- Audio CD (25 Mar 2002)
- Number of Discs: 2
- Label: Infectious
- ASIN: B000063IRA
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 231,513 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Cloaking |
| 2. Western Battle |
| 3. Pleasurehead |
| 4. What May Be The Oldest |
| 5. People Are Underestimated |
| 6. Splinter |
| 7. In This Light Will You Fight Me? |
| 8. Desert Stretched Before The Sun |
| 9. Similar Assassins |
| 10. He Collects Dust |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Cloacking |
| 2. In this Light Will You Fight Me? |
| 3. Similar Assassins |
| 4. People Are Underestimated |
| 5. What May Be The Oldest |
| 6. Porchlight |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
While Seafood's debut album, 2000's Surviving The Quiet, owed what one might call a national debt to the last two decades of scuzzy, atonal scree of Yank hardcore, their sophomore effort, When Do We Start Fighting is a much more timely affair. Landing at a time where fellow acts on this side of the pond--Snow Patrol, Muse, JJ72--are introducing a new, noble melancholy to the storm and stress of loud guitar music, Seafood weigh in heavily with a 10-track flashbomb of grief-ridden melodic yearning and artfully applied angst that's as accomplished as that of any of their peers. Frontman David Line's vocals are the epitome of anti-machismo, ranging from a high-pitched, cranked-up yowl on "Western Battle" to the weary, bruised lull of "Desert Stretched Before The Sun", and there's music accompaniments with the depth to match: check the florid piano intro preceding the frenetic "In This Light Will You Fight Me", or the brooding math-rock menace of the closing "He Collects Dust". The war starts here, and this time, evidently, the British contingent has some unexpected tricks up its sleeves. --Louis Pattison
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Right, lets clear one thing up to begin with. The first track is NOT "Cloaking", it is merely a brief instrumental which leads into "Cloaking", which although is stated as track one on the packaging is really track two. Confused? Good.
"Cloaking" was in fact the first single to be lifted off this album, and with its crunching guitars and shouted chorus, it's not difficult to understand why. This is 2 and a half minutes of classic indie/rock, and sets a high standard for the rest of the album to follow. Thankfully it does.
"Western Battle" is another slice of well-engineered Indie guitar rock which has been sorely missed in the recent influx of American "Nu-Metal" and teen angst bands which tend to focus on impressing little boardies by swearing a lot instead of containing any real emotion or talent (aka Papa Roach!). "Pleasurehead" slows the pace a little, David Line's lilting vocals set against a soft melodic guitar creating a beautifully calm mood, culminating in a sublime guitar finale. "What May Be The Oldest" and "People Are Underestimated" highlight Seafood's interest in using two vocalists. The latter features drummer Caroline Banks on vocals, and is a beautiful beat driven tearjerker with a gorgeous and touching chorus. "Splinter", seafood's biggest selling single to date, is once again pure quality indie, and is most notable for Line's strong vocals. "In This Light Will You Fight Me" is a similarly arranged song to "People Are Underestimated", Bank's vocals again adding a new depth and dimension to Seafood's sound, and the song itself builds to an all out guitar led crescendo, Line's screeching vocals cannot fail to raise the hairs on the back of your neck. "Desert Stretched Before The Sun" is a very laid back, basic acoustic song which highlights Line's vocal abilities. "Similar Assassins" however, is a rousing song with touching verses and an emotional chorus, and is quite possibly the highest point of the many highs on this album. The final track, "He Collects Dust", with its spoken word verses is an interesting and carefully constructed end to an interesting and carefully constructed album. Seafood have created a sound which is both powerful and prominent, yet at times calm, emotional and beautiful, a mixture which has not been successfully achieved by many bands of late. Line's vocals have the power to add depth to the heavier tracks, yet works best when coupled with Bank's backing vocals. Seafood are an exciting band- if you don't own this album, buy it already!!!
"Cloaking" was in fact the first single to be lifted off this album, and with its crunching guitars and shouted chorus, it's not difficult to understand why. This is 2 and a half minutes of classic indie/rock, and sets a high standard for the rest of the album to follow. Thankfully it does.
