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The surprise success story of the "Scousadelic" Liverpool scene, on Tired Of Hangin’ Around The Zutons trump their debut with an assured, confident collection of songs that accentuate their skill for vintage R&B, white-man soul, and some of the best rowdy sax since The Specials strode the earth. Perhaps in retrospect it’s easy to see why this band have struck the public nerve in the way The Coral and The Bandits never quite could. No spooked, surrealist pirate swashbucklers here--The Zutons’ songs are grounded in the here and now, numbers like "It’s The Little Things We Do", the sound of frontman Dave McCabe weaving an unsteady path from barstool to barstool with dwindling pay-cheque clutched in fist, or "Valerie"--a message to an ex-lover reminiscent of the tattered majesty of The Faces in their garrulous heyday. Much improved is Abi Harding’s saxophone work, now capable of sensitive, jazzy undertones ("You’ve Got A Friend In Me") or sudden bursts of nutty, bandy-legged strut, and McCabe’s soulful vocal is neatly bolstered by full-band backing vocals that add an enjoyably cabaret sense of drama to even the twitchiest blast of skiffle-punk. The sound of a band coming on in leaps and bounds. --Louis Pattison
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Richard
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have played this a few times now, but it is still fresh and continues to grow on me, however the knockout tracks for me, are the two singles: 'Valerie' and 'Why don't you give me your love', plus 'Oh Stacey (look what you've done)' and 'I know I'll never leave', which vocally David McCabe really belts out. The Zutons have a retro sound, but with contempory lyrics. They're like a mix of: The Faces, Marc Bolan & T-Rex, and 'Ziggy Stardust' & 'Aladdin Sane' period Bowie, finished off with a Britpop sensibility, and Ska type saxophone playing courtesy of sax on legs - Abi Harding, who is an awesome sax player, and if it were 1979/1980, she would probably be in a Ska band like The Bodysnatchers. The song that really blew me away the most, out of all the songs that I mentioned, was 'Oh Stacey (look what you've done)'. The breezy saxophone playing, combined with it's uplifting tune, is very deceptive, because lyrically it is a very tragic tale about a daughter stressing out her dad to the point where the stress kills him, and then she drinks her inheritence money to cope with what she's done. We have a great British tradition of writing tragic lyrics disguised in upbeat commercial sounding songs. Buy it!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Adam Smith
Format:Audio CD
This is a great album, I would recommend it to almost anyone. However, it has to be said that it isnt quite as good as the first album. Who Killed the Zutons? has many more memorable tracks, and a few interesting oddities such as "Moons and Horror Shows" and "Don't Ever Think Too Much". "Valerie" & "Why Won't You Give Me Your Love" are catchy tracks though, and you're singing along before you know it.
I also found that the first track sounds very much like Status Quo, anyone else agree?
Nonetheless its still excellent stuff, and the real matter now is whether the Zutons can produce the goods in an infamously difficult third album.
I also found that the first track sounds very much like Status Quo, anyone else agree?
Nonetheless its still excellent stuff, and the real matter now is whether the Zutons can produce the goods in an infamously difficult third album.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By F. D. Burns
Format:Audio CD
I like this album as much as the debut. The excellent production and more mainstream feel should project the Zutons to superstradom. As a buyer of mainly 70's and 80's material I must admit that these are one of only a handful of new(ish)bands that excite me. The quality of the songwriting is reflected in the fact that virtually everybody I know loves "Valerie". I'm sure I will be enjoying this for years to come.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Dull
As this is my personal opinion I find the music dull and repetitive. Just wish that I had heard some myself before believing other reviewers.
Published 17 days ago by A. Ward
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tired Of Hanging Around waiting for some decent music? Look no...
I bought this album on the strength of Valerie and Why Won't You Give Me Your Love, which are still my favourite tracks. Read more
Published on 12 May 2009 by Flickering Ember
3.0 out of 5 stars
Silly But Fun
To be honest, I did not think much of "Who Killed..." A couple of catchy pop tunes, for sure, but it was "bubble gum" music for the most part. Read more
Published on 17 July 2007 by Jim Dubh
4.0 out of 5 stars
~*~ TiReD oF HaNgInG ArOuNd... ~*~
This catchy second album from eclectic band `The Zutons' features many hit tracks such as `Valerie' and `Why Won't You Give Me Your Love? Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2007 by Sleeping Beauty
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gets better and better
I thought the first Zutons album was quirky and contained a few great songs but had an underlying feeling of trying to be slightly quirky and different. Read more
Published on 9 April 2007 by MikeH
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing
This would have been far better as the zutons first album to be honest. If they swapped the way they have released their records, the first may have got the praise it deserves,... Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2006 by Lloyd J. Griffiths
4.0 out of 5 stars
Can't beat the first
This album is fantastic, but it just isn't as good as their first album 'Who killed The Zutons?'When I first listened to it I thought it was dull because none of the tracks seemed... Read more
Published on 5 Aug 2006 by L. Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars
And now for something completely different...
I bought the first Zutons album after seeing their amazing set at Glastonbury 2004, i was really impressed with their hard-to-pin-down form of rock and so when they released a new... Read more
Published on 30 July 2006 by A Person
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Zutons
I recently saw the Zutons at the leeds wireless festival (jun 06) & I realy liked them this album is a realy good one too. Read more
Published on 19 July 2006 by Mr. M. Randall
3.0 out of 5 stars
McCabe, zutons just a mere step forward?
it's a bit like jack white. start off kind of wobbly and weak with a shifty audience base mainly due to a female drummer who couldnt sing or drum, then eventually start to win... Read more
Published on 10 July 2006 by dick harden
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