing for their second album.
'Most Lonely Face' is one of my hi-lights, a slow ballad-esq rock song similar to that the Arctic Monkeys have also produced on their albums.... Read more ›
Buying an album on a hunch can be a dodgy dabble with fate - but when it works it is great. I must have heard something about the Holloways from somewhere but nothing prepared me for the musical freshness, energy and melody that I found.
They have followed a few bands of late in their approach to this album, it doesn't sit still with one genre - making it very hard to pigeon hole. This is a both a positive and negative quality depending on what side of the fence you sit. It can show great diversity and talent and keep an album fresh and the listener on their toes. It can also been seen as a bit of a marketing ploy; try to capture the maximum breath of the market to capture the most sales. When it is the latter, the music is not coherent and the album quickly loses it's point if it had any to start with. I am happy to say that I think The Holloways just have a varied set of influences and the album sits together very well indeed. - Although saying that, I would like to suggest one of the major influences must be the Wonder Stuff - sounding very similar in many ways.
The Holloways start with 'So this is Great Britain' that is a short punky rock song, sounding very much like the Only Ones with the delivery and Libertines with the arrangement. 'Generator' is a ska influenced track which is a catchy guitar driven melody with repeated lyrics. The album moves at a fast pace and is similar to the Kooks debut album of 2006 in may ways. The lyrical content and even some of the tracks sound like the type of material the Kooks should be producing for their second album.
'Most Lonely Face' is one of my hi-lights, a slow ballad-esq rock song similar to that the Arctic Monkeys have also produced on their albums.... Read more ›
11 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This albumn is too cool for school! If you like the Libertines, Arctic Monkeys and The Kooks then this should slot straight into your CD collection.
If you've seen The Holloways live then you'll no just how good they are... Highly recommended by Zane Lowe on teh radio and rightly so.
If you've seen The Holloways live then you'll no just how good they are... Highly recommended by Zane Lowe on teh radio and rightly so.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Rubbish
Generator is fun and catchy. Other wise over-rated. Lyrics are quite teenage and rhyme. Avoid it if you can.
Published on 7 July 2007 by sknarfr
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Holloways So This Is Great Brittian Review
The Holloway's debut album is 13 tracks of pop based rock that are cut from similar cloth to that of fellow pop based rockers "The Kooks", the big difference with the Holloways, is... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2007 by Whipelsmacker
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Brilliant
THis is a fantastic album that you will not regret buying and will love every track. generator is a classic but the others are brilliant too. Read more
Published on 23 Nov 2006 by Benjy
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