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"A killer key change is all you'll ever need," Cooper Temple Clause singer Ben Gautrey howls excitedly on "Who Need Enemies?". This neatly sums up the vibe on See This Through and Leave, an adventurous, noisy, eclectic debut album from a Reading six-piece best known, thus far, for their "Let's Kill Music" mini-hit from 2001. Unlike many a contemporary Brit guitar band, the Clause have, firstly, listened to a lot of weird and wonderful music; secondly, have no interest in being the new Radiohead or Jeff Buckley; and, thirdly, seem too excitable to sit on stools and strum tasteful acoustic guitar. Consequently, See This Through.. travels from the dubby electronic textures of opener "Did You Miss Me?", through the mighty space-thrash of "Panzer Attack", to the troubled grandiosity of the final "Murder Song". Admittedly, the lack of truly killer hooklines, and the slightly predictable Liam/Kelly Jones nature of Gautrey's vocals, means that the Clause are not world-beaters just yet. But, for a first album from a band still in their early 20s, See This Through... exudes unusual confidence, ambition and skill. --Garry Mulholland
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The Temple arrive on a feuvre of anticipation,a band from England(Berkshire)and they're experimental. Could it be true? In a word yes.
In a quarter full of interesting and generally well-recieved debuts (read E.S.P, Vex Red, Haven) TCTC are perhaps the angriest.
Like the Hives did on TOTP with 'i hate..', The Clause astounded and confounded equally with the rendition of 'Film-maker', and what a class performance of an amazing track. The album ebbs and flows with intense melody and eclectic density, threatening to twist and turn inside and out. Like a cute puppy that looks as if it might take you hand off at any second.
'Did you miss me?' really is a bitter song full of angst and hatred, the almost spoken undertones tell of a previous relationship not yet come to full terms.
'Film-maker' rattles and shakes in all the right places, 'Panzer attack' is aggression on stick, hinting at the live energy caught on the bonus disc.
'Murder song' if you can believe it is the result of an early demo, replete with lyrics Gautrey claims 'were left over from when I was about 16!', none the less when the chorus explodes and the line 'please believe me when I say...' and is a suitable album closer at once familiar and yet not sounding like anything else on the record.
It is not the easiest of listening experiences and my only critiscm is at times it really (at least vocally) can sound like Oasis, albiet a more inventive representation.
While the likes of The Coral and The Music are in production limbo and 'AYWKUBTTOTD' ride high, another yardstick has been set in this positive time for British music that it's not all about corporate lineage of family loyalties. Top Tunes are Top Tunes and Top Bands are Top Bands. The Temple have and are both.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I first saw TCTC (The Cooper Temple Clause) live in May of last year. They were supporting Muse at the Colston Hall,Bristol. I thought that their music was pretty unique, quite unlike anything i've heard before. So as soon as i saw this album was being realeased i had to purchase it. "Been Training Dogs" with its Rage Against The Machine style Riff is my personal favourite, whilst the mello, minor key sounding "Amber" is a real corker as well. There is even a touch of "Prog Rock" in the album as well.... The fact that this album contains 2 cd's is another bonus, with cd 2 containing 5 extra audio tracks and 3 tracks containing the groups videos..... Fans or Muse, Grandaddy, Radiohead, and Rage will love this album, trust me.......i know good music when i hear it..... Buy it and Enjoy it!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Since the beginning of time, people have written songs about love. Songs to fall in love to, songs to break up to, songs to reminisce about people you met years ago and never saw again. But seldom do people write such brilliantly twisted songs of revenge and frankly disturbing levels of obsession. The songs snarl, hiss and threaten to rip your arms off (probably); when they sing about training dogs 'or anything that'll tear itself a hole', you can believe they really mean it. About everybody. This is a ferocious beast of a record, and one that you'd want on your side in a fight....
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Trooper Kemple Clause
The album is quite good, we all have our own favourites and i will let you decide yours. I think its one of there better albums.
Published 4 months ago by Simpig
Intense and atmospheric.
This is a fantastic album! Cooper were initially a band that I was sceptical of, assuming at a first listen that they were a toned down Muse with Oasis-y vocals. Read more
Published on 5 July 2005 by MermaidGirl
Nice job, almost a perfect album!...
CTC are one of those bands that everyone will find something to like about. Their album is very deceptive upon first hearing. The first track 'Did You Miss Me? Read more
Published on 15 July 2004 by "aphexpagan"
cooper crazy!!
absolute 1st class debut album from these reading boys.initially bought the 1 cd version but this deteriated(probably due to over-play!!! Read more
Published on 7 May 2004 by Lp Towsey-hinton
See Through This....
The Cooper Temple Clause are most certainly a live band. I brought this album in Feb 2002 but it took until this year, when I saw them live, to truely appreciate what a special... Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2003 by Matthew Alexander
THE best album of 2002
Sounding like the offspring of 1970s Alice Cooper and Pink Floyd this band are going to be huge. Given their ability to hand many different musical styles (often merging them in... Read more
Published on 24 April 2003 by cosmetic punk
Absolutely Amazing
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant!
You'll love it the first time you hear it - I know I did.
I'm the type of person that needs to get to know a Cd before I like it, I can't... Read more
You'll love it the first time you hear it - I know I did.
I'm the type of person that needs to get to know a Cd before I like it, I can't... Read more
Published on 21 April 2003 by "alana56"
best album i bought this year!
A fantastic album! Great guitar, strange but effective synth sounds mixed up with Bens vocals makes it a mad kind of chaos that you'll understand by the end of the last track! Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2002 by "alisondunion"
Space Rock revival !
This album is a mixture of 70s Space-Rock, Techno, and 90s Indie/Britpop.
Track 1 starts like a mixture of Massive Attack and Pink Floyd but half way through changes direction... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2002 by R. J. Hole
Excellent Debut, Not For Fans Of Gareth Gates
'My oh my I'm seeing the potential, lets just see what we can do' states Ben Gautrey on 'Who Needs Enemies', I'm sure someone said that upon hearing this band for the first time. Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2002
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