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We Love Life

~ Pulp
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  • Audio CD (25 Aug 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Universal / Island
  • ASIN: B00005QITW
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (40 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,059 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Weeds 3:43£0.69
Listen  2. Weeds II (The Origin Of The Species) 3:59£0.69
Listen  3. The Night That Minnie Timperley Died 4:38£0.69
Listen  4. The Trees 4:52£0.69
Listen  5. Wickerman 8:19£0.69
Listen  6. I Love Life 5:32£0.69
Listen  7. Birds In Your Garden 4:12£0.59
Listen  8. Bob Lind (The Only Way Is Down) 4:15£0.69
Listen  9. Bad Cover Version 4:15£0.69
Listen10. Roadkill 4:18£0.69
Listen11. Sunrise 5:52£0.69

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We Love Life­-produced by Scott Walker--is best thought of as the calm after the storm. Pulp's previous album, 1997's This Is Hardcore was the kind of record often made by intelligent and sensitive people who become famous after a lifetime assuming that being famous was what they wanted. Like Radiohead's The Bends, Elvis Costello's This Year's Model, Nirvana's In Utero or most of the solo albums of Scott Walker, This Is Hardcore was twitchy, disgusted, nauseous and distinctly uneasy listening. In contrast, We Love Life is by far the most musically benign album Pulp have been responsible for, emphasising a fondness for string arrangements and gently building melodies that have only been intermittently discernible before now (see "Something Changed" or "Live Bed Show" from Different Class). New songs such as "Bad Cover Version" and "The Trees" are among the most luxuriant Pulp have recorded; having the peerless balladeer Walker in the studio can't have hurt on this front. There is no blunting of the edge in Jarvis Cocker's voice or words, fortunately, even if he seems less concerned with himself these days than previously: opening track "Weeds" seems a touching and courageous hymn of admiration to asylum seekers. --Andrew Mueller

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'We Love Life' is the seventh album from Pulp and is the follow up to their 1998 release 'This Is Hardcore'. Produced by Scott Walker and displaying his deft touch with arrangement and orchestration features the single 'Weeds' this album displays a more bucolic dimension to Jarvis Cocker's witty lyrics.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Back, stronger, more mature, more skilful., 9 Nov 2001
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After their last album, "This Is Hardcore", an often uncomfortable soundtrack to inner crisis and celebrity meltdown, many had written Pulp off and wondered if Jarvis had just lost the ability to write good pop songs.
"We Love Life" deserves to re-establish Pulp as one of the best bands produced in the UK within the last few years. Lyrically, there's the trademark Cocker humour ("The Night That Minnie Timperley Died") and references to places in Sheffield (the epic "Wickerman"), but there's also topical references (asylum seekers in "Weeds") and some gentle romantic sentiments too (especially the gorgeous 60s-style "The Birds In Your Garden" is a more than worthy successor to "Something Changed" on 1995's "Different Class" album).
One thing that really strikes you about this album is just how much the band have developed as musicians, I never realised before what a good guitarist Jarvis is. The production values of 60s icon Scott Walker have obviously encouraged the band to expand their range.
It's a different Pulp, but an improved one. More reflective, more mature and will certainly confound many people's expectations.
It's gorgeous.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A more chilled out Pulp - the come down album?, 29 Oct 2001
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From the majestic sewlling of the 'Wickerman', all 8 minutes of it, to the dispear of having to wake up to the idea that the night can't go on forever 'Sunrise' this album takes you on a nature trail of what Cocker and his friends have all been up to since the last album.

The sound is much more unrushed affair and would appeal to any avid listener of the easy listening era, due to the fact the on the outside it all seems to be birds and trees, but after careful listening to the lyrics it is obvious to see Pulp havn't lost the fact that maybe love makes the world go round, and so do break ups.

There are some smashing songs on here that even Scott Walker (Producer of the album) would be proud of namely: 'Wickerman', 'Sunrise', 'Birds in Your Garden', and the lovely 'The Trees'.

Do yourself a favour, dim the lights pour yourself a drink and relax with Pulp's nature... splendid.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Is this Rock?, 13 Nov 2001
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Pulp's new album certainly is their most interesting work to date. Whereas 'Different Class' had broad appeal with its anthems and alternative take on the britpop scene, 'This Is Hardcore' sunk into the depths of depression and seemed only to have relevance for only the diehard pulp fan, or the very broken down and lonely. 'We Love Life' is an entirely different entity. Although some traces of Hardcore still remain, this is an uplifting album, bold and idiosyncratic. The lyrics re-establish Mr Cocker as the finest lyricist of our time, and Scott Walker's production strengthens these songs into a moment of epiphany.
Stand out tracks inlcude the up-tempo 'The Night That Minnie Timperly Died' showcasing an acid blend of disco and rock; 'Bird's In Your Garden' is my personal favourite complete with bird tweeting and sleezey wordplay; 'I Love Life' rocks, as does the magificient 'Bob Lind'.
This is an album that stirs something inside and makes you want to dance. Although the lyrics sometimes chaste, gently nudging you into a pessimistic world view, the majority of the album delivers a serene and beautiful package that warms the cockles.
It seems that Pulp are out of favour in the current music arena, but if this album is anything to go by, they plan to sit back and let a revolution take place before them. This is soul music that really must be listened to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars wickerman
wickerman is exceptional.

put it on headphones, shut your eyes, the visuals are better than HD!
Published 18 months ago by D. Vent

4.0 out of 5 stars Another fine offering.
Jarvis Cocker and Pulp emerged in the 90's along with Blur, Divine Comedy and to a lesser extent Suede as the quality side of Britpop. Read more
Published on 24 May 2006 by T. Flint

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Sunrise You Will Hear
This is one under rated album, its an absolute masterpiece of originality in sound and lyric, that I wander why I see it discounted all the time. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2004 by Mr. Aj Des Forges

5.0 out of 5 stars We love, 'we love life'
I don't often write these online reviews for my purchases, but when I saw that pulps latest offering only has an average of 4.5 stars, I couldn't sit back and do nothing. Read more
Published on 28 Sep 2003

4.0 out of 5 stars Saving the best till last
"We love life" is an album by a very talented band finding their niche in the pop world, and feeling much happier because of it. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2003 by cly_and_tell

3.0 out of 5 stars a disappointment
I guess I'm not like most other Pulp fans because I prefer 'This Is Hardcore' to 'Different Class' in some way. Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2002 by Valery Sokolov

2.0 out of 5 stars Reduced to a bloody pulp
This album is just indicative of the current trend of new albums being released by several great bands - it's a weak effort! Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars I just fell in love again
One of the nicest things about Jarvis Cocker is that despite his phenomenal success, he appears so unsullied by it. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars We Love We Love Life
Man, it's everything! You've got classic Pulp pop in 'Weeds', 'The Night that Minnie Timperley Died' and 'Bob Lind', a dark monologue laced with many string arrangements... Read more
Published on 25 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Those weeds will grow
Shortly before this LP came out, people were telling me that Pulp were dead and gone. Since this LP came out, I've been going around them all and laughing. Read more
Published on 29 Nov 2001 by dr_kes@hotmail.com

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