"Western Battle" is another slice of well-engineered Indie guitar rock which has been sorely missed in the recent influx of American "Nu-Metal" and teen angst bands which tend to focus on impressing little boardies by swearing a lot instead of containing any real emotion or talent (aka Papa Roach!). "Pleasurehead" slows the pace a little, David Line's lilting vocals set against a soft melodic guitar creating a beautifully calm mood, culminating in a sublime guitar finale. "What May Be The Oldest" and "People Are Underestimated" highlight Seafood's interest in using two vocalists. The latter features drummer Caroline Banks on vocals, and is a beautiful beat driven tearjerker with a gorgeous and touching chorus. "Splinter", seafood's biggest selling single to date, is once again pure quality indie, and is most notable for Line's strong vocals. "In This Light Will You Fight Me" is a similarly arranged song to "People Are Underestimated", Bank's vocals again adding a new depth and dimension to Seafood's sound, and the song itself builds to an all out guitar led crescendo, Line's screeching vocals cannot fail to raise the hairs on the back of your neck. "Desert Stretched Before The Sun" is a very laid back, basic acoustic song which highlights Line's vocal abilities. "Similar Assassins" however, is a rousing song with touching verses and an emotional chorus, and is quite possibly the highest point of the many highs on this album. The final track, "He Collects Dust", with its spoken word verses is an interesting and carefully constructed end to an interesting and carefully constructed album. Seafood have created a sound which is both powerful and prominent, yet at times calm, emotional and beautiful, a mixture which has not been successfully achieved by many bands of late. Line's vocals have the power to add depth to the heavier tracks, yet works best when coupled with Bank's backing vocals. Seafood are an exciting band- if you don't own this album, buy it already!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is definately uk album of the year so far. Seafood play the chill out to rock out better than most. With production by eli janney and some vocals on a track by scott mccloud from the fantastic girls against boys make this album a must simply blistering. rock on........
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
i heard about seafood through kerrang! magasine, and after hearing the adrenalin rush that is 'cloaking' I was quick to go out and buy it.Not all the songs are a tour de force though;there are some calm acoustic ballads until the tide comes in with tunes such as western battle.You'd be silly not to give this london 4-piece a try.
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why ?
why why why did seafood not make it big after this album , it is a semi-classic piece of british indie rock , a great album start to finish,with great lyrics and some superb... Read more
Published 19 months ago by bedfords music know all
I dreamt i had something in my draw
In fact i dreamt i had the perfect music sound within my desk draw. 'When do we start Fighting' is'nt it but it definitely sounds chords. Read more
Published on 10 April 2002
Doesn't get much better than this.
Not gonna say much, other than BUY THIS ALBUM!!! Seafood are such a diverse band, this album demonstrating it well. Read more
Published on 6 April 2002 by graham@grahamhobbs.com
The greatest c.d, with added bonus tracks???
Now this album has been out for almost a year now and has sold by the bucket load but for all that didn't buy this the first time round heres your chance to give them shot. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2002 by Luke Butler
This album is pure quality...
I picked this cd up when I was in England, and am sad to see that no one in Australia has heard of Seafood.
This album is sinply fantastic. Read more
This album is sinply fantastic. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2002
Seafood Taste Good!
excuse the pun,erm,seafood wot can i say?!i saw them supporting Ash this year at Birmingham,they warmed up the crowd fantasticly,so i decided 2 check out this album and i was... Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2002
more polished than we'd hoped follow up to debut album
When this first arrived through the door I was mildly excited. I've seen Seafood loads of times, and I really like them. Read more
Published on 9 Aug 2001 by benlawson@hotmail.com
Seafood are back, and this time it's personal....
'When do we Start Fighting,' the third release and second album proper from London's Seafood, continues the evolution shown between the scuzzed-up Pavement-esque guitar pop of... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2001 by boywiththesparklingeyes@evil.co.uk
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