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Track Listings
| 1. Do One |
| 2. These 3 Sins |
| 3. Silence |
| 4. Me, You And Everybody |
| 5. We Don't Know Where We're Going |
| 6. Sweet Virginia |
| 7. Catch Me Up (Album Version) |
| 8. Where Ya Going? |
| 9. Meet Me In The City |
| 10. Chicken Out |
| 11. Extra Special Guy |
| 12. Nothing Is Wrong |
| 13. There It Was |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Split the Difference arrives more than five years since Gomez's Mercury Prize-winning debut, yet finds the British five-piece working firmly within their well-worn formula. So, it's pretty much business as usual here, though they've turned up the 60s psychedelia up a bit ("Silence", in particular, sounds tailor-made for the Blow-Up generation). But old fans will be happy to hear the same blues-tinged, three-part vocal harmonies that continue to distinguish Gomez from their peers. "Me, You and Everybody" is a laid-back singalong that's mellow without the melancholy, while "Catch Me Up" bounces along at a jaunty pace.
At its best, Split the Difference almost catches some of the glory of Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Where Ya Going?", for instance, has a dirty, sliding guitar riff that's as close to swamp-ridden as five English boys can possibly get. This is something that needs to be both encouraged and developed in later releases, and proves that Gomez are not a band to be written off yet. --Robert Burrow
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GOMEZ Split The Difference (Deleted 2004 UK 13-track CD album and the first to be produced by an outside source namely Tchad Blake who has twiddled the knobs for Tom Waits Al Green Peter Gabriel and Crowded House. This just oozes layer upon layer of bluesy rock riffs and trademark vocal harmonies exhibited in the fantastic singles Catch Me Up Silence and Sweet Virginia. Complete with picture sleeve booklet and smiley face picture disc! CDHUT84)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I had heard, prior to the release of 'split the difference', gomez were incorporating a more 'rockier feel' to their latest album. Being a fan of their charming, melodic musical genius I grew slightly cynical of this. I thought they were possibly trying to become something they're not, forcing themselves (with the help of the divine comedy apparently) to tread uncertain ground, just to keep up with today's musical demand (like a bad barn refurbishment). I got round to actually listening to it when visiting my local record shop, and to my surprise there it was in the cd player. I listened, enjoyed yet wasn't overkeen. I was impressed with their opening track 'do one' but other tracks just didn't grab me with too much intensity. I bought it and listened to it at home, and god were my initial, cynical impressions wrong. After a few listens I was hooked. It made me realise, it takes more than a quick listen on one of those dodgy record shop cd players to appreciate a group like gomez. Their music requires/deserves more, a long careful listen on a good stereo system. Like other gomez albums it takes more than a listen to fall in love. The great thing is it hasn't lost that melodic, intelligent gomez touch. Tracks like 'Me, You and everybody' and 'meet me in the city' still have it and more. Its well worth the investment, just don't rely on record shop cd players to make up your mind!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The story continues...As a fairly fanatical Gomez fan, I've been looking forward to this new album with some anticipation. Was it worth the wait? Yes and no.
The album starts off well, "Do One" being a jumpy-catchy opener which gets you rocking (I was singing along by the end of the song), and the next few tracks follow on likewise, especially the new single "Silence". It all gets rather rambling towards the middle of the album, as a few of the tracks lack a central theme (not unlike most of the tracks on Liquid Skin, which I've gone off a bit over time), but they bring it back with the excellent "Catch me up", which is one of the best songs I've heard in recent times- a quirky, kind of sweet song. It's only bettered on the album by "Chicken Out", which is a bit crazy, and a bit funny, like so many of their best tracks.
Unfortunately, it peters out towards the end, with the final track "There it was" being a well-intentioned sentimental crooner which isn't bad but ultimately isn't quite right- just like most of the album.
For those of you looking for the next Bring It On (like myself, I must admit), this isn't it. There's nothing to give it the epic moments of "Tijuana Lady" or "Free to Run" but I can forgive them that- times have changed, and so have Gomez. This is a catchy, sing-along piece of music with its own sense of greatness. Some of these tracks could revolutionise pop music, but hardly anyone will hear them. Such a shame.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is right up there with bring it on, it has the same haunting slower numbers such as 'There it was' and 'Sweet Virgina' but teh highly energetic ones like 'Do one','Silence','Chicken Out' and 'Catch me up'.
This album is a big change for the band but whats wrong with that? It is just as good and arguably better as their previous albums. As they say in their BBC interveiw "We just started playing music with more energy in it, and we found it more enjoyable".
I saw the boys live at the Carling Acadmey in Birmingham and they were AMAZING! I recommened to all!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Gomes is great
I like Gomes, and in this CD they do not disapoint me, again. Great music, a lot of different rhythms through out the CD, makes it realy good to listen.
Published on 17 Mar 2010 by Miguel Garcia F. Dias
Gomez
Split the Difference, much as you'd expect from this band. Weird and very quirky with a stand out singer. Love all their stuff and play in background when I'm writing.
Published on 14 Nov 2009 by Julia M. Wherlock
This album has changed my life
Unlike most people, this was my first Gomez album. The first song I heard from them was Catch Me Up (though it turned out I'd heard Bring It On and Shot Shot before) but that was... Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2008 by You are reading my username
Very Disappointing Album
I am a massive fan of Gomez and, as a Sandgrounder (born and bred in Southport), I have supported them by buying all their albums. Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2006
beatiful
gomez have done it again. i love it. incredible, well worth buying. after i heard that gomez were incorporating a more rockier feel i was dreading a new, worse album but it is... Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2004 by "johnny_is_good"
Gomez have definately turned it around!!!
After their great debut (Bring it all on) and their superb follow up (Liquid Skin), Gomez's third album "In Our Gun", was a bit of a disapointment. Read more
Published on 2 July 2004 by paul1984
Yes, this is rock, but why?
So I have noted the other reviews and agree that this record rocks, but have to ask why? Gomez used to have a great lightness about them that transcended heavy rock, almost a... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2004 by Darryl Still
A sound alteration that works at times, fails at others.
Their debut, "Bring it on" found them fame, their follow up "Liquid Skin" was seemingly ignored and now Gomez are back and still trying to unfasten that Mercury music prize... Read more
Published on 12 May 2004
Gomez ARE rock.........you are nothing
You want rock??? Drop everything folks - the new Gomez album has set newstandards for the way rock music should sound in 2004. Read more
Published on 28 April 2004 by Sheila
New album
My god, Gomez have done it again. Making another classic, easily on a par with liquid skin . The whole album is classic, the first thing you want to do when you listen to it is... Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2004 by Thomas Coates
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