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Let's get one thing straight: The Pigeon Detectives have not got one original bone in their collective bodies. Three chord riffarama, crunching drums under lyrics about splitting up with your girlfriend. So what? Yet why is it that I find myself liking Wait For Me?
Two things may explain my lapse in taste. One: No one ever said rock 'n' roll had to be original or groundbreaking. I bet if you asked any of the sweaty, stage-diving 17-year olds pictured on the inside of the CD sleeve they wouldn't give a toss. Two: The band's dynamics undeniably kick ass. Damn it.
Yes, their sound is a ragbag of stuff hawked from the Beatles ('Caught In Your Trap') to the Strokes (the intro to 'Romantic Type' could easily result in law suits from the Big Apple). And the lyrics? Don't make me laugh. This is sub-caveman stuff, rarely raising itself above beery teenage angst; a bit like overhearing a conversation on the school bus (in fact the single, 'I'm Not Sorry', verges on the offensive, but let's not go there!). But when the last power chord dies away you feel yourself grinning at the sheer unrepentant dumbness of it all. Not really in a Ramones way, more like a McFly with balls way.
So just don't expect anything profound from The Pigeon Detectives. With such an innate grasp of what makes rock fun they may - in ten years time, when they've got all those hormonal issues out of the way - start writing something enduring. It's not like they care anyway!they're too busy being young. --Jerome Blakeney
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
OK, so I'm 50, and maybe shouldn't have a say on new groups. But do these guys give it all. There are strong traces of punk in there, and I'm sure they must have been influenced by The Clash, Pistols & Buzzcocks. From track 1 had goose pimples, it's just catchy, within 3 listens you are there
and you know all the words. Go to the web site, and have a listen to the tracks, l think the first track, they even have a video of. I was tapping away within 30 seconds.
It's in my best CD's of the year already.
and you know all the words. Go to the web site, and have a listen to the tracks, l think the first track, they even have a video of. I was tapping away within 30 seconds.
It's in my best CD's of the year already.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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This yorshire band showed a lot of promise when their single romantic Type came out last year, a great slice of spiky indie rock.
then they followed up with that with the already indie anthem of "I Found Out" with the shout "Is she going out with"
after the two promising singles, it was time for the band to come up with the goods on their debut effort "Wait For Me".
and they really do deliver the goods on this one, 12 songs that are designed to played loud, with a beer in your hand and group of mates all tuneless singing along, back of the net!
then they followed up with that with the already indie anthem of "I Found Out" with the shout "Is she going out with"
after the two promising singles, it was time for the band to come up with the goods on their debut effort "Wait For Me".
and they really do deliver the goods on this one, 12 songs that are designed to played loud, with a beer in your hand and group of mates all tuneless singing along, back of the net!
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Wait for me is a fantasic album, full of fire passion and energy. Every single song on there could be a single in its own right, and after one listen on the album the whole way through im sure you would agree. A must have for any pop/rock/indie fan.
Recommended songs: Romantic type, I'm not sorry, I found out, Take her back.
Recommended songs: Romantic type, I'm not sorry, I found out, Take her back.
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Diffrent Version of 'I Found Out'
Generally a pretty decent album if you like the genre.
But just one thing; the song 'I Found Out' is the original version, as a opposed to the more popular re-release... Read more
But just one thing; the song 'I Found Out' is the original version, as a opposed to the more popular re-release... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Tom H
should be bigger than "thriller"!
i simply love this album! heard "romantic type" on soccer am and thought i'd get the cd, not really expecting much. how wrong i was. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2009 by zidanny blanc
Awesome!
This album was great. It came in perfect condition. The music is awesome. The album is a great price too. Its a very good buy.
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by Frizzy
another great CD from Pigeon Detectives
Glad I purchased the CD. All songs brilliant from a great new British group.
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by D. Moore
Brilliant upbeat album
I borrowed this album off a friend having never heard the Pigeon Detectives before and within a couple of days of having listened to the odd song i found myself in love with this... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by Alex Clarke
Well what do i need to say..........
Never really been a fan of the indie scene and more of a metal fan myself, i went to see this band due to my friend buying tickets and needing someone to go with him. Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2008 by Mr. D. S. Rees
caught in their trap!
Admittedly upon first listen of this CD I was certain the Pigeons were just another standard indie band, yet after just a few listens of this I found myself totally loving this... Read more
Published on 17 May 2008 by Nicole Cook
Don't flip this one the bird
Rather like one of 2007's other debut releases, Cold War Kids' 'Robbers & Cowards', this album starts brilliantly and fades a little in terms of quality of songwriting towards the... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2008 by A. Sweeney
More of the same? So what, enjoy it for what it is!
It seems that some reviewers are critisising the 'Detectives' for being 'indie'. What is 'indie'? Is it not just a genre invented by the media? Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2008 by Seen it all before
My most played CD of the year!
I have lots of good & great albums but I just can't stop playing this one. Every track is a fantastic, catchy, simple, escapist indie-punk-pop song. I love them all. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2008 by D. Cross
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