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  • Audio CD (11 Jun 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Backyard
  • ASIN: B000SKMU7S
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 440 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #2 in  Music > Rock > Indie Rock & Punk > Garage Punk

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1. Fire With Fire
2. Standing in the Way of Control
3. Jealous Girls
4. Coal to Diamonds
5. Eyes Open
6. Yr Mangled Heart
7. Listen Up!
8. Holy Water
9. Keeping You Alive
10. Dark Lines
11. Listen Up! [2007 Version][*]
12. Standing in the Way of Control [Soulwax Nite Version][*]

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Funky Rocky Pleasure, 7 Jan 2008
I've wanted this since seeing their barnstorming rendition of "Standing in the Way of Control" (SITWOC) on the tele from Glastonbury 2007 and while the album didn't quite get to that level (how could it) it was a joy to listen to.

They've a clean raw sound (not over produced) I really liked. The bass line is dominant through the record and often gives it a funky, pop and fun undertone that makes it a bit different. Drums and guitar give the song some rock oomph and, while voice quality is not always important for me (i.e. The Smiths and The Wedding Present), what a voice Beth Ditto has to give the songs an extra slice of quality and big dollop of passion.

If you mix up a fair bit of The White Stripes and their overall sound production, the funkiness of The Scissor Sisters, a dash of Electric Six and Aretha Franklin in a tetchy mood you could well end up with something like this record. (That's meant to be a good thing.)

SITWOC is the stand out track on the record and most of the songs are in this funky rock style and you hear elements of this key song in a few of the others but you'll get that with any band. "Eyes Open" heads over to glam rock territory. "Coal to Diamonds" and "Dark Lines" are the slow, even more minimalist, songs of which the former I liked least but even that's grown on me a lot.

The bonus remixed tracks of "Listen Up" and SITWOC are good fun with the former being a more soulful disco rendition and the later heading towards high energy disco but really I'd have prefer live versions of the songs. Recordings from Glastonbury would have been heaven and definitely stopped me umming and ahhing about 4 or 5 stars.
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