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Holes in the Wall

~ Electric Soft Parade
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  • Audio CD (31 May 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Db
  • ASIN: B00005UDVK
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,273 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Start Again 3:53£0.69
Listen  2. Empty At The End 2:58£0.69
Listen  3. There's A Silence 2:50£0.69
Listen  4. Something's Gotta Give 3:49£0.69
Listen  5. It's Wasting Me Away 4:15£0.69
Listen  6. Silent To The Dark 9:01£0.69
Listen  7. Sleep Alone 4:07£0.69
Listen  8. This Given Line 4:11£0.69
Listen  9. Why Do You Try So Hard To Hate Me 4:37£0.69
Listen10. Holes In The Wall 5:14£0.69
Listen11. Biting The Soles Of My Feet 6:25£0.69
Listen12. Red Balloon For Me 4:12£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Brighton brothers Alex and Tom White may still be fresh-faced teenagers, but Holes In The Wall, their commendable debut album, could have been recorded at any time in the last 20 years. It bristles with the mysterious melodic chemistry that made Boo Radleys' Giant Steps and Teenage Fanclub's Bandwagonesque such endearingly retrodelic prospects: a wide-eyed expansiveness, a sonic playfulness, and tunes ("Start Again", "There's A Silence", "Why Do You Try So Hard To Hate Me") with hooks so immediate they swagger into your head, grab the comfy chairs and start writing out party invites before they've even reached the second chorus. While on the surface this is traditional guitar fare, beneath the veneer this bares all the subtly applied hallmarks of a rock masterwork--the work of the White brothers themselves, who undertook much of the recording in their bedroom with an iMac, a bank of vintage synths, and all manner of digital mixing programs. The next album, doubtless, will be even better. But right now, as "Silent To The Dark"--think Graham Coxon in full pop Technicolour--phases back in after five minutes of majestic electronic psychedelia, Alex White cooing "When I needed someone to talk to / You were the only one around" it's clear you'd have to have a heart of stone to not be immediately sold. --Louis Pattison

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Debut album from Brighton brothers Tom and Alex White. The Electric Soft Parade have been compared to Teenage Fanclub and The Flaming Lips. 'Holes In The Wall' features the singles 'There's A Silence' and 'Empty At The End'.

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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This cannot be right surly ?, 5 Feb 2002
... well what I mean is, this I quite possibly the greatest debut album from an English band for as long as I can remember, and ..erm .. they are still teenagers !!. I was blown away, I never right online reviws cos quite frankly I'm rubbish at it, but after listening to this album by the Electric Soft Parade, I felt to the need to spread the word.

It's hard to pin down, sure they are obvious influenced, 'Oasis', 'Boo Radleys', and even the Flaming Lips' and the wonderfull 'Granddaddy' sping to mind on tracks like 'Silent to the dark' & 'Why do you try so hard to hate me'.
This ablum simply is fantastic, if you like the simple melodic guitar driven songs of 'Ash' with the madness & complexity of 60's Pink Floyd then this album is for you.

I know, It's a crazy mishhash, and you will love it for that very reason, if the brother's White can produce this quality age 17 & 19, its scary to think what their next album is going to sound like.
UNPREDICTABLE, BEAUTIFULLY MELODIC... JUST SIMPLY

OUTSTANDING.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishingly cool rock-poppy debut., 5 May 2002
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What a belter. Anybody who likes the way music plays with the hairs on the back of your neck after a really great tune change which brings the melody out shining is in for a treat here.
These teenagers really do give it everything and it comes out to be one of the best albums i have heard in a very long time. The melody is as good as oasis and the beatles. The lyrics are superb and it rocks.

From the beginning the hits flow freely with no weak tracks. The astonishing 9 minute epic that is "silent to dark" and the catchy "theres a silence" are just superb and if justice is fair this band would be as big as the beatles or oasis. They cope with the rocky poppy melodies superbly well and it never gets out of control.

It plays with your emotions and makes you want to dance round and round and round the room until the breathtaking finale finishes and then theres only one thing to do. Put it back on again. Its too good to miss.

As good as any hot newcomer this year (if not better). Triple A. BUY IT.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sublime, 27 Feb 2002
By M. Speller "mattwareherts" (Herts, England) - See all my reviews
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It is really a breath of fresh air. I have spent the last year listening to the White Stripes, Strokes and the Hives. ESP, although a slightly more poppy, are on par with all of them. I say this as they are a pretty unique band/sound. A bit of Beck in parts, Mull Historical Society in others, Pavement pop up in a few places. It is a real journey down the road of good music.

It is an album that leaves you feeling happy, better than the Stereophonics - Just Enough Education To Perform as they don't try to be clever, it just comes naturally.

Each song is different, so there is none of the 'sameyness' that some bands seem to stick to on debut albums.

I can guarantee you have heard at least 3 of the songs, maybe without even knowing it, like me!

In closing the album is very strong, very upbeat, very influenced, very listenable and very diverse.

Trust me, you will like some of it, and most probably, all of it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bitesize, unfussy review
Guitars with funny effects.

Vocals with funny effects.

Huge, epic, progressive-indie anthems with funny effects. Read more

Published on 1 Feb 2005

3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to much
This album really isn't all that good except for Empty at the End and Silent To The Dark. Within these two songs there is promise that they might yet develop into something,... Read more
Published on 8 Sep 2004 by sonfai

5.0 out of 5 stars The Brit-Pop Revival Album
If Blur and Oasis had offspring, it would be definately the Whitebrothers, Tom and Alex (popularly known as the electric soft parade), andHoles in The Wall is every bit as great... Read more
Published on 23 April 2004 by claguer

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Fantastic
I can’t believe that anyone can give this album such a lowly review, so I just had to add my piece on here. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2004 by Keith Hughes

1.0 out of 5 stars A remarkably uninspired, derivitive slice of tedium
Having heard how highly so many people thought of Electric soft parade, I decided to chance my arm and buy their debut album. The experiance proved horrific. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Second Rate

I bought this album, listened to it, and was stunningly disappointed. So I listened again. There's absolutely nothing here that any half-decent second rate band couldn't have... Read more
Published on 3 May 2003 by noiseclam

4.0 out of 5 stars Great at Glastonbury, fab on my stereo!
Firstly, if you love British guitar pop, you'll love this. It's got the singalong factor for playing in the car, you can awkwardly sway to it at gigs - just go out and buy it... Read more
Published on 29 April 2003 by F. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps 2002's Best Debut
When Johnny Vegas took the mickey out of these guys for claiming to be influenced by The Boo Radleys, he inadvertantly earned them a fan. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2003 by martinukuk

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
If you buy this album I guarantee that you will never tire of listening to it. Every song builds up to sheer greatness. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2003 by Rich

5.0 out of 5 stars And there's a silence...
Do you know that bit on the Dandy Warhol album, just as Mohammed ends with that lingering trumpet? Just before they barrel into Nietzsche with thundering drums and bass? Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2002 by parsefone

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